roller coaster in the Silicon Forest

Rambling in the Silicon Forest

Kirby Urner

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Those of us who read philosophy, which comes in many flavors, may have stumbled upon Ludwig Wittgenstein and his showing versus telling. One may tell and tell until the cows come home, meaning indefinitely and ineffectually, however a simple act of showing will clear the cobwebs away in short order.

The guy was Austrian and greatness was expected of his generation, given its advantages. The Wittgenstein family…

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