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Month: May 2012

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Brave New World vs. 1984 – Aldous Huxley’s note to George Orwell

This is so fascinating! This is an epic letter…. from Aldous Huxley to George Orwell, just after 1984 was published…. it becomes an interesting conversation about why Huxley thought his portrayal (more…)

Posted on 8 May, 201210 April, 2014 By Uncle Fishbits
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Ancient Middlemen & Commodification of Art.

Why music file sharing & pirating hasn’t impacted the music business… makes sense to me. As a DJ / audiophile (not aggro), “stealing”music is of no use to me. Most of what I listen to is rare or (more…)

Posted on 8 May, 201210 April, 2014 By Uncle Fishbits
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Injecting elegance into Superstring may not be a bad thought….

Did Garrett Lisi have a wipeout? Maybe not, but what he injected into the GUT & superstring conversation is desperately needed. There *IS* groupthink, and there is confirmation bias, and there is protective (more…)

Posted on 8 May, 201210 April, 2014 By Uncle Fishbits
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I heard you like technology? Let’s look at the science behind what is happening to our culture.. where will it lead?

Let’s ask some questions. We are guinea pigs, at the first 1% of these powerful new technologies that have rapidly, exponentially, grabbed hold of our lives in the last 5 or 6 decades. In the last 10 (more…)

Posted on 4 May, 201210 April, 2014 By Uncle Fishbits
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The other side of this.

Poems on mortality & death   Me first: I am afraid of mortality. It keeps me wakeful through many night. It rests heavy on my mind & never perches on eyelids. I truly wish I was (more…)

Posted on 3 May, 201210 April, 2014 By Uncle Fishbits

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