“What I’m saying is that religion thinks it holds a monopoly on morality. No religion, no morality. I call bullshit. In fact, I would say it’s possibly a fear of having no morality — or rather, being told that one…
More geo-engineering hijinx
Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the former. — Albert Einstein It appears that the notion of reflecting the sun’s rays in order to deal with global warming has not died…
I am an evolutionary success — maybe
“Mike, look at me.” “I am looking at you.” “No. Look at me. What do you see?” “Okay… I see a thirty-something software guy, balding and growing a paunch.” “Aha, you mock me to camouflage your own glaring inadequacies, but…
Ishmael revisited
In my life I have read only two books a second time. The first was aeons ago and I cannot now recall what it was. The second was Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, which I just finished a month ago. This…
The nature of art
After being told by an art dealer that art is “anything that moves you”, a friend of mine once quipped, “Well, stepping in a pile of shit moves me, but I don’t call that art.” The art dealer’s defintion was too…
The Hipster PDA. Yeah, it’s real.
For a long time I have been looking for a good way to track all the things that I need to take care of in my life. I tried all kinds of electronic systems and daytimers and gave up on those. …