Important read about our “Angry Atheists” – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-tegmark/angry-atheists_b_2716134.html Upshot: “We need to make sure we don’t try to stop religion’s intolerance and fundamentalism (more…)
The Economic waste of Christmas: Does it impoverish? Does it destroy wealth?
Along with +PBS ‘ “The Economic Waste of Christmas” http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/12/the-economic-waste-of-christma.html & +Forbes ‘ Does Christmas Destroy Wealth? – http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespoulos/2013/12/22/does-christmas-destroy-wealth/ I (more…)
Disparate thoughts – tech & losing our humanity, pressures of “stuff”, meaning/purpose & Moby Dick, Jefferson’s re-constitution, & Michio’s migration to a parallel universe
1) Studying attention & memory as it is effected by the technology & pace of modern culture. Being off-grid & in nature repairs our tech-hysteria & dependence: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=0 2) (more…)
Who is the *real* big brother?
This was in response to people complaining about automatic license plate scanners, which then ticket cars. People say it’s a violation of privacy. That’s just the dumbest thing ever. You are in a public (more…)
Privacy, Your Rights, 3rd Party Contracts, and the 4th Amendment.
I am reposting this, from a comment I just made, in repsonse to people talking privacy, NSA, the Smith v Maryland case, 4th Amendments, and signing your life away to contractual agreements with 3rd parties, (more…)
Avalanches and Awesomeness
BACKFLIP OUT OF AN AVALANCHE? Or showing off? BASE JUMPING OFF A MOUNTAIN NEXT TO AN AVALANCHE? can’t believe I am linking this show, but can’t find the video elsewhere. Massive (more…)