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Black Box City: “Uh-oh”
Hi Critt, What does this mean? ~ J. Scott Shipman “WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?” thundered the Voice of Authority. Andy held the Elocutionor’s gaze. Steading his stance, he replied still. “I haven’t a clue.”
Black Box City, a novel
People respect non-fiction, but they read novels. ~ E.O. Wilson “Everyone will hear about it.” It echoed through his head. Churning thoughts, turning words, “You’re damn right they will.”
Bumps in the night
Sleep, being one of the most significant phenomena in the existence of the individual, must be thoroughly understood if the purpose of life itself is to be fully comprehended. ~ Meher Baba And I’m far from sure what sort of God, mirror or emergence will emerge from all this at the end, but it’s unlikely [...]
What’s that sound? FWIW: The Great Race
There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong… Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind… ~ Stephen Stills Listen to For What It’s Worth, Buffalo Springfield There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to [...]
Facebook, Wikistrat: Grand Strategy dialogue of the future, now
How do you know that you get informed policy debate, and how do you know that you’re not just creating a new form of special interests based on a digitally-savvy group? ~ Joan Dempsey, Booz Allen DoubleQuotes References Opening quote: Digital Democracy: Outreach Versus Mechanism for Change, Joan Dempsey, Booz Allen Quote “Experience needed”: Facebook [...]