Skip to content

Tag Archives: human condition

Making playtime useful with color filling games

There’s a veritable torrent of little games constantly being released for the iPhone. One of the more likable ones is Flood-It, which I’ve been playing recently. The premise is extremely simple: you start off with a grid divided into squares of different, randomized colors. You are given a tool that works a bit like the […]

Posted 01 February 2010 † johan § Computer science ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Fun and games

A cold, bright morning in Tokyo’s somewhat fashionable Azabu-Juuban district. I’m looking for a clinic, but I can’t find it. I’ve only visited it once before, more than a year earlier. I look for landmarks that I might remember, bring out the map on my phone, pay attention to every detail in the hope that […]

Posted 19 January 2010 † johan § Life § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Abundance and the culture of thrift

For a long time, the level of comfort allowed us by technology has risen persistently. This trend shows no signs of slowing down. One of two things would have to happen: either we reach some point where a fundamental barrier prevents us from extracting or converting certain natural resources beyond a certain rate, and this […]

Posted 12 November 2009 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Fact and narrative

Philosophers have long debated whether we can perceive reality in an objective manner, or if there is a multitude of subjective perceptions. I am not qualified to enter this debate on an academic level, but I will offer some thoughts from my current vantage point. Sensory impressions can probably be said to be objective. I […]

Posted 19 October 2009 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: