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we are too close
to the end of these sad bad times
to stop moving


what lives here:
microfiction, science, philosophy(?)
poetry, autobiography, photography
a bit of maths, art, music
and stuff

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Jul
9th
Thu
5:19 pm
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[P]hilosophy of science can seek to generate scientific knowledge in places where science itself fails to do so
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…from the Glut-tang Clan « Virginia Hughes (via @vaughanbell)(via @mocost)

def fun but this is still my favorite.

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I don't want to go to Carousel

Is it just me or does Gen M have age-ist issues?  I’ve heard Dr. Jay play the age card on numerous occasions (don’t get me wrong, I <3 Dr. J) and some twenty-something say that so-and-so was quite a precocious tumblr for his age (33). There’s today thing with Umair.  There are also other examples I’ve seen ‘round here.

I’m sure it’s common ‘mongst all generations to do this sort of thing but the vehemence and apparent virulence of Gen M’s proclivity for it is, as with the attitude thing, a bummer.

I turned forty last month and am incredibly young at heart.  My internet self certainly belies my age - except when going on about those young people as recently seen =) - and I’m confident enough to not let the age snarks bother me.  However, the trend is still disturbing.

We’re all grups here.

Which way to Sanctuary.

[edit: I don’t recall hearing much age-ist rhetoric from my agemates while we were in our twenties.  This may be a bit silly and simplistic but I wonder if it was because as children we had Logan’s Run (film and series) and Star Trek to teach us some lessons about -isms and -ists and their unfortunate extremes (that grup episode freaked me out as a kid).  (Our media feed was pretty limited.  What one saw, most saw, it seems).]

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i couldn’t stay away. *^_^*

there’s a trick to staring into the sun without getting blinded or burnt.  i’m learning it as best i can.

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Jul
8th
Wed
6:29 pm
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i need about a month or so away from the internets.

cs, i don’t know whether to thank you or throw water balloons.  remembering to be mindful about what’s going on overseas has resulted in a huge spike in my blood pressure. it seems the world is built on nothing but f^(%*!@ absurdity.  no wonder i dropped out the first time.

in order to forestall another such exit, i’m going to remove the wireless interface from my laptop and do what i need to do, bracket out the world so i can do my part to change it.

au revoir, safe travels, & best wishes, all~

p.s. will check email 1x or 2x a week if anyone cares to write feels like writing. *^_^*

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jayparkinsonmd:

superamit:

caro:

Nice.

Yep…good work Foursquare. I’ve been checking in at my gym every time I go so I can keep track of what I’ve been doing. Essentially 2 button presses and I’ve documented my workout sessions.

I AM the mayor of Maxim Fitness. Anyone up for challenging my mayoral status?

And therein lies one major step forward in the fight against getting off my ass. Add some games and competition to getting me off my ass that I can use against my friends in my neighborhood. And then add in some monetary rewards for winning the competition (like a free drink around the corner at Destination? All of this could then be tied in to my insurance company (or maybe even my taxes?) so my premiums go down as a result of my healthy lifestyle?

Damn…wouldn’t it be nice living in the future in an ideal world?

It would be supernice if we could do the same for civil engagement.  Get people off their butts and involved.  This hyper-“me” sh!t (80’s^3) is getting to me in a severe way.

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So not only did Hulu have something people wanted, it had a brand promise that was clear and distinctive: Hulu is where you go for network TV. That’s different from YouTube, which is where you go to watch the biggest collection of video that isn’t on TV. Hulu, in effect, is Amazon.com to YouTube’s eBay. Meanwhile, the brands of all the other video sites—Joost, Veoh, and so on—didn’t mean anything in particular at all. It certainly helped Hulu cement its position as the icon for professional content that the company built a particularly attractive and easy-to-use site. But I think being first with a critical mass of content and the right brand position was more important.

Why Hulu Succeeded As Other Video Sites Failed - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (via caterpillarcowboy) (via mikehudack)

It probably didn’t hurt to have Seth McFarlane plug it all over the place on cable.  Most of the world has probably never heard of Joost, Veoh, etc. etc. etc. but they know Family Guy (unfortunately).  Sure, on some unconscious level this brand stuff works but for Joe the Plumber, what he already knows sells what he’s not so sure about. A body could have the best product in the world but if no one knows about it, it won’t matter.

[edit: I am rolling my eyes at this b.s. disguised as analysis.  This is from the NYT?!?!?  Sheesh.]

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Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
— The Dalai Lama (via ymfy)(via mikehudack)
Jul
7th
Tue
10:23 pm
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unreliablewitness:

From the imagation of Graham Roumieu in his wonderful book, Bigfoot, I Not Dead.  This is probably the most entertaining book that I will read all year.
[FULL SIZE)

unreliablewitness:

From the imagation of Graham Roumieu in his wonderful book, Bigfoot, I Not Dead.  This is probably the most entertaining book that I will read all year.

[FULL SIZE)

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mikehudack:

hilker:

hippieflavor:
“If the walls of the Big Dig House could talk, they’d tell you that it’s comprised of 600,000 lbs of recycled materials that were rescued from the Big Dig highway project in Boston. Inhabitat last reported on the striking modern residence in 2006 when it was still in its planning stages, and it has since come a long way from being a pile of rubble and recycled materials. We may now behold what stands today — an elegant and modern private home in Lexington, MA with an exciting backstory.” (via Inhabitat&#160;» Big Dig House: Recycled Residence Reaches Completion)
not only is this house made of recycled materials, but it’s a house i’d actually like to live in.

Same here.

ditto.

mikehudack:

hilker:

hippieflavor:

“If the walls of the Big Dig House could talk, they’d tell you that it’s comprised of 600,000 lbs of recycled materials that were rescued from the Big Dig highway project in Boston. Inhabitat last reported on the striking modern residence in 2006 when it was still in its planning stages, and it has since come a long way from being a pile of rubble and recycled materials. We may now behold what stands today — an elegant and modern private home in Lexington, MA with an exciting backstory.” (via Inhabitat » Big Dig House: Recycled Residence Reaches Completion)

not only is this house made of recycled materials, but it’s a house i’d actually like to live in.

Same here.

ditto.

Jul
6th
Mon
6:50 pm
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