http://transformation-machines.com/index.php Philosophy for Technophiles en clyde7@gmail.com Copyright 2010 2010-12-14T03:25:38+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/i_am_again/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/i_am_again/#When:03:25:38Z Granted I did not know how to think nor how to speak a language, I remember vaguely when I was born. I was “thinking” in no particular language: Personal 2010-12-14T03:25:38+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/refactoring/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/refactoring/#When:06:17:41Z What is refactoring? Most people will tell you that refactoring is about changing a system without changing its semantics. What does this mean and how is it related to programming? Programming, Design 2010-12-13T06:17:41+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/software_engineering/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/software_engineering/#When:23:43:31Z In 2008, I published an article and a short paper on software engineering. Together, they summarize my understanding of software development and maintenance based on a decade of professional experience. Programming, Design 2010-01-04T23:43:31+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/true_love/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/true_love/#When:04:09:31Z True love simply is. 2009-09-19T04:09:31+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/autumn/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/autumn/#When:17:48:14Z I am picking up muesli at my local grocery store. It always seems to be a difficult choice for me. I have tried all muesli at some point. They all taste different. The difference is not only in the product, but in how I feel about the season. I would pick chocolate over fruits if the weather was cold like winter. I would choose refreshing fruits if it was hot like summer. Psychology 2009-09-12T17:48:14+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/the_relationship_paradigm/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/the_relationship_paradigm/#When:17:40:48Z The world can be seen in two ways. In one view God exists, in the other not. My following argumentation explains how I attained the former view from the latter. Personal, Philosophy 2009-09-12T17:40:48+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/five_rules_to_excel_in_a_race/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/five_rules_to_excel_in_a_race/#When:10:27:57Z This summer, I participated in a relay race. Despite it being a relay, runners were also timed individually. While I am not a regular runner, I managed to place a fair rank. During the race, I discovered five rules which helped me get through it and finish with a better result than expected. Psychology 2009-08-01T10:27:57+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/what_is_philosophy/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/what_is_philosophy/#When:21:24:07Z Philosophy contrasts with normal life. If life is like driving a car, normality is to drive forward, and philosophy to revert to a wrong turn. Most of the time, we do not philosophize. Our habit keeps us on the paths we are accustomed to. We simply follow the road lying ahead of us. We hardly notice crossings and turns any more than a straight road because driving has become automatic. We find comfort in the ordinary. But every now and then, we get surprised; the way forward may be wrong or denied. When we get lost or face an impasse, we are forced to acknowledge our own mistake. We reconsider the taken path in which we had put faith in. This is the beginning of philosophy. Philosophy 2009-07-29T21:24:07+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/paradigm_shift/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/paradigm_shift/#When:20:36:25Z 15 years ago, I was 20 years old and had an interesting encounter with a stranger on a ski lift. He was around 30 and he asked me if I had read the bible. I said I had not. He returned that by reading the bible he understood the meaning of life. While I did not think of reading it back then, I told myself, when I turn 30, I would give it a shot. Personal, Philosophy 2009-07-25T20:36:25+00:00 http://transformation-machines.com/blog/philosophy_for_technophiles/ http://transformation-machines.com/blog/philosophy_for_technophiles/#When:21:12:36Z The world of technology is full of enormous changes, with the future becoming increasingly unpredictable. Today, humanity is facing social, economical, and ecological crises. It is at times like this that we turn to philosophy. We question our beliefs and accustomed behaviors. When the future seems bleak and hazardous, we start to reconsider our values. Philosophy 2008-12-21T21:12:36+00:00