Men are weak now, and yet they transform the Earth’s surface. In millions of years their might will increase to the extent that they will change the surface of the Earth, its oceans, the atmosphere, and themselves. They will control the climate and the Solar System just as they control the Earth. They will travel [...]
Archive | June, 2005
Cybersomething
I was looking through photos on Flickr tonight, and came across this one. There’s quite a bit of good amateur photography there, but this shot stuck me: very Matrix-like. It’s almost like a cross between something William Gibson would conceive in a Ballard-inspired setting — lots of pixels and concrete. I think the greenish hue [...]
Still Raining . . . Maybe Pouring
Well, to continue my week of black karma, I had a motorcycle accident. My driveway sucks, as most of you know, and I was heading out on the bike. Halfway down the drive, I went off the cement track, and the tire got caught trying to right myself. I went down near the bottom, fucking [...]
Hello Flickr, Goodbye .Mac
This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing. I’ve been thinking of dropping .Mac. Well, the biggest problem with .Mac is that it costs $100 and many free, much more innovative, services are springing up everywhere to do even more than what .Mac does. For instance, the interface for Gmail is [...]
Windows Sucks
Via BoingBoing: An overwhelming number of web users agree: Microsoft Windows sucks, according to the Operating System Sucks-Rules-o-Meter. Thank goodness there is now scientific proof of what I have long suspected. I wonder just how many of my previous blog posts have added to the results? Well, majority rules, I guess.
New Evolution Web Site Combats Metaphysics
Via Wired: The National Academies has created a web site that seeks to educate the public about the theory of evolution and combat the narratives of “intelligent design.” The Wired article also links to another informative site on this subject: The National Center for Science Education (a new daily read for me). Hey, I’m all [...]
Stop Alien Abductions
You have to see it to believe it. Be sure you look at the photo of the alien. Wow.
