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No, Kant is not a “Woke” philosopher

No, Kant is not a “Woke” philosopher

17th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant was not a “woke” philosopher. This should be obvious to anyone with even a basic understanding of philosophy. Why would anyone think otherwise? Well it seems to have started with this paragraph in a Washington Post editorial about Critical Race Theory. Critical race theory, Guelzo […]

Pi Day 2021

Pi Day 2021

The bad thing about Pi Day under lockdown is that you have to eat the entire Pi Day Pie all by yourself. The good thing about Pi Day under lockdown is that you have to eat the entire Pi Day Pie all by yourself. Incidentally In NC, being overweight gets […]

Working From Home

Working From Home

Over the past year, for many of us “WFH” has gone from a luxury to a temporary inconvenience to a running gag on the year 2020 to a possibly permanent lifestyle. I thought I’d share a few tips that have helped me in this new Zoom dominated office. Video Scrum […]

WTF is Section 230?

WTF is Section 230?

Recently there has been a lot of talk about “Section 230”. People either want it enforced, repealed, or reformed. Which is kind of ironic since most people talking about it have no clue what it is. So what is it? It’s actually a very short and easy to understand law […]

Sweet 16

Sweet 16

I just realized that yesterday was the 16th anniversary of my career. I started at IBM on January 10th in the year 2005. According to my retirement account it’s at least 24 years until I can retire. Meaning if I take early retirement I’m 2/5ths of my way through my […]