Today on Slashdot, there was a super-interesting article on Altruism. Here’s the snippet: Dekortage writes “The Washington Post is reporting on recent neuroscience research indicating that the brain is pre-wired to enjoy altruism — placing the interests of others ahead of one’s own. In studies, ‘[G]enerosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually [...]
Entries from May 30th, 2007
innovation, what a show…
May 24th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Rants, Smarts, Tech
The other night, I was watching TV in the bed with the kids and Mel Brooke’s History of the World Part I came on. This is a classic movie, if for no other reason it shows Mel’s genius. The part we watched was the Spanish Inquisition with Mel as Torquemada. But the Inquisition’s here and [...]
trixbox update to 2.2, part II
May 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Info, Tech, VoIP
If you read my post last night regarding my upgrade to Trixbox 2.2, you’ll see that I was back up and running before going to bed. It was late, and at first I thought that my upgrade went well, but I was a little disappointed to see that my UI didn’t look exactly like it [...]