Category: Culture
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Kursk
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In the last two weeks, Ukraine has captured over 1000 square kilometers of Kursk, dozens of communities, and hundreds of Russian soldiers. It hasn’t just been about destroying airfields, like they did yesterday. Focusing on drone combat has created a new sort of phalanx that defeats the new Persians.
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Parody of Religion
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In the context of Louisiana legislating the “Ten Commandments” to be posted in every classroom, those unfamiliar with how the Bible has been used probably won’t notice that this is a parody of religion and take it at face value that this is the Ancient Law.
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Disaster Porn
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The fact that Biden managed to manipulate his opponent into agreeing to this debate is surprising and impressive. I have every reason to believe one of the candidates will absolutely melt down within fifteen minutes.
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A Worthy Death
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Prisons exist for retribution, not rehabilitation, as the regular violence against prisoners shows. We need to get out of the business of warehousing and traumatizing people that really just need social support.
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Entomovention
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It’s become obvious to everyone that there are many fewer insects around than there used to be, but we can’t say it’s the end of the world for insects. We actually have no idea.
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3D Morality
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Filament has the potential for becoming extraordinarily useful, and 3D printing allows us to use filament in intricate ways we’ve never been able to build before. At the same time, it can be extraordinarily wasteful and can allow us to burn through resources faster than ever before.
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Noah Point
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The rainbow has become emblematic of the entire Noah’s flood story, but it’s culturally relevant to ask why we think the rainbow was the most important part.
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Coding Compulsion
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I have a compulsion to write code. I write code even when I’m not paid to, because it makes me unhappy to do otherwise.
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