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To Like or Not to Like...
I've been getting back on to social media after a fairly long hiatus. And most social media services have changed a little bit in that time. What hasn't changed however, is how stuff get's shared around these places. Google has +1, Tumblr has "reblogging", Twitter has "retweet" and Facebook has …
The Power of Stories...
I have been reading The Story Bible by Pearl Buck. It is The Bible, but without (most of) the "religious stuff". What it does is recount the stories in the Bible in short 10-12 page chapters. And as I read, I realize that as a story, the Bible is quite …
I Want to Talk to You...
I want to talk to you. But I can't. I can't. And I watch in despair, as I shout, I scream... I say the words that you cannot hear. I despair as I see two steady streams - of words - of thoughts - of understanding, flowing down into the valley that now …
Book Review: The Source by James A. Michener
The Source by James A. Michener Uses the background of an archaeological dig, to chronicle the rise of religion (specifically Judaism) from prehistory (30000 yrs ago), to the modern state of Israel (till 1960s, when the book was written). Defines the relationship of Judaism, with other derivative religions - Christianity and …
Nuclear Power
In the beginning there was just, the word... And then came science... And then someone discovered radioactivity. Everyone found this interesting... Others extended the concept and discovered fission... Then things became really interesting... That was the advent of nuclear energy... Now there was a set of people who thought nuclear …