We waste a lot of time on social media, and that’s our own choice to make. However, there are some sites and uploads that are designed purposefully to waste our time. I don’t see anything wrong with these sites. It’s just that they aren’t selling what they seem to be, and there is always the…
Month: September 2026
Social Commentary
Artificial Morality
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Science Fiction writers are expected to predict future problems humanity might have, to help us deal with progress as it happens. Needless to say, the problem of robots is deeply rooted in the genre. For example, Isaac Asimov made a good start on our present AI problem in 1942 when he first published a story…
Politics
September 11: Lessons Learned?
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To start out, I want to make it perfectly clear that I sympathize deeply with the American people for their losses in the Twin Towers disaster. In the first place, the loss of life was tragic. If only for that reason, the event will go down in American legend, with tales of the losses and…
Social Commentary
Apocalypse Soon?
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The concept of cultural lore is fascinating, but don’t get hung up on facts. A mythical story is not just a story, and it is only true in one respect. Lore Is Not True Except when it is true. Here’s how the human memory works. Within the individual, the event which occurs contains a reduced…
Social Commentary
Thank You, Dolly Parton
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I’m not a big fan of the star system. I’ve worked too long in the entertainment business to be fooled that anyone who is good at one job qualifies them in any way for adulation about the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, it’s quite the opposite. So when a famous performer dies, I’m sad generally.…