October 2008
6 posts
"Transhumanism Rising": Or, a few words on... →
If only these 350 words of eye-rolling would put an end to the Transhumanists and their absurd quest to end humanity as we know it “because we can make it better.” I think that’s been tried, more than once, and one only needs walk among the remnants of Buchenwald to understand where this leads.
Khoi Vinh: A Cloud and a Prayer →
“Make note of the exits,” he says.
The gist of this essay fits well within the general life concept that I’ve termed ephemera, which I use to mean, essentially, nothing lasts forever. Experientially, morally, spiritually, existentially — there’s a lot in this idea to ponder and upon which to reflect.
And of course a virtual world, a world in the cloud, is the...
Rotten Apple
So, true to rumors, Apple is having a “notebook event” next week. My long-awaited next laptop, a new Macbook Pro, may be unveiled.
But just a minute. Other rumors suggest that the new MBPs will have the “flat chiclet” keyboards of the current Macbooks and Macbook Airs. And let me tell you, that sucks. I hate the flaccid keyboards on the Macbooks. There is scant tactile...
Roll of the Dice
It was the end of the work day, and I was walking out to the bike racks to unlock my bike and ride home. As I stepped up to my bike, my foot kicked something small and hard on the sidewalk — a rock, I thought — and it went tumbling away from me under the bike racks. But the sound it made wasn’t quite right for a rock.
I looked around between the bars and wheels until I saw it:...
I Saw You*
Florescent-jacketed Jackass
You blew by me at the red light on Lovejoy & the Broadway Bridge so fast I thought you were racing. But lo and behold! Two lights later, there I found you, lazily waiting at the red. And then you recklessly hopscotched all the other cyclists all the way down Broadway — but never really pulled ahead of the pack — just getting in everybody’s way...