Enter the Machinocene
Without technology, human beings are not all that special. Maybe humans have great spirits, but who is to say a human spirit is any different from the spirit of a wolf or a… Continue reading
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Changing Past Lives
Regret is not pleasant, but it’s difficult to get through life without it. We all have things we wish we’d done differently. This is why you will often hear people lament, “If only… Continue reading
Send Old People to Mars!
I have always been an advocate for space exploration and, eventually, colonization. There is nothing cooler than the thought of humanity spreading out beyond Earth. One of the most discussed topics in this… Continue reading
The Future of Food, and Clothing
Tortillas are an amazing food. They are light and fluffy, and yet strong enough preserve the structural integrity of the heaviest burrito. Tortillas have spread to every part of the world, filled every… Continue reading
What Humans Leave Behind
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are all the cesspits of civilization. This might sound like a controversial statement, and I suppose it is, but it is not controversial with aims to harm… Continue reading
They Will Judge Us by Our Ruins
We live in a age when the word “Judgment” has almost become taboo. Nobody wants to be judged, and nobody is allowed to judge anything. But we are kidding ourselves. Judgment happens all… Continue reading
Automation, and the Future of the Human Race
No matter what we do or how hard we try every one of us, along with the rest of the Universe, is moving unstoppingly toward the future. It doesn’t matter what you think… Continue reading
Undead Litigation
Alexander was pinned. There was a brick wall on one side of him, a chain-link fence on the other, and a feral walking corpse bearing down on him. Through its flesh was falling… Continue reading
Content Farm
In the course of human history we have become quite adept at taking activities that used to require craftsmanship, precision, and skill and figuring out how to mass produce the products. Machines have… Continue reading
The Fragile Dream of the Game Show
One of the most important traditions in my life is not grand or auspicious by any means. In fact, it is so mundane I’m not sure it even counts as a tradition. In… Continue reading
New Technology. New Trash.
It is funny the way we think about junk. A rusty old truck or abandoned farm machinery in a field somewhere is a cool find. Broken computer monitors or TVs lying outside are… Continue reading