RSS, Recycling, Refreshing, Starting Anew
Time is precious and unread feeds, just like newspaper subscriptions not-yet cancelled, are distractions consuming time.
JT discusses the opportunity he took advantage of following Google Reader’s demise.
General
Serendipity Demands You Are There For It!
I love road trips. Taking the car this trip, as an avid motorcyclist, part of what I love about road trips is that you just never know what you’re going to discover.
Or, when. Quite often timing is everything. You have to be there to experience serendipitous moments. They rarely occur digitally.
Interpreting, Eisegesis, & Exegesis
The advent of digital communication has brought us incredible freedom to search, to access equally incredible archives.
Now, more than at any time in our histories, we need to pay careful attention to how prior work is interpreted. Not only technical or religious, but also things like political policy, art, and more. Eisegesis vs. Exegesis.
Why Aren’t Kids Interested in Cars Anymore?
Changing brakes, fluids, and rotating tires is about all Dad’s likely to let junior do to his computer-driven, exotic materials containing, hybrid-hazardous, trip-to-the-dealer-if-you-break-it vehicle.
All the while, automotive manufacturers lament a general lack of automotive interest by today’s youth. Any surprises here?
The Risk of Squishy History
The risk of squishy history is what you get when you add 3 parts text, with one part digitization.
As more of the text we read becomes digital, the temptation to fiddle, tweak, and change becomes irresistible.