Brighter Evening
Brighter Evening
JoshA
Brighter Ideas, Fun and Food.
Brighter Ideas: Measuring and Numbers
We usually take base 10 as being the natural way to look at numbers but is it? How are other types of numbers used in measurement units? Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Oct 18, 2020
51 min
Brighter Ideas: The Simulation Hypothesis
We discuss the simulation hypothesis - the idea that our percieved universe may be the simulation of a more advanced version of ourselves. We look at some of the evidence for and against it. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Aug 31, 2020
46 min
Bite Brighter: Popeye's Sandwich
I tried the famous Popeye's chicken sandwich and share my thoughts and reaction. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Jul 30, 2020
15 min
Getting Brighter: The Miracle of Transportation & Communication
We reflect on the tremendous growth in capability in two key categories of technology. We try to put this growth into perspective by looking at how we have reduced costs while improving the capabilities. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Jul 10, 2020
41 min
Brighter Ideas: Lies We Tell and Are Told
In having discussions about difficult topics, people often shut down conversation though the use of a logical fallacy. We discus a few of the ones that I often see. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Jun 21, 2020
24 min
Brighter Ideas: Would you be a good time traveler?
If you could travel back in time without worrying what your changes would cause, how could you improve the world? Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Jun 13, 2020
46 min
Getting Brighter: The Future We Lost, today... (part 2)
We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. Look at the present and see how e fall short of the future that might have been. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
Jun 6, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Getting Brighter: The Future We Lost...
We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. We start exploring the past to understand future we could have had. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
May 29, 2020
31 min
Getting Brighter: Computer Code As Speech: DeCSS and the DMCA
At the end of the 90's, the DMCA was passed and a program called DeCSS was released. DeCSS decrypted region-encoded DVD's to allow copying and as well as playback in region other than the one the DVD was sold in. We will talk about this case, what happened and discuss how we can legally analyze computer source code to decide if it qualifies as speech. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
May 15, 2020
35 min
Bite Brighter: Tots, Wings and Nachos
We explore the history of some common appetizers/snacks. Visit https://brighterevening.com a summary and links.
May 9, 2020
30 min
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