The things I was busy doing while things fell apart
On the guilt of feeling like my focus is everywhere but where life needs it to be.
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On the guilt of feeling like my focus is everywhere but where life needs it to be.
On Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods America, he tried hot dogs that were turned into fine dining fare. One had a fried egg on it. The other, lighter, came with basil. Decadence like this inspires and disgusts. One side feels thrills over the innovation, and the freedom and wealth of the society that allows it. Another … Read more
Emails. Phone calls. Snail mail. Hey, Uncle Sam, what about credit cards?
The company’s desertion of its RSS reader also means giving up on cool searches conveniently delivered.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/tech/social-media/facebook-threat-carter/index.html?c=&page=2 No one wants to be held responsible for something that might go wrong. Maybe that’s why silly threats against Obama on Twitter pushed this kid to a year in prison: 140 Characters Spell Charges and Jail. Yikes.
http://qz.com/99413/first-ever-human-head-transplant-is-now-possible-says-neuroscientist/ Heads up? Heading out? Let it go to your head? Don’t get a big head? The endpoint of this is effortlessly plopping our heads on and off anything and using our brains to control it. Vehicles. Beanie bags. Penguins. Whatever. If we need a tool, we will find a way to top it off … Read more
http://buzzmachine.com/2013/06/30/there-are-no-journalists-there-is-only-journalism/ Yup.
In Brad Pitt’s movie about speedy zombies, Israel’s spy agency uses an information analysis technique that can help all of us find better solutions.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0765332612/ref=mw_dp_mdsc?dsc=1 Spin and his other novels were very enjoyable.
http://nytimes.com/2013/06/29/us/politics/after-leaks-obama-leads-damage-control-effort.html Pinky promise?