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• On piety, Star Wars, and raising your children to be morally aware

  Let me preface this rant by first saying that I have no children at the moment. I am a Christian, and as such, subscribe to the beliefs of wanting to treat each human being as I'd want to be treated. I also realize that faith and rationality aren't necessarily... Posted May 19 2005, 11:32 AM by guam-aspdev with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Philosophy, Human stupidity

• THEMATRIX101.COM uses my article on Agent Smith!

  Earlier this month I blogged after having an epiphany of sorts about The Matrix saga, about the apparently undiscovered dual nature of Agent Smith, specifically his name . After getting a great response, I thought I'd give it a shot and submit it for... Posted Apr 23 2005, 07:55 AM by guam-aspdev with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Philosophy

• Want the REAL philosophy in The Matrix? Play the game, watch the animated short.

  It's unfortunate that most of the fairweather people (and I would assume many who fancy themselves hardcore) don't get the whole picture of the Wachoski Brothers' "The Matrix" saga, meaning they've only watched the three films. Or perhaps it's more preferable... Posted Apr 21 2005, 04:10 AM by guam-aspdev with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Philosophy

• Wachowskian philosophy: the overlooked duality of Agent Smith's name

  In considering the numerous references made by the pop culture phenomenon that continues to the Wachowski Brothers' "The Matrix" saga, I've recently developed a theory about one character - a main one - that has curiously gotten overlooked in the dissection... Posted Apr 07 2005, 09:25 AM by guam-aspdev with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Philosophy

• Open Court's "Popular Culture and Philosophy" Series

  I've been reading several volumes of Open Court's series on popular culture and philosophy. Among the titles already in print: The Simpsons and Philosophy More Matrix and Philosophy Mel Gibson's "Passion" and Philosophy Seinfeld and Philosophy It's a... Posted Mar 29 2005, 09:02 PM by guam-aspdev with | with no comments Filed under: Philosophy

• Having trouble grasping object-oriented programming? Read Plato.

  Appropriately, I've got a new "philosophy" when it comes to teaching new programmers about object-oriented programming (OOP). Not being a schooled computer scientist myself, I had a tough time when I was first learning OOP concepts and practices when... Posted Mar 28 2005, 03:03 PM by guam-aspdev with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Programming, Philosophy