The use of games for learning is limited to creating an erroneous tacit knowledge, but a scaffolding that will be improved in the real world.
Category Archives: Blog Posts
This section focuses on my blogs posts exclusively (as opposed to a post from my previous works).
The Goose and The Horse
A goose who was plucking grass upon a common thought herself affronted by a horse who fed near her; and in hissing accents, thus addressed him: “I am certainly a more noble and perfect animal than you, for the whole range and extent of your faculties is confined to one element.” “I can walk […]
The Empire Did Nothing Wrong: a Darth Vader Biography Part 5
“Gorghan of Old Ghis once wrote that a prophecy is like a treacherous woman. She takes your member in her mouth, and you moan with the pleasure of it and think, how sweet, how fine, how good this is… and then her teeth snap shut and your moans turn to screams. That is […]
Nutrition Is About Contexts, Not Absolutes
Most people seem to believe nutrition consists of objectively good or objectively bad foods. They miss that it’s all contextual. If you just finished a workout then sugar is really beneficial to you since it’s consumption foes directly to the muscles and doesn’t rise insulin levels. Gatorade is great if you’re working out, it’s horrible […]
Quick Thoughts on Instructional Software Design
One of the big problems with the instructional software design that has bought into “gamification” is it’s reliance on video game design theory from the entertainment industry. This is the LAST place you want to base your design on, yet this is almost exclusively where they focus. Most video games aren’t developing a real skill. […]
Thoughts on Amazon: Rebuttal to the Recent Attacks and the Supposed Cheating and Effects Amazon Has on Small Businesses
At the moment Bezos and Amazon is being attacked by all sides as a destroyer of small businesses and retail. The is happening through two methods: The business model is just too damn effective. As it grows it can start leveraging economy of scales. For example: Maybe the profit margin is reduced by giving free […]
The Empire Did Nothing Wrong: a Darth Vader Biography Part 4
Let’s go over the story of Feudal Japan O my brothers, it has much to teach us about Star Wars: Japan was once a land divided and ruled by Feudal Lords and the Samurai. It wasn’t a untied stated as we know it today but a bloody war was fought to get there. The upper […]
The Empire Did Nothing Wrong: a Darth Vader Biography Part 3
O my brothers, I’ve been fed a filthy lie: That the Jedi represented the ideals of the free men of the West. Rule of law, Democracy, freedom, masculinity, sovereignty etc. We are told that they represent what is best from our society, and the evil Sith, they represent “the dark side” and the ideals we […]
Eternal Sunshine Kills All Life
I’m a political prisoner you see. I’m a dead man. Not much left in in my hourglass. Not much to do but reminisce. Once I held power. My word was law. There’s something about power, a satisfaction and pleasure. There are those who don’t have it an envy it from afar. They always make their […]
My Crime was to be Loved by Her
In high school I had but one girlfriend. I loved his with the passion of a first love, and she loved me back. Together we explored the transition between childhood and adulthood. We began to go out, go party, drink alcohol, get high. She went out one night without me and never came back. There […]