Category Archives: Technical Ramblings

Reddit found a pretty smart video (started with an Imgur image) by our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson. And you have to admit that he is completely right on this topic. Children aren’t the problem. We adults are. If you … Continue reading →

http://youtu.be/UNWQgJCbuJY In addition to the beautiful aerial view we get of Minsk, this flight has a pretty powerful message to the people and to the ruler of Belarus. We’ve heard about some of the repressive laws that are being passed … Continue reading →

I missed this movie when it came out in 2007, but I’m glad that I finally got to see it during this Independence Day holiday (a great kick in the teeth). This production is a timely and powerful reminder of … Continue reading →

This is going to be a post with a dual purpose. First and foremost, a celebration of an incredible New York illustrator by the name of Kyle Stecker. This is one of his pieces, “bid-ness as usual” showing in his … Continue reading →

The last thought that I had after listening to many of the talks at PDF 2012 is that people are tired of things staying the same and have lost their trust of status quo. Unfortunately, unlike how Alex Torpey believes, … Continue reading →

Carne Ross used to be part of the establishment until he became disillusioned with it. Now he is part of the Leaderless Revolution, which he has written about and lives. He believes that we need to take back our agency … Continue reading →

Deanne Zandt spoke out at the Personal Democracy Forum recently in a thoughtful talk about the new power of the Internet. 2011 and 2012 have been banner years for the introduction of the Internet to the world. The world that … Continue reading →

So, all of this week, I’ve been feeling really put out. Like a horse that got put out into the middle of a dry desert with no horizon in sight. Yeah, I figured that the elections had partly to do … Continue reading →

Mathieu Cuvelier and Lucy Crook worked with The Viral Factory to create this adorable video of Cambodian kids trying to say the hardest word in English. Granted it’s a nonsensical word, but it’s also our most famous one: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. If … Continue reading →

                    People everywhere are looking for real ways to make a difference. And human rights is the single-most used reason to change the world so that all people live with the … Continue reading →