Even if men and women alike are not born, neither are babies born free nor do children usually grow up in free markets. All of evolution follows in the footsteps of their predecessors, their environments, and find their more or less appropriate milieus. Although there is no void, we are nonetheless more or less free… Continue reading Political and Industrial Institutionalisation of Publicity
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Literacy & Publicacy
Literacy and publicacy go hand-in-hand. The way I see the relationship between literacy and publicacy goes like this: Literacy is the ability to know what others have made public; Publicacy is the ability to know how to make something public. I think eventually the Twentieth Century will go down in history as a strange time… Continue reading Literacy & Publicacy
On the Internet …
One thing that irritates me time and again is when someone tells me they saw something “on the Internet”. It’s an insult to humanity to have such a low degree of literacy. In order to begin to understand how absurd such a statement is, consider how you would feel if someone talked to you about… Continue reading On the Internet …
Let’s Go to the Slop!
Like some lethargic oversized pig swaying in the sweltering heat down towards the beloved muddy pit, we now look forward towards the summer doldrums, dragging our feet through the cooling water while keeping our head somewhat above water in order to keep a lookout on what might be coming up — whether from the depths… Continue reading Let’s Go to the Slop!
ASS: Artificially Sentient Slop
Anyone who has successfully graduated grammar school ought to know that the plural form of “Nostradamus” is “Nostradami”. The hyper-inflation in Nostradami today is unprecedented. [1] The current flood of Nostradami is leading to rising levels of Doomsday books, for which we (of course) need ever more investments in artificial intelligence. One leading Nostradamus recently… Continue reading ASS: Artificially Sentient Slop
They’re Eating the Sperm
While the global news cycle is winding down to take a little break and people all over listen the Pope’s “urbi et orbi” Spiel speech, I’ve decided to use this space to cover so-called “women‘s issues” and to highlight yet another episode of Bridget’s “Dumpster Fire” series (over at phetasy.com ). People who follow my… Continue reading They’re Eating the Sperm
Literacy, language, listening skills and crap like that
I have a friend who appears to have poor listening skills. He may pretend to be a good listener, yet time and again I notice he isn’t really listening … i.e. understanding what I say … repeatedly. The other day we were talking about some media stuff (which, granted, is one of my topics) and… Continue reading Literacy, language, listening skills and crap like that
Delayed Information
Today, I am returning to one of my perennial topics — literacy (and also my newfangled term: publicacy — see also “What is Publicacy + Why does it Matter?“). I was reminded of these issues yet again (and indeed, several times) this week. The most prominent reminder was undoubtedly this quote (by Joe Rogan): As… Continue reading Delayed Information
Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief and of knowledge and opinion (and other basic literacy skills)
Literacy is an amazingly nebulous concept. The word is commonly used in a binary either / or fashion: either you are literate or you are illiterate. Yet as anyone with even just an inkling of an education will easily assert, it is much more realistic to say that there are degrees or levels (or maybe… Continue reading Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief and of knowledge and opinion (and other basic literacy skills)
After More than 2 Decades of Blogging, When Will We Ever Be Able to Clearly Define What is a Blog?
I am quite certain that most people feel quite differently than I do about what the term “Blog” refers to. Personally, I feel I stick rather closely to the original understanding that it’s shorthand for “weblog” (see also “Captain’s Log“). In my humble opinion, a blog is the result of using software to create a… Continue reading After More than 2 Decades of Blogging, When Will We Ever Be Able to Clearly Define What is a Blog?
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