Bad Philosophy » Stephen King http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 108: The Ultimate Egotist http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/11/17/episode-108-the-ultimate-egotist/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/11/17/episode-108-the-ultimate-egotist/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:11:00 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=295 People change. Recently I made a video about how I’d like to change my approach to YouTube rather significantly. In hindsight, it’s one of the most egotistical videos I’ve ever made, and Kevin had no hesitation telling me this. He and Jacie Hood joined me to discuss and critique my latest endeavor, the changing nature of my ASL fame, and the YouTube community in general. Have a listen…

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Stache” by Jonathan Coulton

Questions Answered in This Week’s FormSqueeze:

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Descrates?

Rude kids? Give ‘em the Face!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/11/17/episode-108-the-ultimate-egotist/feed/ 1 1:00:50 Kevin, Stephen, and Jacie discuss Stephen's new YouTube direction and the video community in general. Bad Philosophy Episode 108 "The Ultimate Egotist" Recorded 11-10-2011 Bad Philosophers: Jacie Hood, Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders People change. Recently I made a video about how I'd like to change my approach to YouTube rather significantly. In hindsight, it's one of the most egotistical videos I've ever made, and Kevin had no hesitation telling me this. He and Jacie Hood joined me to discuss and critique my latest endeavor, the changing nature of my ASL fame, and the YouTube community in general. Have a listen... Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 102: A.I. Troopers http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/29/episode-102-a-i-troopers/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/29/episode-102-a-i-troopers/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:44:08 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=287 For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence: robot radio DJs! That’s right, now you can enjoy all your favorite radio banter distilled down to its bare, Cleverbot-on-Cleverbot essentials. This episode Kevin, Simon, Kiki and I put our connectomes together to discuss Stanford’s free A.I. class and marvel at the sheer 90′s gloriousness of VR Troopers. Let’s hope Watson adds some rabbit trails to its thought routines, ’cause we’re pretty sure he’ll be our guest someday. Until then, it’s BF time!

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “VR Troopers Intro” (via YouTube)

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/29/episode-102-a-i-troopers/feed/ 0 1:10:59 For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence:[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 102 "A.I. Troopers" Recorded 09-02-2011 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Kiki Canon, Simon Ponder For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence: robot radio DJs! That's right, now you can enjoy all your favorite radio banter distilled down to its bare, Cleverbot-on-Cleverbot essentials. This episode Kevin, Simon, Kiki and I put our connectomes together to discuss Stanford's free A.I. class and marvel at the sheer 90's gloriousness of VR Troopers. Let's hope Watson adds some rabbit trails to its thought routines, 'cause we're pretty sure he'll be our guest someday. Until then, it's BF time! Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 074: Trabbit Rails http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/09/28/episode-074-trabbit-rails/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/09/28/episode-074-trabbit-rails/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:44:25 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=223 Aaaaaand, we’re back! For those of y’all who were keeping track, our 2-year anniversary was last month. That means BF has been around for… well… yeah, you can do the math. ANYWHO. Kevin and Kiki joined me to discuss brain damage, Neal Stephenson’s writing experiment, and a little ol’ movie about Facebook. No news stories this time, just a good old-fashioned F-isode. Enjoy!

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Creep” Cover by the Scala and Kolacny Brothers

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/09/28/episode-074-trabbit-rails/feed/ 0 0:58:56 Aaaaaand, we’re back! For those of y’all who were keeping track, our 2-year anniversary was last month. That means BF has been around for… well… yeah, you can do the math. ANYWHO. Kevin and Kiki joined me to discuss brain dam[...] Aaaaaand, we’re back! For those of y’all who were keeping track, our 2-year anniversary was last month. That means BF has been around for… well… yeah, you can do the math. ANYWHO. Kevin and Kiki joined me to discuss brain damage, Neal Stephenson’s writing experiment, and a little ol’ movie about Facebook. No news stories this time, just a good old-fashioned F-isode. Enjoy! This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Creep” Cover by the Scala and Kolacny Brothers Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 058: Banana Pancakes http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/02/14/episode-058-banana-pancakes/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/02/14/episode-058-banana-pancakes/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:31:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=191 For most folks fame comes rarely, if ever. Only a few people ever rise above the sea of obscurity, either from their own effort or by the grace of others (or some combination of the two). In the Internet age, this process of fame-making has taken on a whole new dimension, with the advent of alternative paths to fame such as YouTube. Still, culture remains transfixed by mainstream shows such as American Idol and America’s Got Talent. What are we to think of this? Thankfully, we at BF are here to give you some ideas. This episode we were joined by BF newcomer Margaret Kammer alongside mainstay Kevin Saunders. Apologies on the delay! School waits for no one. Enjoy the episode…

This Week’s Post-Show Song Pimpage: “Kenesaw Mountain Landis” by Jonathan Coulton

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/02/14/episode-058-banana-pancakes/feed/ 4 0:54:22 For most folks fame comes rarely, if ever. Only a few people ever rise above the sea of obscurity, either from their own effort or by the grace of others (or some combination of the two). In the Internet age, this process of fame-making has taken on[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 058 "Banana Pancakes" Recorded 02-01-2010 For most folks fame comes rarely, if ever. Only a few people ever rise above the sea of obscurity, either from their own effort or by the grace of others (or some combination of the two). In the Internet age, this process of fame-making has taken on a whole new dimension, with the advent of alternative paths to fame such as YouTube. Still, culture remains transfixed by mainstream shows such as American Idol and America's Got Talent. What are we to think of this? Thankfully, we at BF are here to give you some ideas. This episode we were joined by BF newcomer Margaret Kammer alongside mainstay Kevin Saunders. Apologies on the delay! School waits for no one. Enjoy the episode... Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 025: Squidalien http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:58:18 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=105 Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that’s why this episode has taken so long to come out. You’ve probably all seen Watchmen by now, but in any case we’ve got our own take on the movie after seeing it at a drive-in theater (yes, you read that right). Satisfying your grit quota since 2008, it’s time for some BF…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/feed/ 1 0:54:06 Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that[...] Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that’s why this episode has taken so long to come out. You’ve probably all seen Watchmen by now, but in any case we’ve got our own take on the movie after seeing it at a drive-in theater (yes, you read that right). Satisfying your grit quota since 2008, it’s time for some BF… Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no