Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I’ve always found artificial intelligence interesting. While playing first-person-shooter games, I would increase the difficulty level against bots until they were almost super-human in their abilities and speed. I found that humans were easier to play after I honed my skills on bots. AI is what powers video game opponents on single player-mode. It’s what…

Online bridge is meant to be simple, and the Bridge Base Online platform is able to run on the majority of smartphones and thinking-devices. I suppose that it would be theoretically possible to play online bridge using a smart fridge, but I can’t find evidence that someone has tried it yet. If you own a…

I’ve seen thousands of articles and comments that offer kind bridge advice to new players. But here’s the thing… Not all bridge advice you’ll receive in your career is going to be accurate, good, or useful for playing. What’s the worst piece of bridge-related advice you’ve ever seen – or received from someone else yourself?…