Hello. This is my personal site, in which you will find various things about me and my interests. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Philosophy at The University of Melbourne and also work as a freelance web developer. The Informational Turn is a blog that I run to cover my academic research. If you notice any problems with the site or have any suggestions please do get in contact.
Site News
- 5th August 2010 - Added links
- 22nd April 2010 - Site cleanup
Links
- The Informational Turn - A blog that I run to cover my academic research
- Circadian Pulse - My progressive metal band.
- The University of Melbourne Philosophy Postgraduate Group
- sjdalf Blog - A blog on web development topics that I run.
- problemata - Problemata is a question bank. It is a repository of questions on various topics, together with answers and hints for the questions.
Wikipedia Articles of Interest
Two Generals' Problem
In computing, the Two Generals' Problem is a thought experiment meant to illustrate the pitfalls and design challenges of attempting to coordinate an action by communicating over an unreliable link. It is related to the more general Byzantine Generals' Problem (though published long before that later generalization) and appears often in introductory classes about computer networking (particularly with regard to the Transmission Control Protocol), though it can also apply to other types of communication. It is also an important concept in epistemic logic, and the importance of common knowledge. Some authors refer to this as the Two Armies Problem or the Coordinated Attack Problem.... more
The School of Athens
The School of Athens, or Scuola di Atene in Italian, is one of the most famous paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1510 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The Stanza della Segnatura was the first of the rooms to be decorated, and The School of Athens the second painting to be finished there, after La Disputa, on the opposite wall. The picture has long been seen as "Raphael's masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High Renaissance."... more
Relevance paradox
The relevance paradox occurs because people only seek information that they perceive is relevant to them. However there may be information (in its widest sense, data, perspectives, general truths etc) that is not perceived as relevant because the information seeker does not already have it, and only becomes relevant when he does have it. Thus the information seeker is trapped in a paradox.... more
Vacuous Truth
A vacuous truth is a truth that is devoid of content because it asserts something about all members of a class that is empty or because it says "If A then B" when in fact A is false. For example, the statement "all cell phones in the room are turned off" may be true simply because there are no cell phones in the room.... more
Giovanni Bottesini
Giovanni Bottesini (December 22, 1821 - July 7, 1889) was an Italian Romantic composer, conductor, and a double bass virtuoso.... more
