Kevin McNameeThe Agile ManifestoI’ve been developing software for almost 50 years. My first experience with the Agile methodology wasn’t very good. This essay takes a look…Aug 15Aug 15
Kevin McNameeThe Simulation Hypothesis — Preposterous Assumptions — Ridiculous ConclusionsNick Bostrom’s idea that we’re are living in a computer simulation is based on a number of preposterous assumptions. It’s not philosophy…Jul 29Jul 29
Kevin McNameeCrowdstrike Failure — Technical DetailsIt looks like the update that caused the failure wasn’t actually tested on a real Falcon sensor before being distributed. Crowdstrike has…Jul 24Jul 24
Kevin McNameeThe American Presidential Race — What’s Next?US politics has taken some very strange turns in the past month and it’s been a real roller coaster ride. Who knows what the next four…Jul 24Jul 24
Kevin McNameeCrowdstrike Outage — Who’s to Blame.There’s been a lot of blame laid on Microsoft for the Crowdstrike outage. This article argues that most of the blame should be placed on…Jul 23Jul 23
Kevin McNameeConsciousness — What is it and how can AI achieve it.This essay examines current theories of consciousness and concludes that computers programmed to simulate the operation of the brain could…Jul 17Jul 17
Kevin McNameeDid Covid escape from the Wuhan Institute of VirologyThis “conspiracy theory” is covered in the book “Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19”, by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley.Jun 16Jun 16
Kevin McNameeGlobal Warming — Human ImpactThis essay covers the impact of humans on global warming and the future impact of global warming on humans and the planet as a whole. The…Jun 11Jun 11
Kevin McNameeGlobal Warming — The Historical PerspectiveGlobal warming is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind. Here we look at the historical record to predict its impact on the planet…Jun 7Jun 7
Kevin McNameeIs Reality Real — Critique of Donald Hoffman’s ViewsI recently watched a Youtube video by Donald Hoffman where he claims to have done simulation experiments based on evolutionary game theory…May 71May 71
