Category Archives: Philosophy
Woke Nihilism
On the day of the burning of the Notre Dame cathedral, I was commiserating with a friend at the cafe about the disaster. A real moment. Then another friend sat with us, tuned into our conversation, and brought up the fact that there are so many black churches that have been burned, and that the …
Interstellar Sights and Social Rights
We have the first image of a black hole, and it took a lot of computational power and cleverness to generate it. Great! Holy crap, yes! I’m proud of scientific progress! Katie Bouman and her team did an amazing job! What’s less amazing isn’t the reporting that Dr. Bouman was the technical lead on the …
Marketplace
It’s been said that the Internet is a marketplace of ideas. I’ve always thought that made for great ad copy. But I think I understand now. It is a place where everybody is trying to sell their ideas…but nobody’s buying. All custom memetic concepts up to 50% off this week only. Come in and SAVE!
Humblepeas
The earthy flavor of the black-eyed peas and sustenance of the cornbread reminds us of prosperity through humility. May 2019 be prosperous for us all. BTW, there’s enough chili powder and red and black pepper in these peas that they’ll keep me humble for at least a few days. Yowza. So proud of my humblepeas.