I’ve updated the About page to actually include About information. I’ve re-arranged some of the page elements to make them a bit more logical (I think) and provide connections to the actual pages. I’ve also changed the banner text.
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(Demographics and Statistics Nerds Only)
As a protoactuary, I often talk with people on the train or where ever about things ranging form economics to demographics to environmental issues. Matt Sundheim and I most notably have disagreed over the shape of the world in 2050. I’ve always been called optimistic (I consider it realistic) concerning epic drops in violence, poverty, starvation and disease. I try to cite data where possible and the Economist has done a survey of world health as experienced by humans summing up progress since the 1990s.
If humanity can come up with a way to curb environmental damage and reduce fall-out or possible manage failing states, the world is going to truly kick ass in 2050. 110-year life expectancy here we come.
(Demographics and Statistics Nerds Only)
As a protoactuary, I often talk with people on the train or where ever about things ranging form economics to demographics to environmental issues. Matt Sundheim and I most notably have disagreed over the shape of the world in 2050. I’ve always been called optimistic (I consider it realistic) concerning epic drops in violence, poverty, starvation and disease. I try to cite data where possible and the Economist has done a survey of world health as experienced by humans summing up progress since the 1990s.
If humanity can come up with a way to curb environmental damage and reduce fall-out or possible manage failing states, the world is going to truly kick ass in 2050. 110-year life expectancy here we come.
Normally, conversation threads on technology sites usually consists of a mix of trolls, opposing experts and techn00bs, but this Gizmodo.com thread was simply amazing. The article is on a remote controlled vasectomy. I’ve never seen the phrase “my boys!” used so much.
Normally, conversation threads on technology sites usually consists of a mix of trolls, opposing experts and techn00bs, but this Gizmodo.com thread was simply amazing. The article is on a remote controlled vasectomy. I’ve never seen the phrase “my boys!” used so much.
Hamburg Design Center by OMA from Dezeen.
The Guggenheim in New York is nice but the one in Bilbao, Spain is even nicer. But between the Hamburg installation and the Atomium I now have a reason to visit Germany/Belgium. The blather on Dezeen is eyebrow-raising. The building is composed of 10 modular blocks yet changing the configuration of the structure is done by moving internal partitions using technology that’s probably not much more advanced than a high-school gymnasium. You figure you could move the blocks around Lego-style. One day, one day.
Hamburg Design Center by OMA from Dezeen.
The Guggenheim in New York is nice but the one in Bilbao, Spain is even nicer. But between the Hamburg installation and the Atomium I now have a reason to visit Germany/Belgium. The blather on Dezeen is eyebrow-raising. The building is composed of 10 modular blocks yet changing the configuration of the structure is done by moving internal partitions using technology that’s probably not much more advanced than a high-school gymnasium. You figure you could move the blocks around Lego-style. One day, one day.
One of my class mates mentioned that she was born on a flight from Tallinn to Riga, Estonia which are a bit over 100 miles apart. I find this feet impressive in both that someone flew such a short distance but was able to give birth during that period of time. She’s a junior so I’ll assume it was when Estonia was a Soviet client state and the airplane was pulled by a team of donkeys.
One of my coworkers is preparing to have her first child in early April and as the delivery date approaches she’s scheduled lab testing such that tests involving loud startling noises occur far from when her baby’s due. She was not amused by my attempt to schedule random double-blind starter pistol testing for late March.
I use hardback, spiral-bound notebooks to jot down ideas and so on but mostly as a to-do and a to-post list. I was rifling through an old one when I found the following entry: “God 215-917-XXXX” (don’t want to just give out God’s phone number). I should probably call him/her sometime.
Site Note: I added about 3-4 postings from Thursday to Saturday that I’ve back-dated. So if you’ve missed some, they’re probably there.