Life, the Universe and Everything
Roger Gibby
Professionally, I am a computer programmer. I am an old dinosaur, who started out on mainframe computers and lived through the PC revolution. I acknowledge my shortcomings and my imperfections. I have an unrelenting desire to know "Why?" Writing gives me the outlet to explore the answers to these questions. Daily, my brain battles against its inherent tendency to believe, hoping to integrate rational thinking, logic and science in all it considers.
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Posts by Roger Gibby
HSM Article: Realistic Experiences, Not Reality
012 years
Virtual worlds and games are creating increasingly more realistic environments. How much do we want them to match the real world? Realistic Experiences, Not Reality There is a distinction between making a game realistic, as opposed to a mirror of reality. One encompasses more possibilities while another limits its scope to what reality may allow. […]
True Meaning of “True”
012 years
by Roger Gibby
in Musings
Today, on the way home from work, I was standing on the train station platform. Across the tracks on the wall are billboard ads. You can find an ad for just about anything. This one billboard, directly across from me, was advertising an upcoming movie. What caught my eye was the tag line across the […]
If Everyone Was Like That, the Human Race Would Die
012 years
In order to justify their stance of discrimination, I have heard it said, “If all people were born gay, the human race would die out. It goes against nature.” Nature and humankind is about wonderful diversity. I will let that sink in for a moment; humankind is full of diversity. There are denizens of conditions […]
Home Firing Line: An Adults-Only Home Debated
012 years
For the past year and a half, I have been writing for HomeStation Magazine. It is an Internet magazine that focuses on a Sony virtual world program call PlayStation Home, which has a minimum age of 13. There are some parental controls to apply some restrictions to non-adult users, via sub-accounts. In this article, I […]
Portal 2: A Doorway to Puzzle Solving
012 years
by Roger Gibby
in Gaming
In this article for HomeStation Magazine, I write about the video game Portal 2. It is a very unique game. It is a real-space problem solving game. Portal 2: A Doorway to Puzzle Solving Portal 2. It’s been with us for a while now. So let’s take a look back and see how it holds […]
In-Group/Out-Group Bias, Obama’s Father and World War II
012 years
I posed this question to a co-worker, “If you heard a well-known person say that his father served in World War II, when there was no way he would have been old enough, would you lambaste that person as a liar or would you say, ‘Hey, that makes no sense for him to say that. […]
More Than One Can Bear
012 years
A week ago, I wrote an entry about the simplistic inspirational phrases that are appearing on the Internet, many of which have religious overtones. These phrases are intended to give people support and help them get through tough times. This may help with common, minor problems that people have all the time, but major problems […]