Category Archives: General Ramblings

We Need An International People’s Day

Seriously, we are so good at celebrating individual groups. And in many ways, it’s good to recognize the unique characteristics of groups as a show of respect for their ways, their cultures, and their contributions. But have we gone too … Continue reading

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Remembrance

                      It was a year ago today that Japan suffered the most horrific of natural disasters, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami that devastated so much of the … Continue reading

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Code For America, and Then The World

I saw the Ted Talk by Jennifer Pahlka and was intrigued by this idea, so I went to that repository of everything video, Youtube, to search for more on Code For America. There were a few more talks by Jennifer … Continue reading

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RIP Moebius

The Long Tomorrow – Moebius with Dan O’Bannon (video courtesy of shivabel) http://youtu.be/8QozLSpjQc0 I hadn’t logged into my computer until just now, only to hear the extremely sad news of the loss of a major figure in the comics industry, … Continue reading

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The Winds Of Mars Are Devilish

                    You know how I’m always talking about the wonders of the universe. Well, NASA (along with JPL-Caltech and the Univ. of Arizona)  has managed to bring us another such wonder. … Continue reading

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Bryan Stevenson Talks About Injustice

Ted2012 has just finished, but its conversations will live on like they always do. Whether you watched the optimistic Peter Diamandis speak about Abundance Is Our Future, or the realism of Paul Gilding letting us know that The Earth Is Full, … Continue reading

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A Message From The Internet

It seems like a good day to remember that important Internet manifesto of John Perry Barlow, the founder of the EFF. Here is a Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace: Because it needs to be said, remembered, and respected by all … Continue reading

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Finally Some Expertise on ACTA

http://youtu.be/gzieTzart5s I tried to follow the European Parliament’s open workshop on ACTA at their site, however I never managed to get their videos to work so I gave up trying to access the live stream. Fortunately, Cory Doctorow forwarded this … Continue reading

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What We Say

Ok, I have to get this off of my chest because I just heard the most disturbing thing from one of the most important people in my life. I won’t go into the details, because I will just want to … Continue reading

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Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown is a researcher with an extraordinary gift of teaching about the power of vulnerability that resides within us all. She should as she spent a decade in researching how it impacts everyone’s daily lives. But after all of … Continue reading

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