OWL is a language used to describe ontologies – systems of knowledge. It’s found primarily in the Semantic Web, which mostly means “hardly anywhere,” and part of the problem is that using OWL is really pretty difficult. You can find plenty of technical language, but very little that describes how and why you’d actually use [...]
Remove predictions from SwiftKey
SwiftKey is a swiping keyboard for Android, the one I like best. However, sometimes I want to remove predictions that I really don’t want, in particular a prediction associated with an adult site’s name (I used it to make sure Norton ConnectSafe is configured properly.) The last thing I want to do is give my [...]
Think about your connections.
Recently, Ted Neward posted a link on Facebook, “How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings,” by Mark Manson. It’s got some interesting points to it, the most crucial of which is that thoughts about gun control and mental illness are not the best conclusions from such events, but the disconnectedness between us as [...]
My greatest mistakes were because of intent.
Overall, I think I’m a fairly decent person, who’s done some really stupid things. Almost every time that I’ve done something that hurts the people around me, it’s been through lack of intent. That doesn’t mean that my failures were intentional – I’m not the sort of person who sets out to hurt others, I [...]
Poetry: Nothing More
I just added “Nothing More” to my list of poetry. It was written in response to a poem by Kathleen Ossip, called “I’m Afraid of Death,” as pointed out by a neighbor of ours from years ago.
More thoughts about my economic model
On 2015 July 7, I published Thinking through a Fair Tax, in which I addressed my changing thoughts about workable tax structures with a simple economic model through which I could explore (and explain) an income tax, based on progressive rates against flat rates. I built it because I’ve been a proponent (albeit a silent [...]
Thinking through a Fair Tax
There’s been a lot of discussion around taxation lately, with some advocating a flat (and fair) tax, and others saying we need to eat the rich, so to speak. I am one of those who used to advocate for a luxury tax – a flat tax based on sales of luxury items – but thinking [...]
Weasel Words Are Great
Weasel words are great. And yes, I know, I left out weasel words in making that statement. Weasel words are words like “some” and “may.” Most clickbait authors – i.e., people on Facebook – are allergic to them, so you get fine headlines like “Conservatives hate the gays!” instead of the less-click-baitish and far-more-accurate “Some [...]
NBA Finals 2015: LeBron James is simply astounding
I am watching the NBA Finals this year, and while I think the Golden State Warriors will win the championship (and should win the championship), the best player on the court so far has been LeBron James. This is a performance for the ages – and even if his team loses, it should take nothing [...]
“I wish that I could live it all again…” – Rush concert!
Last week, my two oldest sons and I went to catch Rush in Greensboro, NC. It was a great show, and I wish that I could see more of them – both in terms of their careers and in terms of, well, this exact tour. If you’re a fan of Rush, get to this tour [...]