mwakey.bsky.social

mwakey.bsky.social

@mwakey.bsky.social

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I worked for an American company for 25 years. Treated me well met some very nice Americans. Also have not stepped or wanted to step foot in the US for 25+ years. I was over American bullshit then and I’m even more over it now. An insular people convinced wrongly that they are exceptional.

What an even more ugly place the US has become. I had already resolved not to go since 2000. This is not a beacon of hope it’s an example of everything wrong with the human condition. Ugly beyond comprehension.

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Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it?

newyorker.comSome People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are ProfoundResearch has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.

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In autumn and winter, illumination events across Japan highlight scenic spots normally seen by daylight. Here are two notable light-up events in Takamatsu, Kagawa: Tamamo Park-Takamatsu Castle Ruins (Oct 31– Nov 3) and Ritsurin Garden (Nov 21–Nov 30).

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It's interesting to me that when I and other authors suggest starting people new to SF/F on contemporary titles as an easier step-in to the genre, there are people who seem to think this means we think no one should read anything in SF/F that's more than 20 years old, EVER. This is, uh, very silly.

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“Enshittification” was a term coined by Cory Doctorow, in 2022, to describe how the technologies that dominated our daily lives seemed to be all getting worse at the same time. Now, in a new book, he expands on the word that has become bleakly relevant.

newyorker.comThe Age of EnshittificationIn a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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“Enshittification” was a term coined by Cory Doctorow, in 2022, to describe how the technologies that dominated our daily lives seemed to be all getting worse at the same time. Now, in a new book, he expands on the word that has become bleakly relevant.

newyorker.comThe Age of EnshittificationIn a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Robert Redford set out, 53 years ago, to alert America to the disruption of elections by big money, self-dealing interest groups, media-driven campaigns and contenders who sacrificed values for style. With “The Candidate,” he anticipated almost everything that has corrupted contemporary politics.

thenation.comRobert Redford Sounded the Alarm About Our Corrupted Politics Over 50 Years AgoThe late legend's 1972 classic The Candidate was an urgent warning about how money-driven, TV-obsessed campaigns would devastate democracy.

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Captain Noel Chavasse, VC & Bar, MC was a medical doctor, Olympic athlete, and Army officer. He is one of three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice. A Hero. 4 August 1917 Noel Chavasse died of his wounds after rescuing a stricken soldier. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

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I recommend this collection of short stories by French “noir” writers. All the stories take as the starting point the Mûr de Bretagne stage of 2015, won by Alexis Vuillermoz. They all play out over the course of that stage. Only in French literature is this possible.