Copyright law is frustrating because it is both a space where government policy and current discourse fail to understand the realities of modern technology and also a space that is actively manipulated by large corporations. It’s ethically problematic, because its not clearly benign the way gay marriage is, but its also not harmful the way […]
As our government debates gun control I thought I’d consider some of the curious questions that arise. One of the most pressing issues is the possibility of 3D printed guns. Which is to say, the issue of 3D printed guns because they already exist. Cody R. Wilson and his compatriots have designed such a gun […]
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep. -Thoreau, Walden There is literally no part of that quote that I agree with. However, it stuck in my […]
I’m told that all the tourists who come to Kenya are filled with the desire to see five particular animals, called The Big Five. Included are Lions, elephants, rhinos, water buffalo and leopards. I’m reminded of the Mongolian Five Snouts (sheep, camels, goats, horses, and cattle) but I digress. I was extremely fortunate in that, while at the […]
I played soccer with an elephant in an elephant orphanage. Elephant Soccer from on Vimeo.
So it seems this particular internet publication will switch focus yet again to international travel. This is probably good because no one seemed interested in anything else (over half of my views are from people searching for pictures of Ulaanbaatar. Go figure). Unfortunately, while I’ve been in the fascinating country of Kenya and am now […]
My senior year of high school I developed a strange problem in physics class. I would become bored and drowsy. I would lose my ability to follow everything that was said, but I would be able to copy down anything written on the board. I started having blank spots in my memory, not black outs […]
“I wear the chain I forged in life,” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?” When I was much younger I read a short story in […]
I recently spoke with my brother about the structure of The Hobbit and why it’s different from contemporary fantasy. It’s a funny question because it is a massive understatement to say that Tolkien inspired a much of contemporary fantasy. Arguably neo-Tolkienism is a sub-genre in and of itself. A good point of comparison is Eragon, not because its […]
[Spoiler Alert: I don't actually describe the plot in detail, but I might give away some things] A couple years ago a movie came out called Priest. It was a crappy action movie that was at turns hilarious, fun, incoherent, and bizarre in a way that was sad, unpleasant, and fascinating, like a frog with six legs. […]
