I suspect that society believes a person has just one chance to get it right in matters of love. Without instruction or practice, we are expected to fall in love and stay in love by instinct alone. If we lose… Read more…
I suspect that society believes a person has just one chance to get it right in matters of love. Without instruction or practice, we are expected to fall in love and stay in love by instinct alone. If we lose… Read more…
If a Christian is on the war path, it is a crusade (as we learn about in history books). If a Muslim is on the war path, it is a jihad (as we learn about on cable news). There are… Read more…
The subset of humanity dedicated to ensuring humanity does not kill itself off has lost its way in arguments over climate change, asteroids, and other simple-to-navigate issues. In the face of war, oppression, and weapon violence, and environmental exploitation in… Read more…
If police crime labs ever use quantum computers to determine who should be taken in, they will always bring in ALL suspects with ALL charges against them, and presume that they are both innocent AND guilty for trial purposes, no… Read more…
What imperative do I follow when emotions have fled my body? What inner voice do I seek when the mind has fallen silent? What truth do I hold to tightly, when reality has fallen in the face of terrifying waking… Read more…
In ancient Rome, crews of pyromaniacial firemen were enlisted by The Republic to burn down buildings to make room for new projects, instead of putting them out, like in modern times. It takes a pyromaniac to know you should stay… Read more…
Once upon a time, there was a land of squid. The squid were incontinent. Every time they got scared, they let off ink! One day, all the squid got scared, and the ocean was filled with dark, goopy filth. Everything… Read more…
When counting pennies, it is fastest to put the uncounted pennies in a pile, and use your index and middle finger to pull two pennies aside at a time into a new pile, while reciting the two’s table. Ambidextrous people… Read more…
New game: There is a set of dice hidden in a container and a group of people playing who are half or a third as numerous as the number of dice. Each die has an arbitrary positive number of sides… Read more…
The public movement to digitize and share old media has been lost. All technologies are now incompatible with old forms of media, all software copying programs are non-functional, and all codecs for recording and playback are low quality or broken…. Read more…
Now doing decent damage in Torment II difficulty. After I found that KKK-looking helm, called Crown of the Primus, with all runes unlocked for the wizard’s slow time ability, and transmuted it to look more acceptable (Immortal King helm rules),… Read more…
When an object of your affection hooks up with someone other than you, do you immediately think, “I’m not good enough,” or do you decide, “I guess I’m too good for them.” It can be both sometimes, which usually equates… Read more…
I’m currently working on adding forums to the site to improve communication. It is not easy finding a third party plugin, because I don’t want users to hand over passwords or password algorithms to a third party and risk security… Read more…
Remember before there were 5.5 MegaPixel cameras, when digital photographs looked GRAINY? 5-6 MegaPixels for a photo is about the extreme low end for perfect visual clarity. What’s to be said of all these 13-14 MegaPixel cameras that are available… Read more…
I believe in a Creator, I just haven’t read The Bible. I’ve kind of cheated on my atheistic vows though, because I know so many people who HAVE read The Bible, along with all of its spinoffs and fanfics. That… Read more…
I typically like media that has an “Original Story”. That means it can’t be done again, if it’s already been done before. There is too much copycatting, remaking, sequelizing, and rehashing in the media industry to be BELIEVED. Maybe it’s… Read more…
I love computer games that use pictures of living people for animations. They are almost always absurd, vivid, and tongue in cheek. Cho Aniki (inspired by Yatta! and R-Type) and Kanye Quest 3030 (Inspired by NWA and Phantasy Star) come… Read more…
A lot of grammar mistakes on Renaissance Musings were fixed this morning and some content was added. If you can tell me exactly what was changed, you’re probably looking too hard (with monitoring devices), but I’m happy you’re still reading and… Read more…
What if power derived from electrical energy and other physical sources is the absence of life and existence? We all know life is constantly using energy to sustain itself – So maybe those little molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles we… Read more…
“This disc is spying, as I write this for you,at which point the watching will increase to two,wronged and left to find what’s right,to fill our schedule with labors, night and day,making that which wrongs in self-sure fright,finally gone till… Read more…
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Adam Smith’s “Invisible Hand”, the one he hypothesized as being a subtle influencer of the economic and banking sectors, is more akin to an invisible army of motivated actors, these days. The invisible hand, previously believed to be responsible for… Read more…
All these places we hear about in the media that are ostensibly so great, and wonderful to live in, and full of personal freedoms and wonder are probably hellscapes. The German autobahn? Wartorn racehole. The Swedish socialist experiment? 6 feet… Read more…
The subject of molecular reconstruction is a hot topic these days! If you just did a double take, try reading this previous Renaissance Musings article for a little background: Absolute Value What bearing does this have on what can be called… Read more…
Some people are so concerned for the environment and climate change, they are willing to abort the romantic encounters and children of others to give themselves more room to live. Promoting condom use is not quite the same thing as… Read more…
As an American with compromised identity and an insurance policy held by someone else, I want fewer “accidents” to happen to me, and fewer “third-party” lawsuits. Less Credit Card and Social Security Number theft, too! I would be a millionaire… Read more…
If I could ask a loaded gunsman anything, I would ask them, “Why are you so formal? Why are you always dressed in your honor guard’s regalia? Why can’t you just wear normal clothes like everyone else? Is concealed carry… Read more…
Suggested listening: Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In the End – Da Vinci Lyrics: I tried taking a picture of you When I look at it nothing comes through Sometimes I wonder if you’re just a ghost And… Read more…
Can we do a “governmental regulation map” using a top down view of all the businesses in a city, and see which governmental agency is in control of their practices by in a pop up list next to the building?… Read more…
Microsoft claims to have lost their way in the PC software and gaming realm, which is their inception and their strong suit. I posit: They haven’t lost their way. Stifling PC development and subverting everything to DLC (monetized downloadable content),… Read more…
Does Google get its name from the number Googol (a one with 100 zeroes after it)? Does Google get its name from the Russian author Nikolai Gogol? No. In fact the word Google is made of two parts, and can… Read more…
Forward slashes in URLs should be used so as to mean transmission of info from server to user. Backslashes in URLs should be used so as to mean blockage of info from server to user. Everyone should know when they are… Read more…
Strangely, I think environmental subservience would cure me of lack of foresight and make me feel more at home in my own skin. Subservience to things that are smaller than can be seen with the naked eye individually, things that… Read more…
It is an auspicious day. The RetroFates are in full swing. Id est, a lot of strange events from the past originated from moments during this day. (In which case my futile life is destined to regress into anarchy due… Read more…
The Nuclear Option
Thinking about getting rid of the blatant spam comments in my post comments. This would require a plugin that maps possible regular expression synonmys of the comments that have already been posted, and test them against a database of creatively… Read more…