GWYNNE DYER: Thinking in long-termism How some people are planning for the planet Gwynne Dyer · Sept. 16, 2022 Which would be worse: a global nuclear war with all buttons pressed, or real, self-conscious artificial intelligence that goes rogue? You know, the central theme of the “Terminator” movies. An AI called Skynet wakes up and … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer – longterm thinking
She told me out of the blue that she adores me. I was there, in a chair, listening; she was standing by the grandfather clock. She didn’t sing it but she said it clearly. This should answer any remaining questions. But Mister Malaise and Madam Miasma are ever on our trail, skulking in woodlands … Continue reading Garrison Keillor – Autumn is Coming: Prepare to Be Bold
Okay, this initial bit is a scenario: I’m at the keyboard, just finished what feels like a pretty good blog post. Pressing Return to upload it, I hear a strange noise on my left. That’s my foggy side, a fuzzy mist since the 2019 stroke. So I wheel around, to face the bookshelves against the wall … Continue reading I Now Know What Happens After We Die. (And Even How Hot Hell Is.)
[NOTE: It’s been a dry summer for cartoons in the New Yorker. The current issue is better. But it’s a very tough time for humorists.] Next it will be kale . . . What balance? … Continue reading Cartoons — No Royalty, No overt politics . . .
[NOTE: Many supporters of the 1960s civil rights struggles in Alabama long referred to Birmingham, its largest city, as “Bombingham,” because of a long string (as many as fifty) of racist bombings and other attacks of homes and churches associated with the movement. Most remain unsolved. The most notorious of these attacks was the bombing … Continue reading Fifth Little Girl in ‘63 Birmingham Bombing Still Seeks Justice