SUBSCRIBE I've always liked these graphics showing Africa's true size: Here's a nice article by Reuters explaining the five centuries under sizing of Africa on most global maps. Related, I've found it interesting in our tech dependent society, how the spread of
Costello, ideas trenchant borrows New song benefactor is the past tomorrow? SUBSCRIBE In travels this summer, met up with a lot of political folks I’ve been out of touch with for many years. Extensively talking and thinking politics as I've not done for years, I came to
SUBSCRIBE I just ran across this above piece. It's excellent. I loves the smart, stand-up womens. She's restored my faith in some of the youths. This is a great piss-take on Sam Altman, the most recent generation of Tech-Lord knucklehead revered as prophet. What's
SUBSCRIBE Norbert Wiener remains an important figure for our age. A mathematician and engineer at MIT, Wiener developed the concept of feedback and part of the underlying math for automating systems - cybernetics. He might very well be considered the father of our present era of compute technology, most especially
"The new electric galaxy of events has already moved deeply into the Gutenberg galaxy. Even without collision, such coexistence of technologies and awareness brings trauma and tension to every living person. Our most ordinary and conventional attitudes seem suddenly twisted into gargoyles and grotesques. Familiar institutions and associations seem
Manhattan's sinking like a rock Into the filthy Hudson, what a shock They wrote a book about it Said it was like Ancient Rome The perfume burns his eyes Pulls him tightly to her thighs Something flickered for a minute Then it vanished and was gone Life in
Well, what can you say really? With another “Executive Order,” remember, the Dems love using them too, the president claims to change the name of the Defense Department back to the old “War Department.” Defense was always a sad euphemism. War was always much more accurate, but the old republic
SUBSCRIBE My politics were founded long ago on a concern for apes – orange, black, brown, or silver haired, and the largely hairless and excessively chattering ones. Conserving ecological systems untouched or least touched by man were the most radical politics of the 20th century and remain so in the 21st.
SUBSCRIBE Wandering the streets of Manhattan a couple thoughts had me wondering about civilization. Defining civilization is always difficult. For me, the key idea is civil, which Webster defines as “adequate in courtesy and politeness.” The essential word being adequate. Scratching the thin veneer of any historically recognized civilization, courtesy
Life in the 21st century is reader supported, please subscribe SUBSCRIBE Recently, I was correctly admonished by an OB (Original Blogger) “to not become a blogger.” In lame defense, I claimed as a former news junkie, my mind has once again been immersed in the happenings of these United States.
Life in the 21st century is reader supported, please subscribe and make life sustainable. SUBSCRIBE Not long ago, Private Equity was hailed as another great new financial innovation – Mo money, Mo money, Mo money! In the last couple years, there's been a rising number of stories questioning their