I am a Neo-Luddite, have leanings toward Cliodynamics and I am aging. Luddites were people in the 19th-century who were opposed to the use of technologies (automation) because they believed it was detrimental to fair remuneration and that it reduced the quality of the (weaving) process. These insightful (in my opinion) folks considered themselves LudditesContinue reading "Neo-Luddite, Cliodynamics and Aging"
Flipping the Coin (Taster)
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity. William Arthur Ward This is a true story. My office phone rings. For the record, and to ensure that you conjure up the correct image, the phone is no digital, touch-dial, hands-free masterpiece: it is a dial-up,Continue reading "Flipping the Coin (Taster)"
City’s Song
Awoken by a midnight call Runaway thoughts in wayward dreams Rolling through thoughts of you Dancing to the City’s song. Shadows creep along the wall Circle ‘round the moonlit beam Holding hands they frolic to Voices in the City’s song. The City’s song The City’s song Who dares hear the City’s song? The City’s songContinue reading "City’s Song"
Folks
Old folk once told me Where to live What to think And the value I should wear. Now young folk think they own me Tell me what to color Hues in my mind Fleeting gods in quiet Ideas fade to grey. Rich folk tell me stories Keep me glued To the work Hammering nails folkContinue reading "Folks"
XY in Japan
(A biography of Michelle Mina written by Zac Oshima) To many young high schooler teens college is somewhat daunting yet exciting thing to look forward to. For Michelle Mina this was nothing different. She entered her first year of college at Lewis & Clark, Portland Oregon in 2012. A small sized college with a totalContinue reading "XY in Japan"
What Do You Really Know About Her?
-Do Not Judge a Book by its Cover- Written by Park Cheulsoo “First impressions are the most lasting”, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”: As such, there are a lot of sayings or proverbs highlighting the importance of the first impressions. However, first impressions could be often misleading and entirelyContinue reading "What Do You Really Know About Her?"
LIGHTS AND THE CIRCLE OF CONCERN
We have loaded the dog, and are seated in the front of the Subaru ready to depart for a quick trip to the vet - a very quick as it happened . The dog's two small lumps have changed shape and grown over the past few months - quite rapidly, to me at least -Continue reading "LIGHTS AND THE CIRCLE OF CONCERN"
Happy New Year 2016 – The Line
Which line to ride at the station, which direction to the next stop along; All trains look the same with their mostly unreadable names; Messages color-coded for our minds, help comprehend the mysteries behind; The tracks fade ahead in shadows, hiding all our world’s future sorrows; Of this planet and its tears, cuts the deepContinue reading "Happy New Year 2016 – The Line"
THE MIND BOGGLES
When a “ Yes, Prime Minister” moment (or two) occurs, which, may I add, seem not to be isolated events but seemingly endemic to the wider system, I just can’t resist leaving it to the book. I had several of those moments recently. The first was at a meeting where we were required to castContinue reading "THE MIND BOGGLES"
A.I., TROLLEY PROBLEM AND FUTURES
I’ll come back to the π-type learner soon. This posting relates loosely to that string of thought connections. I read in the New Scientist (9th Dec. 2015) "Super-literate software reads and comprehends better than humans” and in a news report in the ABC Australia on an 11th December 2015 Science article on how scientists areContinue reading "A.I., TROLLEY PROBLEM AND FUTURES"
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