On Relationships: A Guide for Trolls
Update (7/13/2020): Turns out, a lot of the ideas and themes discussed here have been given a more thorough and useful treatment in Mark Manson’s Models, highly recommended for anyone interested […]
Category Archives: Current Events
Containing posts discussing unfolding or current events, attempting to analyze or contextualize modern times.
How To Play Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go is happening. A powerful brand, the right technology, and a team with expertise have all come together in a magical moment. Let’s review the game and how it […]
Photography!
Whew. Work and school and the non-profit are demanding. Where can there be respite? Photography. But photography is easy. Anyone can do it, now. Without without standards, without challenge, there’s […]
Some Trends Regarding Technology and Society
Some trends to think about: First, consider the shift from desktop and laptop computers towards mobile phones and tablets as most people’s primary source of computation, and their principal gateway to the […]
Robert and Amman
Robert: Good morning. Amman: Hello. Robert: Shall we begin? Amman: Yes. beat Robert: My people are worried, cousin. They sense that they are being misunderstood. Amman: I am aware. It is […]
A Veteran Israeli Soldier’s Take on Syria, as Told Over Cigarettes
On Thursday night my family had dinner at my Israeli cousin’s house. She’s a young mother, with three adorable children (aged 2 months to about 5 years) and a fascinating, […]
The Temple of Apple?
I came home yesterday from a year abroad, and I’ve been spending the day getting re-adjusted to my hometown, Santa Monica. This morning I paid a visit to the Third […]
Sharing: “An Education for Empire”
An Education for Empire: The Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford Foundations in the Construction of Knowledge I just finished this excerpt from the Canadian “independent researcher” Andrew Gavin Marshall concerning the […]
