"How did we get into this preposterous mess? Answering this question requires an understanding of (among other things) the peculiar nature of digital technology, the ideology of Silicon Valley, the astonishing political naivety of Zuckerberg, the ethical tunnel vision of software engineers and – most important – the business model that has come to be known as “surveillance capitalism”."The Full Story
"Harlan Ellison is probably one of the best writers of the last century, but he may be more famous (or infamous) for his irascibility, his lawsuits, and his reputed bad behavior."The Full Story
"There’s a new playbook for oppression today. Instead of outright totalitarian rule, you construct the appearance of democracy, while controlling it by subtly — in some cases perhaps not even …
"We are idealists and we are realists. We are dreamers and we are builders. We are experiencers and we are experimenters. We long for certainties, yet we ourselves are full of the ambiguities of the Mona Lisa and the I Ching. We ourselves are a part of the yin-yang of the world. | Alan Lightman, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine"The Full Story
This is a great read … essentially talking about the many different initiatives around the globe working on creating meat to eat, independent of animal.
Then there is this where The US …
Sunny, restful, quiet - the opposite of the actual day!
"“The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.”"
Turner Sports Service to Let Fans Buy Portions of NBA Games - Bloomberg
.. which got me to wondering how fans might game the system ~~ eg I will only watch the last quarter to save money … but …
"While success is not pre-ordained, any company without a positive attitude to change is on its own death march."
"“People have the mistaken impression that mathematics is just equations,” he once explained. “In fact, equations are just the boring part of mathematics.”"