Category Archives: Opinionated

On the subject of time

Time has always been subject of scrutiny and discourse, philosophy and theory, science and fiction. The very concept of time is frequently disputed as at best a faulty system to explain the sequencing of entropy and extropy based on certain recurring natural phenomenae; and at worst an imaginary crutch for our lack of ability to [...]

SMS from Dr. Mads Gilbert in Gaza

They bombed the local market two hours ago. 80 people hurt, 20 killed. Everything arrived here at Shifa. Hades! We’re up to our knees in death, blood and amputations. Loads of children. Pregnant women. I’ve never experienced anything this horrible! We hear the tanks now. Tell this story, forward this SMS, shout it out loud. [...]

Google shows support for gay marriage

This is possibly the most uplifting news I’ve heard from a tech-company in a long while. Google has openly stated in a blog post that they oppose a certain proposition that would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Snipped: it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our [...]

Kudos

Every once in a while in between loads of spam 1 someone adds a thoughtful comment on a blog. Nothing particularly interesting to other readers perhaps, just a “Good job”, “Well put” or “Thanks for sharing”. It’s a wonderful thing to anyone that ever puts a bit of heart into a post and if you’re [...]