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    Okay, I know that I’m a bit harsh on Push, Nevada, but it seems that I’m nothing compared to some, as shown by this (unfortunately) fake press release entitled ABC Cancels Entire Schedule. An excerpt: “Push, Nevada,” a high-concept mystery series produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Sean Bailey and sponsored by the IRS,…

  • Push

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    Push, Nevada, the game with the million dollar prize, is on its last legs.

  • First Words launch

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    The First Words competition (where we’re asking people what they think will be the first words on Mars) is about to launch ‘officially’ in under an hour. It’s the product of a lot of thought and work, and it’s nice to see that it’s all pretty much finally done. All the essential functionality is there…

  • The important questions

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    Ned Beauman at Bullets has made a post on my comments about the research I’m doing at Cambridge. I agree with what he’s saying, in that it’s really only the information that matters when you’re talking about cognition or consciousness, but many other people wouldn’t; all of this is based on the assumption that the…

  • Aloha

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    Alas and alack, &c, I haven’t been able to update much recently. I’ve just returned to Cambridge, which has been having unusually glorious weather, and have been unpacking various things. I’ve also been busy getting up to speed with the research project I’m doing this year, on (essentially) information processing in neurones. What this means…