Social evolution We are natural villagers 20 Jul 2009 We are natural villagers. For most of mankind’s history we have lived in very small communities in which we knew everybody and everybody knew us. But gradually there grew to be far too many of us, and our communities became too large and disparate for us to be able to… Read More
Censorship The Policy policy, and a Bill of Rights 3 Dec 2008 When my kids were in school, I noticed an interesting phenomenon that went something like this: Headmaster: No, your kids can’t be being bullied. We have a policy against bullying. I came to call this the “Policy policy”: so long as there’s a Policy in place for some longstanding problem,… Read More
Technology How the Windogs do howl 2 Dec 2008 Because Apple posted an advisory [a while back now] suggesting that an antivirus program be used, the Windows bigots have erected a strawman: Apple says it is immune from viruses, so now it looks like Macs aren’t so great huh? Of course, that’s not what is happening at all. I… Read More
Ahh 24. Thats how I should base my descisions. Could I get a little arm band that read: “What Would Picard Do?” Maybe some form of hippy slver jewelry…
Ahh 24. Thats how I should base my descisions. Could I get a little arm band that read: “What Would Picard Do?” Maybe some form of hippy slver jewelry…
I always thought Twitter was the sound made by the ST:TOS communicators when they flipped them open. Pity you can’t get the sound for a clamshell phone.
I always thought Twitter was the sound made by the ST:TOS communicators when they flipped them open. Pity you can’t get the sound for a clamshell phone.