The current political climate in the United States can be summed up with this contrived example. Republican candidate: Our platform is one of job creation and innovation through support of the SexBot industry. Our tactic is two-pronged. By reducing taxes and providing incentives to sex robot manufacturers, we can create jobs and stabilize the economy. …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Rails, Ride
Found a DVD copy of Linklater’s “Before Sunrise”. Watched it the other night and fell in love again. Takes me back to the summer of ’95. College. My friend Pam called me up one night (along with my girlfriend-at-the-time Donna) to come over to hang out, have snacks, and watch this movie. It was always …
1984 Versus 2001
Needed something to explain the odd juxtaposition of possible futures and actual outcomes. Came up with this. Because in 1984, we were worried about George Orwell’s warnings of the impending arrival of Big Brother and endless war (“Ingsoc is at war with Oceania. Ingsoc has always been at war with Oceania.”), yet our space program …
For the Schwinn
Hacking a computer is a lot like riding a bicycle. Let’s say, for instance, that you give a kid a 10-speed bike. If the kid’s stupid, he’ll hop on and try pedaling like they do on TV. He might fall off because he doesn’t know how to ride it. Eventually, he gets the hang of …