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Notes to Self

Just spent the afternoon reading and had a few random thoughts:
1. A THOUGHT ON GOING TO THE SOURCE
The origin or primary source of something is very important. Hence, knowing the arts (what guides one’s thinking) is just as important than trying to learn all the methodologies that one can choose from to understand a specific [...]

Best Pizza Ordering Experience Ever

Oh, how the Ninja Turtles would be envious of what’s possible today.
I just ordered Domino’s Pizza with my sister-in-law and thought I was going through a typical transaction over the web. After the credit card payment, however, I was brought to this flash-based interface on the confirmation page:
While we waited, there was also a “Are [...]

Problem of Theory & Practice in Gramsci & Dewey

I’ve been reading a bit more Antonio Gramsci (Marxist Theorist) and John Dewey’s Art as Experience. Although the two have two very different notions of reality, they seem to have the same macro-problem.
PROBLEM: Separation of Thought and Action.
FOR GRAMSCI:
Thought is the theory of contradictions in a society and action is the people’s actual consciousness. Because [...]