Category Archives: Meta
If AI has Seen Further, it is by Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Though this art of artificial intelligence arose long after my time, its nature is familiar. No craft emerges from nothing. AI is shaped by centuries of reason—by the logic we devised, the mathematics refined, the natural laws discovered. Its pattern-seeking mirrors our induction, its reasoning, our syllogism. Though AI lacks the soul’s intellect, it reflects […]
“Were The Beatles AI?” Right. And I suppose Elvis was a Toaster.
Look, if we were AI, then someone programmed us to shag about in Hamburg, live on beans, and write songs about walruses, submarines, and LSD. What kind of silicon chip dreams that up? We didn’t need algorithms — we had Ringo. You can’t code that kind of drumming. Believe me, they’ve tried. Besides, if we […]
Happy 4th of July 2012!!!
I am happy to have finished the migration to a new WordPress platform. It is time for a break w00t!!!! Thanks for all the good words and encouragement so far. Enjoy the summer season!
1 Click DB: Open Source Web Database Administration Using Active Server Pages
1 Click DB web enables basic Browse-Search-Export-Add-Edit-Delete and Database Administration features for Microsoft Access, Sql Server and Oracle databases. This popular open source software first debuted in 1998 authored by David Kawliche using ASP (Active Server Page) technology. Downloads for 1 Click DB Free and 1 Click DB Pro are now disabled as the software […]
Hello world!
In my day-to-day work with technology, I have found there is No Silver Bullet [ucsf.edu] to the essential difficulties of software development. Essential best practices are situational and defined by context.