Furious and frustrated, the anger must be suppressed. Attacking those responsible for capitalism and the wealthy getting wealthier may only further reduce our freedom. Lashing out at the ignorant does not end their ignorance. Self-harm achieves a certain validation but an inconsequential one. ‘May as well end it all.’ I’ve often been in this spaceContinue reading “Resolved Depression”
Retrogrades
Progress with no hindsight may occur for a limited time until incontrovertible boundaries are exceeded. From running too hard and too fast without training, to driving a car without regular maintenance, to pursuing goals without pausing to consider deeper and broader issues. Unlimited progress is the propaganda of capitalism and those who’ve delegated payment ofContinue reading “Retrogrades”
Drip Castles
Philosophy of life and death.
Currently Known As McCaskie Park
How can it be so? You wouldn’t believe it if you’d not seen it with your own eyes. There’s no way I’d ever have thought it possible. These creatures, they’re not quite the same, although there’s no reason why they can’t be. It was a while ago, now, when their type first arrived. They wereContinue reading “Currently Known As McCaskie Park”
Delta Key
Experimenting with homoerotica contextualised within current communications technology format
Eighty-One Days
A D R A N Some people look to the heavens and, believing they see heaven, persecute any who do not share their vision. Some look to hell, use others, lie and betray, creating hell on Earth.But we are neither angels nor demons: we are human. Earth’s horizon is our guide-star. Prologue > System active: Please stateContinue reading “Eighty-One Days”
Dissida
The golden eyes pierced his soul, what little there was of it. He could see what the beast was seeing and he wasn’t impressed, either. A puny male thing, as relevant to this scaled monster as a gnat was to him. Fight, flight or freeze? They were all irrelevant. His sword and shield dropped. HeContinue reading “Dissida”
Apple 2022: The Year of Stupid
Putting a USB 2.0 chip in the USB C port on iPad 10, iPhone 14 Pro Mox camera worse than 13, M2, and box designs from 2006. Then there’s the About This Mac which has less information and is more difficult to operate along with QuickTime Player, now ten times more irritating to use withContinue reading “Apple 2022: The Year of Stupid”
Attempt, Discuss, Demonstrate
Teaching approaches must be attuned to the learners or clients and to the objectives of the course of study. In Japan, the ESL industry is a continuation of high school English, a long joyless slog where children and teenagers are forced to cram as much information as they can into short term memory to elevateContinue reading “Attempt, Discuss, Demonstrate”
Books
I’m motivated by people’s responses. My mind exploded with new possibilities for making a better world because I read Foundation. The principles of using science and human understanding to map the fall of a civilisation became tangible. This is how we protect the world, the universe, each other. I was only 17. I knew then I wouldContinue reading “Books”
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