I rambled this off after reading this Economist Obit. Â Just a few sentences hit my brainpan…… Brazen and unapologetic, brilliant and engaging… with a soft spot for the warmth of friends. (more…)
The Fermi Paradox, Self-Replicating Probes, and the Interstellar Transportation Bandwidth
If you like mind bending futurism regarding the re-wilding and population of vast stellar distances, you might enjoy some of the below. The Paper Conversation #1 Conversation #2 Taken from Abstract: It (more…)
The final speech from Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator”
Just… wow. This speaks for me on so many levels…. happiness, community, life as adventure, connectedness… This is so prescient and ahead of it’s time and mind blowing. IT’s amazing, and (more…)
Unbelievable Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over Aurora Borealis | NASA, ISS
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.
Sunsets
This comment is in response to a wonderful friend’s musing on Sunsets and religious interpretation vs atheism……. —————— “You realize that the sun does not go down, it’s just an illusion (more…)
Idiot Burning Man Hater Virgin or Preconceptions bury our minds while living…….
A guy who hated on the event for a decade finally went. How many of your silent preconceptions have secretly thwarted your desire to live? He captured it perfectly… learning about the self, boundaries, (more…)
A letter to the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles prior to the state sponsored murder of Troy Davis regarding the evidence of his innocence
That sort of doubt demands proactive involvement…. we cannot allow another “accident” that further degrades our judicial system. There have been 273 post incarceration DNA exonerations: http://www.innocenceproject.org/know/, so it seems prudent, rational, objective, and forward thinking to have the flexibility enough to alter our flawed trajectories before they become ingrained and mechanistic. We need to have the leadership and objective humilty to recognize the past actions do not need to influence our current course. We have every opportunity to take control, recognize mistakes, and revisit Troy Davis’ case with strength and respect for the judicial system as it can be, versus what it may become.
The Magic of Truth & Lies – Belief & Deception
I got all tingly. Brilliance and “truth” from Marco Tempest. 5 minutes of TED never hurt ANYONE.