Is there life out there? Infinite universe. Yup. Do they exist before us? Not likely, as it takes awhile to evolve. Maybe one go round. Have they not existed yet, and we’ll be long dead when (more…)
My new flip phone, and why… or “legit no one wants to talk about smartphone addiction because we’re alcoholics that aren’t ready to admit it”
This was about a simple feature on a new smart dumbphone that I am pretty amped about… the phone in general, as well as what it means in general. $60 a month savings, and not losing a thing from modern (more…)
It didn’t sit right, so I followed up on my gut feeling that Pixar’s “Soul” was a bad film, and turns out I wasn’t wrong.
NOT TRYING TO BE DEBBIE DOWNER. I just had this weird feeling that wouldn’t go away, so I dug deeper. This is about trying to be an ally who actually cares to read deeper into the way Hollywood offers (more…)
A quick thought on The Expanse vs Battlestar Galactica.
If you like physics… that alone is enough to start The Expanse. I’m in my little pandemic bubble and echo chamber, so I’ve been watching this show with jaw-dropped amazement, and isolated such that I (more…)
“Remember the Whigs, Larry?” or the march towards equality, and where we lost it along the way…
A non-sequitur about Trump’s America, and where we’re heading. This is from Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72. Sounds like Trump’s GOP: “Remember the Whigs, Larry? They (more…)
The best Elizabeth from Knoxville “It’s a Revolution” Memes
This has got to be inappropriate in some manner, but in my terror and sadness this made me laugh. I think not knowing your privilege, not knowing your status, being tone-deaf, and admitting a felony are (more…)
Ignore this, or “the community I engaged”.
I did this out of bored curiosity. I am happy to see my contributions range over so many subreddits. I really only hang out in a specific few, so this is surprising. I know it means legitimately nothing (more…)
A defense of the inevitability of Equalitarianism: on a road with no map since the year of our Lord, 1215; *OR* an essay about isms.
So when I think about equalitarianism as a political doctrine, I typically immediately think about three things. This video: Explanation of who is killing who: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2012/10/01/this-land-is-mine/ Second, (more…)
Robocop and The Wire aren’t too different, you and I: How each deals with the dark side of The American Dream, and the collapse of city governance.
Dan Harmon is right. A film lazily titled “Robocop” should be a disaster. A forgettable B-film that is best for Mystery Science Theatre 3000. But that’s not what happened, and here we are. Re-watching (more…)
Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 speech from “The Greatest Dictator” is prescient, brutally self-aware, and more relevant than ever.
Again… this is 80 years old, this year of 2020. —— I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone (more…)