Residue
I didn’t feel like recategorizing the rest of these.
I didn’t feel like recategorizing the rest of these.
I am fascinated by the oceans and seas of the world, and of worlds yet to be found. The slow, pensive strength of these great planetary organs mesmerizes me. Some time ago, for a few months, I would find moments of near total darkness, close my eyes, and imagine as vividly as I [...]
[Ed. Note: In keeping with my recent string of self-plagiarism, this is a post originally “published” 09/10/02.
There is a curious subset of social behavior which, just now, intrigues me: urinal usage. As men often have little choice of micturation equipment while in the public domain, the urinal is a ubiquitous intersection of male [...]
[Ed. Note: Originally “published” 11/18/02.]
I applaud the U.S. legislature for broadening the investigative reach of the FBI. The USA PATRIOT Act (“Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”), as the long form describes, gives the FBI increased leniency in gathering evidence and trivia about [...]
[Ed. Note: Originally published, replete with the potential irony only now realized, 07/06/03.]
The world is approaching an evolutionary critical point. The interconnected networks reaching nigh into our very hearts will liberate our collective will for a greater good. Though not a Coke, since colas are notoriously bad for you and your complexion, [...]
[Ed. Note: Originally “published”07/11/03.]
In keeping with the generalized contemplative mood, Ben brings us to a religious activity that sounds like an id software release. Alas, this is not the case.
In saying that God has the freedom and power to do that which is logically impossible (like creating square circles), you are saying that any [...]
[One of the beautiful things about having had a few previous online incarnations is that, when your current incarnation is too disaffected or otherwise excused from having a coherence of thought, you can cannibalize those earlier selves and appear to be providing content. This might mean that said content is either timeless, or just [...]
Zeldman has now twice pontificated about the flawed near-ubiquity of tag clouds, and of folksonomies in general. He’s got a point: the appreciation of the value of a thing based solely on its popularity isn’t a precursor to the “have a website and a smile” ethos of the internet a lot of folks are [...]
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