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Category Archives: Internet
Writing
I’ve written about my process or lack of one when writing these posts. They sort of grow from an idea, a seed, a notion, a comment on something I’ve read. I rarely have a plan. I rarely have even an … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, General, Internet, Miscellaneous, Science Fiction, Society
Tagged A Memoir of Jane Austen, Anne Elliot, Bank of England, Banknotes of the pound sterling, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen, Mark Carney, Mr. Darcy, Polymer banknote, Pride and Prejudice (Broadview Literary Texts)
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Two Hundred and Fifty
This post will be my 250th. 250 times approximation 1,000 words. A quarter of a million words. Wow. I didn’t think that I could do it. I hit the target. I reached the summit of Everest. I ran a marathon. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, General, Internet, Maths, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politics, Society, Weather
Tagged 2016, Cable television, CNN, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fox News Channel, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, MSNBC, Stop Trump movement
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Virtually real
Reputedly the French avant-garde playwright Antonin Artaud took the view that illusion was not distinct from reality, advocating that spectators at a play should suspend disbelief and regard the drama on stage as reality. We do, in fact do this … Continue reading
Posted in General, Internet, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Science, Society
Tagged About.com, Amazoncom, Any Questions?, Apple Inc., Best Buy, Board game, Bose Corporation, Nintendo, Splatoon, Wii
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Makeup Your Mind
(I’m close to reaching my goal of 250 posts. What happens then? I don’t know). I’ve just read a story about someone who went for 30 days without makeup. I’m not sure why I read it as I, like most … Continue reading
Posted in General, Internet, Miscellaneous, Society
Tagged beard, body hair, cold cream, exfoliation, Makeup, self-esteem, spouse
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Fake News
All news is fake to some extent. When a reporter watches some event unfold he or she will have their own in-built and acquired biases, no matter how hard they try to keep them under control. Those who watch or … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, General, Internet, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Society
Tagged 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States), alternative facts, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Baudrillard, Fake News, Gulf War, Huffington Post, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Trump, United Arab Emirates, United States, Veteran, World War II
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The Search for the Fundamental
When does it stop? This screen that I am looking at, the keyboard that I am typing on, the invisible air between my eyes and the screen, even my body, all are composed of atoms, I told and believe. Apart … Continue reading
Mainframes were different
Mainframes were … different. Today we have devices that have orders of magnitude more processing power than the old mainframes. The old mainframes were big machines that performed business tasks for large organisations and that cost millions of dollars. The … Continue reading
