Friday, 29 October 2010

What memes am I infected with?

What memes am I infected with?
What memes would I like to be infected with?
Which memes out of the ones I am already infected with, are the memes which are going to get to decide/choose which memes should stay, which should go, and which other new ones should be sought out?
If the mind is more like an ecology, with different memes in constant competition with each other for which ones will survive and which will be eaten, what are the consequences of that idea?
How can I bring peace to the jungle?

Saturday, 23 October 2010

How can we escape from facebook?

How can we escape from facebook?

Sunday, 26 September 2010

What relationship could I have with the eternal such that having that relationship would make the world a better place?

What relationship could I have with the eternal such that having that relationship would make the world a better place?

What relationship can I design for myself to have with the eternal (everything / all of it / all of everything / the whole shebang [… shh… whisper this … god … whisper even quieter …. and / or any other human being]) … what relationship can I design for myself to have with the eternal such that having that relationship with the eternal would make the world a better place for myself, my community and the world at large?

Could we design our relationship(s) with the eternal explicitly and deliberately from the design principle of causing the betterment of humanity?

Monday, 20 September 2010

When we are dead, where will the world be?

Before we were born, where were we then?
Before I was born, where was I?
After we are dead, where will we be?
After I am dead, where will I be?
After we are dead, where will the world be?
After I am dead, where will the world be?
After we are dead, where will the universe be?
After I am dead, where will the universe be?
Where is the universe now?

Friday, 6 August 2010

What actions am I not taking that if I did take would accelerate the fulfillment of the project?

What actions am I not taking that if I did take would accelerate the fulfillment of the project?

Thursday, 1 July 2010

What does it take to be a really fast software developer?

What does it take to be a really fast software developer?
Is it possible to learn to code at high-speed?
Is it possible to learn to code at a much faster speed?
Is it possible to learn to code faster?
What makes the difference between slow developers and fast developers?

Do universes come in a whole load of different sizes?

Do universes come in a whole load of different sizes, in the same way that planets and stars and galaxies do?
Are there some really small universes out there, where sentient beings similar to ourselves are not baffled by the size of that universe, because isn't actually all that big?
Maybe there are one or two universes out there that are just big enough for family of four?
Maybe we could move in?

Friday, 5 February 2010

What are my actions "saying"?

What are my actions "saying"?
What are my actions saying to myself about the world?
What are my actions saying to myself about myself?
What are my actions saying to other people about themselves?
What are my actions saying to other people about me?
What are my actions saying to other people about the world?

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Why do we compete with each other even in situations where co-operation works better for everyone?

Why do we compete with each other even in situations where co-operation works better for everyone?

Does the police coming down hard on me for doing a couple of miles per hour over the speed limit make the world a better place or a worse place?

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Does the application of speed limit enforcement lead to fewer fatal road accidents?

Does driving more slowly reduce the number of road traffic accidents?
Does driving more slowly reduce the severity of road traffic accidents?
Does the application of speed limit enforcement lead to road users driving more slowly?
Does the application of speed limit enforcement lead to road users driving more safely?
Does the application of speed limit enforcement lead to fewer fatal road accidents?
Are some kinds of speed limit enforcement better than other kinds?
Should there be lower speed limits or higher speed limits?
Who benefits from lower speed limits?
Who benefits from higher speed limits?
How does local government determine which parts of roads should be allocated with which speed limit?
Is this policy applied consistently or inconsistently?
Are there other reasons why it is better to drive slower?
Is it ever a good thing to drive faster rather than slower?
Why does road-use legislation tend to want us to drive slower?
Does speed really kill?
Isn't there evidence to the contrary in countries where there are less speed limits or no speed limits on certain roads?
Are there other benefits available from having cars move more slowly (eg. less noise polution) ?
Is UK speed limit enforcement designed to slow down traffic or to create revenue?
If I drive within the speed limit, and other drivers keep overtaking me as a result, am I making the roads safer or more dangerous?
Does transferring attention onto the speedometer and off the road put pedestrians and other road-users' lives at greater risk?
Should we driver slower or faster?
Is it really "thirty for a reason"?
What is the reason?

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Could it be possible to free all human beings from being cliches?

Could it be possible to free all human beings from being cliches (not just myself)?
If it is possible how could we do it?
How could we go about making this happen?

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Is "god" a metaphor?

Is "god" a metaphor?
What kind of metaphor is "god"?
What is "god" a metaphor for?
Would it be helpful to think of "god" as a metaphor?