MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Is this worth wondering about? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Right and Wrong: Where do you draw the starting line? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/right-and-wrong/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/right-and-wrong/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:21:43 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=997 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/right-and-wrong/feed/ 0 Virtue Verbiage: Thou shalt always throw http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:04 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=994 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/feed/ 2 NPC’s: Non-player characters, God and lifeline theology http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:50:32 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=979 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/feed/ 2 Fallibilism: Every belief is a bet but some bets are better than others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:12:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=977 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/feed/ 1 SCIBIT: Building a scientifically coherent integrated bottom-up information theory http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:16 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=960 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/feed/ 0 Seven Wonderings of the Modern World: The human tough judgment calls http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:07:47 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=970 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/feed/ 1 ACIDs (Ambiguous Cues; Incompatible Dos): What eats at us when something does http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 22:41:03 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=967 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/feed/ 1 Generic Tough Judgment Calls: Why don’t we have names for them? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 14:59:43 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=966 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/feed/ 1 Conventional wisdom: In times like these we need more of what specifically? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 15:20:49 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=965 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/feed/ 2 Exaptation: The loose link between representation and function http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:18:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=964 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/feed/ 0 Floating for-ness: Under a firm mantle of function, molten motives churn. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=963 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/feed/ 0 Zipslide Errors: Confusing the nature of past and future http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:40:16 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/zipslide-errors-confusing-the-nature-of-past-and-future/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/feed/ 1 Brain Velcro: Why good things happen to bad ideas http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/brain-velcro-why-good-things-happen-to-bad-ideas/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/feed/ 1 Prevenge: “I’m like rubber; you’re like screwed.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:51:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/feed/ 0 Turing’s Blurring Anxiety (TBA): Forgiving dead jerks but not live ones. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:13:21 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=952 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/feed/ 1 Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=951 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/feed/ 0 Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty him in a http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:07:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=950 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/feed/ 0 The Free Willies: Are computers like humans? Are humans like computers? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:03:30 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=949 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/feed/ 0 Transceiver Bias: Writing and reading are not the same thing http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:35:07 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=946 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/feed/ 0 The Other Golden Rule: Do unto yourself as you do unto others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:24:46 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=943 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/feed/ 2 Thanksgrieving: Cheer up ’cause it’s downhill from here http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:41:41 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=940 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/feed/ 0 Hope: As an answer or a question http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=930 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/feed/ 0 No, Really: Deeper meaning in conversational packing peanuts http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:12:45 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=929 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/feed/ 2 Mindreader’s Rights: Don’t tell me what I’m thinking http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:42:13 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=928 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/feed/ 1 The Second Fundamental: Stalemates and infinite loops in a human-persuade-human world. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=927 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/feed/ 0