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…)
The Power of Adobe Photoshop, and a Plastic Vision of the Future Singularity… Augmented Humans seeking perfection.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/10/watch-as-woman-goes-from-average-to-fabulous-in-37-seconds/ That video is nutso, because we’ve actually created a human image that doesn’t exist, and (more…)
The tides of time… ebb and flow good sailor.
I am really digging on the lessons of Ishmael vs Ahab, and the metaphor of Moby Dick as seeking meaning in an empty universe, until it grinds you up and whittles you away. I am less about that struggle (more…)
The way time ends for our human perspective in this universe. We have 2 ways out of here… which do you prefer?
How does time end for humanity? Let’s assume the best case scenario, right? Â We are able to continue our legacy as wanderers, hopping from planet to planet, solar system to system…. and I won’t even (more…)
More on privacy, transparency, accountability, & the 21st century decimating antiquated systems (& insane info about 4th Amendment)
The 4th Amendment doesn’t extend to 3rd party agreements. Privacy is a trick and diversion. Let’s talk about civil liberties before they’re gone, as well.
Privacy? Get over it.
Yes. This stuff is fascinating to me, especially watching reactionary people relatively clueless about rights and privacy, reacting to stuff like the NSA Verizon thing. Â Seriously? You have not needed (more…)
Sip from my firehose… been too busy to post one offs, so enjoy a random link roundup.
——–> Psychedelic experiences with the ultimate end of audiophilia http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4379774/ecstasy-for-my-eardrums-tripping-through-the-psychedelia-million-dollar-hi-fi THAT (more…)
Touch…. Hold on. If love is the answer, you’re home.
The line “Hold on. If love is the answer, you’re home” is one of the most eloquent, beautiful, timely, and moving lines I have heard in a song in a decade, easily. Vulnerable, elegant, grace……
Broken Systems – watching the current rough seas of the 20th century from the shores of the 21st.
It’s not just NY. It’s cities, governments, and the systems firmly entrenched in the 20th century. It’s painful to watch – these broken systems haven’t been able to yoke themselves to the steam engine (more…)