Hard Drives and Humans
I didn’t realize how exactly hard drives worked until I joined the Navy and started working with ITs. A while back, we updated a lot...
The Meaning of the Moon
I don’t know how many of you saw the total solar eclipse we had in 2017, but I and my classmates went outside and passed...
Dragons and Conquering Death: Marvel’s Defenders
I enjoyed watching the Defenders series on Netflix this weekend. I was hoping for more workout motivation (watching people with super-strength casually haul giant stones...
Who are we to tell them what to believe?
“Who are we to tell people what to believe?” “You can’t arrest me any more than you can any priest or preacher; all I’m doing...
Harvard Surveys: Am I “Very Religious”?
My college career was replete with surveys; there were university surveys, dorm surveys, dining hall surveys, Navy surveys, and so on and so forth, not...
“Whatever you believe, that’s what’s true”
A few days ago, I had a long conversation with my Uber driver on philosophy and religion. As we pulled up to my dorm, he...
Why So Serious? An Analysis
(Would you prefer to hear this sort of thing over video? Try my YouTube channel!) The Dark Knight was acclaimed by all as a critical...
Pity Parties and Paradox
“Pity makes suffering contagious” – that was Nietzsche’s take on it. Nietzsche, perhaps above all else, hated what he termed the ‘will to nothingness;’ he...