lost May 22, 2007
Posted by mwj as identity, poetry, self. 2 comments.Yesterday I lost my wallet at a bottle depot. After canceling my money cards, I began the task of ensuring that somebody else doesn’t pretend to be Matthew W. Jenkins. This involves calling credit bureaus, contacting vital statistics, and trying to get a new driver’s license.
The experience has been particularly traumatic because I am getting married in less than 25 days and we leave for Europe right after the wedding.
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Machines and the mind September 10, 2006
Posted by mwj as mind, philosophy, self. 2 comments.Less than a month before world chess champion Gary Kasparov was defeated by Deep Blue, Harper’s Magazine held a forum entitled “Our Machines, Ourselves.” The dialogue has been included in the coursepaq (Doede’s spelling) for a course I am taking entitled “Philosophy of the Mind.” Below are some excerpts:
“The only instinct that has proved more consistently human than our drive to invent tools has been our need to demonstrate our superiority over them.” (more…)
My creative process May 11, 2006
Posted by mwj as design, self, twu. 2 comments. 