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Evolution Makes Us Really Bad Futurists. . . But Really Good At Painting Sad Pictures
Let’s travel back in time, let’s say, 100-thousand years. Give or take a few centuries. Your choice. I know some of us would not be caught dead in the Middle Paleolithic Period. That’s okay. I understand. For all of you, … Continue reading
Posted in Futurism and the Tomorrow Mill
Tagged Paleolithic, Picasso's Blue Period, Prehistory
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IVP Author Takes 2nd at Ignite Asheville 2013
*From the editor: Congratulations to Jim MacKenzie, author of the Incredible Vanishing Paperweight! Jim recently presented at Ignite Asheville 2013. His speech was entitled “Beam Me Up Ringo: The Fab Four’s Journey through Rock Music, the Jim Crow South, and … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Pop Culture: Movies, Art, and Comics
Tagged 2013, appearance, Asheville, Beatles, Ignite Asheville, Jim MacKenzie, NASA, Outer Space, speech, the Beatles, winner
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Shelled Reptiles and Our Shrinking Wall Calendars: A New Way to Perceive Time
During the 1830s, Charles Darwin, the father of modern-day evolutionary theory, visited the Galapagos Islands on a ship named The HMS Beagle. He researched much of the islands’ flora and fauna and wildlife as he was beginning to shape the … Continue reading
User-Generated Content Before the Fall of Rome: Achieving Immortality By Creating
Nero was a first-century emperor of Rome. He is rumored to have executed his mother and poisoned his brother. His friends report that Nero liked to roast Christians in his courtyard at night for the special glow they gave off. … Continue reading
Posted in Post-History, Social Media and the Interwebs
Tagged Adolf Hitler, arson, artists, digital self, internet, Nero, Public Art, Rome, Street Fighting Man, YouTube
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The Cult of the Nibblers
I’ve personally gotten so much out of blogging and interacting with the brilliant people of the internet. It has edified my life. I felt it was time for me to give back. I invented a new job for the down … Continue reading
Calling All Preppers – The End Is Nigh
Happy end of the year, dear readers. How I adore all of you. Thank you so much for keeping me going. I keep dreaming up more posts for 2013, so stay tuned. And as always, if you have any questions, … Continue reading
Let’s All Aim To Become Cliche’ — Just Like Cynicism
Good Bye Cynicism. You Were Cool While You Lasted. The origins of the cynics date back to the ancient Greeks. If cynicism can be called a philosophy, and many people argue it has a Socratic lineage, its acceptance definitely fluctuated … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Post-History
Tagged communication, Cynicism, Guillotine
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The Bronze Age Bible and the Digital Debate: These Words May Be Forever, But This Sentence Is Not
I have some bad news for wannabe and up-and-coming prophets. Your words are not eternal. At least not anymore. Humanity no longer has a sense of “forever,” especially with the data it collects. Information is now temporary and relative. People … Continue reading
Sacrilege Will Save Us Today / Addiction Will Save Us Forever
(How To Surivive the Coming, Possible, Maybe End of Humanity) Part Two of a Two Part Series I want someone to debate me about this idea. I’m not a robot-builder or a computer programmer. I’m just a regular guy who … Continue reading
Posted in Futurism and the Tomorrow Mill
Tagged addiction, Artificial Intelligence, Future, Human, Human extinction, Idea
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One Nano-Second Before the Big Bang
What happened one second before the big bang? This is probably one of the most perplexing questions ever asked. Answering it means solving the riddles about where we all came from and the meaning of life. Rather profound inquiries, … Continue reading →