Cell Phones, Isolation, and the Nature of Freedom
We live in an age of constant contact. This is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because it allows us to communicate with other people all the time. It… Continue reading
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Defense of TV
It seems television has developed a bad reputation. Many claim that watching T.V. makes people stupid and lazy, it ruins the imagination, and the commercials are intolerable. To see television being thrown under… Continue reading
Art of Technomancy
Ever since Homo sapiens picked up his first rock technology has become more and more pervasive. The rock, however, or even something as sophisticated as the iron club does not impose on our… Continue reading
Deception of Ease
I like to do things in person. I would rather talk to someone face-to-face than over the phone. I usually prefer to go inside to see bank tellers over the drive-thru or using… Continue reading
Clearing the Mind’s Cache
Do you ever feel like your mind is slowing down? You used to be able to solve problems so quickly, now you don’t even know what the problems are. Is there a considerable… Continue reading
How to Get Past Morning
The morning is an important time. Some say it is the most important part of the day. When you wake up, do your chores, eat breakfast, and there are no problems, then you… Continue reading
The Invention of Magic
When we think of the past, and the attitudes of the people who lived then, we think of superstition and fantastical beliefs. Before our modern age of reason and enlightenment, people believed in… 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
Do Humans come with Software?
When you purchase a new computer you always get more than you asked for. Along with the operating system, computers come with a lot of extra programs. Some of these are annoying. Others… Continue reading
Innovations That Must Be Very Old, But Actually Aren’t
Some inventions and ideas appear to be so important they are timeless. Even the most integral things, though, must have been invented at some point in time. Here follows six innovations that are… Continue reading
Weird, Creepy, and Unnecessary Things, In Space.
Human beings are natural born explorers. We’re always trying to go places we have never been, and in all honesty, probably shouldn’t be. Outer space, for example, is a place where we have… Continue reading