Over the past several weeks, I have focused on the quasi “post-mortem dump” of the so-called media‘s election coverage in the United States. I no longer usually pay much attention to the junk that has increasingly become known as “mainstream media” — I prefer to focus more on the distinction between “rational media and “irrational… Continue reading Human Brain Conditioner: Human Nature is a Top Secret Affair
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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?
Tolerable Perfection and Implications for Human Mortality
This morning I experienced a sort of “AHA!” insight that I want to share with you now — even if the ink on my haphazardly scribbled notes has not yet even had any opportunity to dry in the fresh, crisp early autumn air. To provide more context, let me first add that quite a few… Continue reading Tolerable Perfection and Implications for Human Mortality
Quantity & Quality
Last week I wrote about what I consider to be an inordinate amount of trust in monetary instruments (see “Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes“). This week I will follow up with a consideration of something that also seems to be trusted religiously: the specter of science. I have long since been stupendously amazed at… Continue reading Quantity & Quality
Everything is Special, Nothing is General (Knowledge)
I’m guessing that sounds sort of extreme … yet I am repeatedly led to this belief. I don’t believe in such a crass statement as “everything is special, nothing is general“, but I do notice something about the way other people believe to know something about which they obviously have little or no knowledge whatsoever.… Continue reading Everything is Special, Nothing is General (Knowledge)
About: Technological Limitations of the Publishing Model as an Information and Communications Technology
I am currently on what has gradually become an annual retreat with a now nearly life-long debating friend in which we spar over various topics for small bouts that last ranging amounts of time, from two minutes to two hours to two years and sometimes even beyond that. Yesterday we engaged in such a bout… Continue reading About: Technological Limitations of the Publishing Model as an Information and Communications Technology
Please Don’t Make Me Think
Thinking is hard. It’s much easier to just let someone tell you a story and when you hear the same old story over and over again, then it will probably begin to ring true. This is neither a new insight nor is it rocket science — it’s something a scientist from a long time ago… Continue reading Please Don’t Make Me Think
Swarming Around
On the verge of solstice [1], let’s consider time some more. Amidst the bees buzzing around here and there, ideas have also been swarming around in my mind. First and foremost: it seems like swarms never die. Individuals die, swarms live on forever (more or less). Sure, extinction will do in a swarm, but isn’t… Continue reading Swarming Around
Learning How to Code
You may recall that in my previous installment [ https://socio.business.blog/2023/04/09/reboot-2-0-are-we-ready-for-a-renaissance-in-open-source-information-technology ], I mentioned that one of the first “codes” to be made open source were Latin texts. Latin, however, was not one of the first codes to exist. The text / texts above is / are encoded using Cuneiform, which is generally considered to be… Continue reading Learning How to Code
Reboot 2.0 — Are We Ready for a Renaissance in Open Source Information Technology?
In my opinion, the time is ripe for a reboot in open source information technology — yet exactly what that term “open source information technology” is supposed to mean might first need some clarification. There are quite a few possible misinterpretaions (“mis-” as in: “in disagreement with me” 😉 ). My point of view is… Continue reading Reboot 2.0 — Are We Ready for a Renaissance in Open Source Information Technology?
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