I am not Christian, so I do not celebrate the birth of Christ. I am not Jewish, so I do not burn nine candles when one will suffice. I am not Druid, so I do not decorate evergreen trees with charms. I am not Wiccan, so I do not celebrate the impregnation of the Moon …
Category Archives: Philosophy
Long Play
Relationship movies as romantic placebo? Yeah, I do that. Last night? “Chasing Amy”. After knowing the community more during the 14 years since seeing it, it finally made some sense. Tonight? “Before Sunset” (as referenced earlier); second viewing, first since reviewing “Before Sunrise”. It’s better the second time. Also, “Lost In Translation”, because it’s difficult. …
Unlimited Vistas for a Limited Horizon
Since I’ve moved from my hometown, I’ve gone on sneering rants about how much the people in my home town are in a bubble, how if it’s not within the Texarkana city limits or anywhere within the two neighboring counties, they just don’t care to know about it. Selective myopia, small lives, out-of-sight out-of-mind, and …
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 …