A fundamental mistake to call vehemence and rigidity strength! A man is not strong who takes convulsion-fits; though six men cannot hold him then. He that can walk under the heaviest weight without staggering, he is the strong man. We need forever, especially in these loud-shrieking days, to remind ourselves of that. A man who [...]
You can’t win, you can’t break even, you can’t leave the game, ’cause entropy will take it all ‘though it seems a shame. The second law, as we now know, is quite clear to state, that entropy must increase and not dissipate. – MC Hawking It’s got me (it’s got my soul) – it’s wrapped [...]
The prospect of development – the Appleseed Project variant I’ve had in mind for a while, sometime after I decided I’d build an automation framework (I have plenty of circuitous schematics), sometime after I decided I’d build an operating system abstraction layer – leaves me hollow. I watch the city’s ragged birds fight. Animals have [...]
Pop another speed pill and go forth my most righteous angel of death! Anger is a natural reaction in this situation. Unfortunately, many become so disgusted that they throw the baby out with the bathwater. Feeling vulnerable, they may think, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” The idea of [...]
Definitely not me. This is me. I spent a couple days and nights in the woods. There was a revival – had to exercise some demons – and there were some auxiliary reasons for the shirt and tie, but it’s a long story… I’ll get around to explaining it (and putting up some more pictures) [...]
The regions of the brain that become active during mind wandering belong to two important networks. One is known as the executive control system. Located mainly in the front of the brain, these regions exert a top-down influence on our conscious and unconscious thought, directing the brain’s activity toward important goals. – Stop Paying Attention: [...]
Earlier today I was struck by an aspect of myself which left me at a loss for words – I knew there was some description for what I was experiencing which would sum up my thoughts on the matter and allow me to better understand myself (cue the immediate reaction to mouseover the “Back” button [...]
following the events of the technological singularity, humankind found itself presented with an ever-growing array of technological gifts from a god-like artificial intelligence… … the first gifts were received graciously – agricultural breakthroughs and genetic therapies revolutionized public health … in time, humanity became so accustomed to accepting the enlightened gifts of their apotheocized creation [...]
I just had the opportunity to listen to some of the spoken word pieces hosted here and I am (ashamed? mortified? recalcitrant?) … horrified to admit that I encoded them incorrectly. Internet Explorer may yield double-time Chipmunks’ renditions. Suffice it to say that the issue has been corrected (for now, at least). Let me know [...]
When you meet someone, you need to have a super power. If you don’t, you’re just another handshake. Don’t say, “Hi, I’m Don, I’m from Cleveland.” Instead, try, “Hi, I’m Don, I tell stories that spread.” It’s not about touting yourself or coming on too strong. It’s about making the introduction meaningful. If I don’t [...]
