JDN 2456450 EDT 20:40 A review of Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks The bad: The characters are flat and uninteresting, and often die unceremoniously, sometimes before we even get to know them. The plot is linear and centers around a 'mystery' that was never that mysterious, and doesn't even get…
As a lifetime member, one might say that I stand more to lose from the closure of Xanga than the average person, but even that isn't the biggest issue. The biggest issue is how we react to the changes in our lives. We can accept reality, or we can lash out in denial of it. For changes that will…
I have never really lost my belief in God, just changed my terms of reference. I can remember when I was about 8 or 9 walking home from Sunday school pondering how any grown person could believe in some big dude in a white gown living in the clouds. I do however subscribe to the belief in a highe…
Sleep is a luxury for the neurotic. How I long for deep, inviolate slumber. Speaking of commodity, time is just as much a limited and valuable resource as currency. And unlike the latter, the former cannot be replaced once it is spent. How will we spend our remaining hours this Friday the 24th? I a…
I've been getting back into TED talks lately. I like them and I dislike them-- depends on my mood. Fundamentally, TED talks are a really cool idea. However in practice, sometimes I think it amounts to fashionable subscription without action. It's a lot like other events, talks, and lectures abou…
I have read what I have written lately, both in this format and more traditional fare. It all seems so dark. I wonder if my natural inclination is fire and brimstone. When I read this there was in internal cringe because I imagined those that read what I have wrote may either disregard because they…
The history of philosophy consists of one disaster after another. A great philosopher is one who can offer a compelling reflection upon a singular upending.
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Do everything in life with meaningful intent. If you are not happy with your life then you need to change it - But what if you cannot change it? There are always tasks in life that we do not want to do, but have to. There are always situations that we find ourselves in that we cannot get out of or a…
Where he's wrong, however, is the idea that fatalism is somehow better. A fatalistic society is a society of the Twinkie Defense, where "my brain made me do it" becomes a fully general excuse for any activity (until someone realizes that "any activity" includes, say, imprisoning people). Compatibil…
