Bill Keller, NY Times Editor, talks to Terry Gross on NPR. This is likely the best wrap up, up to date, about the impact of wikileaks’ model, and the changing of the guard in respect to surpression or (more…)
Unofficial Nasa ad with Carl Sagan speaking from Pale Blue Dot
Please. Share it with family that remembers the first man on the moon, or watching the innovation of the war fueled space race that led us from vitriol to hope.
Reporting, Journalism, Hyper-Locality, “If it creates fear, it leads” and getting back to earth.
A friend works for a site called Patch. Aol started it… it’s hyper-local news, which may be boring to some people, but intensely relevant and meaningful to others. That’s the point… it’s quite focused (more…)
I have to put this somewhere. How Green is shipping in the US?
DRUM ROLL PLEASE! I find shipping fascinating. [needle long scratches off record, entire bar looks at me as I walk in] It is. Shut up. So in this Economist article, they talk about ships as (more…)
Clinton, Obama, and the Republicans
Voltaire’s story about… just a sec….. I will paste it. Several gentlemen were speaking, in his company, of the avarice with which the late Duke of Marlborough had been charged, some examples (more…)
Stuff, Consumerism, Being healthy & content, and a new model for happiness.
I am straight ripping this off and reblogging this from Wilbur Hot Springs, a historic hotel and hot springs that I work with here in Northern California. Â It’s epic information, and is so vital I don’t (more…)
Atheists, Agnostics know more about religion than the religious
But it’s also a lack of belief, in this case. It’s impossible to explain, which is why I default to humanism when talking about this, because it’s so much nicer to explain that with a hug.
The New Revolution
I am happy to have nothing to move us forward. I don’t know if that’s whimsically vain or arrogantly naive? I mean it. It’s the new revolution. Existing within our government to make it better…. even at the expense of our standards, our jobs, our expectations, or our comfort.
The Secret Powers of Time & Ultimate Happiness
What are you? This is so fascinating, and it’s so important…. How do you want time to happen during your lifetime? But what’s really important is your time perspective, coupled (more…)
Meg Whitman’s ugly attack ads seem even more hollow thanks to Economist article
I think this is fairly interesting… An article from the Economist talks a bit about California’s current predicament, and the upcoming election. I am quite interested in this race, and have some (more…)