Posts from ‘July, 2010’

2 exams done!

Exams have just started but I have cleared two of four. I handed in my complex analysis exam on Wednesday. The exam was a take home final which was very helpful. If I had to do that exam in class there is no doubt in my mind I would have failed horribly.

The exam consisted of [...]

Apple Developer Program

Once again my brother and I are enrolled in the Apple iPhone developer program. Perhaps this year we will actually make an application haha.

I still really want to make a music based game. I also know actual musicians so I feel I should make use of that. The biggest problem of course if figuring out [...]

The News

Nelson loaded up the Toronto Star on my computer to show me the weather and I noticed this on the side.

The box says “Don’t Miss”, and following that three of seven articles involve death, and a fourth one involves someone getting really hurt. Now the choice of using “Don’t Miss” I find somewhat strange. [...]

Inception

I saw Inception today with Amy and Ian. The movie was quite good. Christopher Nolan is a genius. I feel I should check out some of his other movies.

I am still watching Full House and it is slowly getting better.

Torture is bad

It is 4:45 so I am going to make this post very point form-y. I am doing my essay on the immorality of torture.

Torture is bad.
People defend torture by considering the ticking time bomb scenario.

Ticking time bomb scenario (TTBS) says Mr. X has planted a bomb somewhere in the city. You have caught Mr. [...]

Death Penalty

This post may be quite fragmented since I have been rewriting various parts of it.

I am slowly reading through papers trying to think of arguments for various essay topics. One possible topic is, “Is the death penalty morally permissible or not?”

I personally feel the death penalty is not permissible.

Two arguments I know of for [...]