New things

I got a new phone, with all kinds of fancy new features that my old phone doesn't have. I wonder how long it will be before I take them for granted, and couldn't imagine a phone without them... Technology moves only a bit faster than we are able to get used to it...

mind realestate

The more responsibilities, and worries, and stress, and plans and work you have going on, the less free space you have in your head for creative thought. It becomes a depressing trap. The spirit is withered by the dull grind of daily life. You can't think about an alien world or a mystical dragon because …

bye bye net neutrality

All you 'free market!' folks in America right now who think this is no big deal, why don't you take a few minutes to go check how many ISP options are available in your area, and think about who you'll switch to if yours starts screwing you. Not many (or any) options, are there? What …

Other worlds

A visitor from outside our solar system is flying by, and while the odds of it being something sent by alien intelligence, it is still quite exciting to think something from another star, another part of our galaxy, is coming close enough for us to get a good look at. I can't help but imagine …