Curt Doolittle

Form: Short Note

  • WHY NATURALISM? (GEM) The reason I advocate epistemic naturalism in all fields o

    WHY NATURALISM?

    (GEM)

    The reason I advocate epistemic naturalism in all fields over platonism in all fields, is not ideological or preferential or even metaphysical. It’s because I think that epistemic naturalism is as important as are objective truth, contract, the rule of law, the balance of powers, accounting, money and prices, for the survival and prosperity of man. Truth is truth. Expediency is expediency. Causality is different from consequence. And if people do not know that, they believe in magic.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-22 03:28:00 UTC

  • TECH STUFF Never liked Java. its just the COBOL of today. Love PHP productivity.

    TECH STUFF

    Never liked Java. its just the COBOL of today.

    Love PHP productivity. Love the entirely javascript UI. Python maybe, for more algorithmic solutions. Php for data driven solutions.

    If we weren’t so far along, I’d make the shift to from jQuery to ExtJS, and insulate Laravel entirely from the front end. And split the teams. Its too costly spread the UI, even with MVC architecture. Too unproductive.

    Senscha renders horrid UI out of the box and jQuery is the toy if aesthetes, so it looks so much better.

    But converting jQuery ideas to extJS implementations would be a better trade off at current tech levels.

    Problem (opportunity) is that OO JS programmers are rare.

    So, if anyone wants to know what skill is most valuable. I’m still in the JS camp.

    Not sure about Objective C long term. Pattern says no.

    But Java project experience is such a sorting and filtering mechanism I understand why its a good enterprise risk mitigation strategy.

    But for my money, css/js/php | python/mysql is pretty hard to argue with.

    And JS really is maturing nicely.

    One more generation of the performance race and its looking pretty good.

    Nothing terribly insightful. But what I’m not saying might be. 🙂

    Cheers

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-20 06:39:00 UTC

  • Saw this and thought of you. Maps that show ethno-diversity, feelings of love, e

    Saw this and thought of you. Maps that show ethno-diversity, feelings of love, emotionality, and many other anthropological/tribal values across the globe.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-19 14:14:00 UTC

  • I DIDNT UNDERSTAND THAT THE FAMILY AND TRIBE WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN NATION AND

    I DIDNT UNDERSTAND THAT THE FAMILY AND TRIBE WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN NATION AND STATE.

    I actually am … Shocked.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-18 08:03:00 UTC

  • Curt Doolittle shared a photo

    Curt Doolittle shared a photo.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-18 07:17:00 UTC

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    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-18 07:14:00 UTC

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    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-18 07:12:00 UTC

  • FALSE CONSENSUS BIASES (a gem) Despite the fact that the vast number of social c

    FALSE CONSENSUS BIASES

    (a gem)

    Despite the fact that the vast number of social cognitive biases we evolved with lie to us about the similarity of our thoughts, the Dunning Krueger effect prevents us from discovering it. We are happily ignorant of our differences and our instincts try to make sure we stay that way.

    (This cognitive problem is more problematic for females than for males, since they have a higher instinctual need for membership, and are more likely to obtain information from solving for consensus. Males on the other hand are always trying to stick out using facts – and we desperately seek facts, especially facts that are counter to the consensus, so that we can stick out. So we work by opposite instincts.)

    Source date (UTC): 2013-08-18 06:29:00 UTC

  • What Are The Key Takeaways From The Wealth Of Nations?

    1) The division of labor is many thousands of times more productive than what an individual can do alone.
    2) The division of knowledge and labor produces a moral society without the enforcement of religion or law.
    3) International trade allows countries to specialize.
    4) International trade produces peace.

    https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-key-takeaways-from-The-Wealth-of-Nations

  • What Are The Key Takeaways From The Wealth Of Nations?

    1) The division of labor is many thousands of times more productive than what an individual can do alone.
    2) The division of knowledge and labor produces a moral society without the enforcement of religion or law.
    3) International trade allows countries to specialize.
    4) International trade produces peace.

    https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-key-takeaways-from-The-Wealth-of-Nations