Reasoned Consideration

I firmly believe in working towards a true Star Trek-like ‘post-scarcity utopia’—a society where food and housing production are maximally automated and distributed. Such advancements could...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2024/04/how-to-maximize-chance-of-human-survival.html

 Rules of Reason  ->

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2023/02/rules-of-reason.html

Humorous English - Dutch Mini-Dictionary created by/using ChatGPT Possibly the first online dictionary created by/with AI's GPT Created with TLex's new integrated OpenAI functionality. New...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2023/02/english-dutch-humor-dictionary-created.html

Packages for Debian, Ubuntu etc. for Dave Gnukem ... :) https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/davegnukem https://packages.ubuntu.com/lunar/davegnukem Thanks to Matteo Bini for major contr...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2023/01/davegnukem-debian-and-ubuntu-packages.html

Some thoughts on aging. Aging seems to me 'unnecessary'. Imagine all the benefits if we could cure aging, and have lifespans of over 1000 years. If we had 1000-year+ lifespans, journeys to ot...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2023/01/stopping-aging.html

Consider what we call "disorders" - many of them, of course, are genuinely maladaptive. But some appear only contextually maladaptive and perhaps even beneficial in other contextual circumstances...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2022/09/on-disorders-and-fear-of-being-alone.html

Just writing up a few minor tips that might be useful to others making Aliyah, based on my personal experiences: It's a good idea to have a permanent Israeli number as many services (e.g. banks a...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2022/09/aliyah-tips.html

"TLex is 20 years old this year! SPECIAL: Until end September you can get a 20% discount on our software (TLex, tlTerm, tlCorpus, tlDatabase, dictionaries) by using coupon code "TSEP2022" if orde...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2022/09/tlex-20th-anniversary-specials.html

My girlfriend Simone, 2022  Years ago, not long after I had sta    rted riding, I stopped one day somewhere at a roadside cafe in the Western Cape for coffee, and innocently put my helmet...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2022/09/motorcycle-rider-superstitions-and.html

It's true that the age of having kids is ultimately an individual preference and choice, and will vary depending on each individual's circumstances. But it's also true that we can make various ...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2022/06/thoughts-on-age-of-having-kids.html

I love this 2009 music video, one of my favorites - I think it deserves more credit and more views. https://youtu.be/WG7vXOTbeuQ On the surface, if one doesn't pay close attention, it seems ...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2021/11/art-underrated-music-video-by-mducomics.html

Whichever managers decided to start marking mining software as 'viruses' or 'malware' are doing a grave disservice to the integrity of the software industry. Labelling something that isn't a vi...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2021/05/anti-virus-software-that-cries-wolf.html

I will henceforth be posting new articles at the following address: http://djoffe.com/blog/

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2017/08/new-blog-address.html

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2017/03/painting-underpainting-process-video.html

"Africa Before the Scramble, 1876" The concept of "illegal immigrant" as it pertains to African countries is historically based primarily on colonially defined borders (e.g. Berlin Confere...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2016/04/rethinking-african-political-structures.html

I'll be exhibiting four new paintings at the Members Exhibition of the Arts Association of Bellville, opening Wednesday 2 March 18:30 and running until 19 March (public library building, Carl Va...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-paintings.html

I'll be submitting these two small oil paintings for the fundraising exhibition "Tiny Treasures II " (more info ) at Art.b community gallery in Bellville (Cape Town) (8 - 29 July 2015) (stop ...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-oil-paintings.html

The 'tl;dr' summary here is that basically, with relatively minor caveats, scientific studies generally increasingly seem to show low-carb diets to be either as good or better than alternatives...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/09/some-science-on-low-carb-diets.html

] Marlise Richter , a self-described “Sex Positive Feminist”, writes on the apparently vexing question of whether women should be 'allowed' free agency: "Stripping the tears of bleedin...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/07/naked-truths-on-womens-rights.html

It's a commonly held belief that victims of child abuse are somehow 'pre-destined' to become abusers themselves. Research shows, however, that only a minority of abuse victims go on to become abu...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-myth-of-cycle-of-abuse.html

"Generating Discussion" is not per se virtuous - after all, Hitler also "generated discussion" - a lot of discussion. It's only a virtue if you generate useful discussion.

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/07/on-generating-discussion.html

"Please don't kick me!" This article contemplates Extending Legal Protection to Social Robots : > "Even for fully informed adults, the difference between alive and > lifelike m...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/06/legal-protections-for-robots.html

An interesting article by Natalie Wolchover on the blue-skinned people of Kentucky, and recessive traits: Will Humans Eventually All Look Like Brazilians? > "Stearns says globalization, im...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/06/receding-intelligence.html

It's possible for something to be a fad and also happen to be correct . People who pride themselves on not 'following fads' sometimes blindly follow the wrong path instead. Or to put it anothe...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-dont-follow-fads-even-when-theyre.html

Briefly: I think GMO is just a technique/technology - it can be used for good or bad. Blanket bans on GMOs are akin to banning "phones" or "the Internet" - it is wrong and ultimately damaging. If...

https://davidjoffe.blogspot.com/2014/06/on-gmos.html