A Spirited Defense of Consciousness

Dear Scott, I finally found some deadlines to force me to put forward an account of consciousness. 🙂 Here it is. While rather simplistic, I have found it a useful model for clarifying my own thinking. The key innovation is defining Spirit as "the ability to reflect on our thoughts feelings and desires in order to... Continue Reading →

Summary: Retrospective Thoughts on BitC

In my opinion, BitC is the most innovative take on systems programming we've seen since the invention of C.  While sad that it failed, I am deeply impressed by the thoughtful post-mortem by Jonathan S. Shapiro.   Here are links to the various threads of his analysis (and the equally thoughtful responses): [bitc-dev] Retrospective Thoughts on BitC... Continue Reading →

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