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Time as a Human Commodity

May 10th, 2007 · 4 Responses

It sounds like science fiction, something out of the Blade Runner days, but imagine if every human’s time could be managed and spent more wisely, globally.
I drive, walk and look around and frequently wonder, as I see people doing less than nothing, “What are your plans today?”, “What do you have going on?”. It sounds [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Philosophy · Portland · Society

Say No to Free Will

April 17th, 2007 · 2 Responses

Been reading a lot about (and not really comprehending) the (non)existence of free will and determinism. Before I begin, feel free to read this: Dilbert Blog.
In it, Scott Adams quotes from a Time magazine article about Albert Einstein’s views on Faith. I had read this a few weeks ago, when it was first published. The [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Philosophy · Society

Look Out, Look Around

March 29th, 2007 · 9 Responses

I think the line, “Look Out, Look Around” is from a Fugazi song, or maybe it’s just my horrible translation of a misinterpreted lyric. I think it was Guy that sang it, I’ll have to go through my songs and see if I can find the reference.
Someone should make an Itunes plugin to view and [...]

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Dos and Donts

March 26th, 2007 · 7 Responses

Everyone should compose, understand, clearly articulate and publish their own Dos and Donts. Here are a few that have come to me. The double “D’s” are not just for Vice Magazine. (Note: apostrophes intentionally omitted for speed)
Dont: Ever, ever slap me on the back. I will retaliate with the utmost force and without hesitation.
Dont: Encourage [...]

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Change Your Life Yesterday

March 20th, 2007 · 1 Response

As a follow up to my last post, our perception of reality here is changing ever more quickly. Here is an explanation of the ongoing experiments that inspired Robert Lanza to expose his theory.
Check: Ready, Set, Be Confused.
So much stuff is being researched and figured out by smart people that I think we should all [...]

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