This article from today (LA Times, August 23, 2019) is pretty depressing. I think of myself as pretty lucky as not having to eventually see the worst of things to come, but as for my nephew, I don’t know. He’ll walk across paperless libraries with not shelves but docking stations. He wrote a couple of …
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The Real-Life Digital Dystopia, not a Movie.
American Road Runner
Stay tuned for an interview with the author of this book.
The many minded monster morosely minds his meat.
Take it as you will.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
Sinclair Lewis This quote explains pretty much most of US political history and the lies and propaganda we swim through, if not at times, accept. What ever happened to ‘the government of the people”? Read the quote again.
Another link in the green coffee chain
Subvert the Dominant Paradigm
It’s an old 60’s saying, something that hasn’t sunk in as much as the urge to conformity in thinking. What does it mean to you? If you have the time, think a little about it. subvert: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). paradigm: intellectual perception or view, accepted by an …
Typing club in Riverside, Sunday Night.
This was the first event I attended here, but felt welcome. The cafe was entirely cash-only, so water was good enough for me. That’s putting you on notice if you brave the steps down here. It was a nice night and we went over some common repair problems and tricks, but we went to the …