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Memory is strange. The human memory isn’t completely analogous with computer hard drives, but there is a lot of similarity. The biggest difference is that we can’t tell whether our memories are accurate. But with magnetic memory we can’t tell whether the data was accurately recorded; although errors in the actual memory are usually obvious. There may be errors in our memories, but the brain plasters those over with something, so we can’t tell whether there was an error or something else ...

It’s been another busy reading year, and an interesting one as they generally are. I had two reading goals this year: to read more books written by women, and to read more non-fiction. The first goal I have met with ease, with 65% of my reading by female writers. My second goal has proven more of a challenge and though I have read a few non-fiction books, not nearly as many as I had planned. It is a goal I will carry forward into my next reading year. Of course I have been doing a lot of factual ...

Sometimes I wonder about designers of various things, including architects, designers of consumer goods, industrial goods, computer software, and so on. I have known for a long time that they seldom use the things designed, so they don’t know how to get things to work correctly. But that’s old news. I am wondering now if it might be a good idea to train people who design things to consider how those things will be used.

I recall having heard that Marcel Breuer said something along ...

Peace be on you.
Following obstructions hinder sustainable spiritual and moral reformations.

1- Keeping only short-term matters in view and ignoring accountability in Hereafter.

2- Habits can weaken practices.

3- Thinking that some sins and some virtues are big and some are small.

4- Environment and copying others without care.

5- Meeting family needs by improper means.

6- No constant self check. ...

It's nearly here. It was a Santa face again today. Oh well.

I intended to get up earlier today to prepare myself for tomorrow but I had such trouble sleeping I decided to sleep in. I went to bed late anyway. Wind and rain was pelting my window so every time that picked up I was suddenly aware that I wasn't sleeping. Then I heard a familiar gnawing sound in my bedroom. and then some cats decided to start yowling outside my window. Oh and I hid my head on the bed when I got back in ...