Re: [FRIAM] PostHumanism/Modernism/Anthropocene

2022-12-20 Thread Marcus Daniels
I’ve been thinking I580 along the East Bay would make a nice place for sea creatures to hide, and a good concrete foundation for a bike lane on piers. So quiet it would be without the cars. Bring on the sea level rise! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2022, at 2:43 PM, Steve Smith wrote:

[FRIAM] PostHumanism/Modernism/Anthropocene

2022-12-20 Thread Steve Smith
Here's my latest positive hit from Academia Countdown to Extinction? - Posthumanism in Science Fiction Raoul Guariguata https://www.academia.edu/2061036/Countdown_to_Extinction_Posthumanism_in_Science_Fiction I could rattle on for pages about my take on this, but the short version is that I

[FRIAM] Academia.edu

2022-12-20 Thread Steve Smith
I don't know how I got on Academia.edu's list but they have seduced me well to the point that I have found myself answering their questions about all kinds of things I would normally ignore (or figure out how to "unsubscribe") Their regular list of "recommended reading" has been so

Re: [FRIAM] For Steve Smith eta all re gadgets reviewing

2022-12-20 Thread Steve Smith
Gil - congrats on your upgraded palmtop, external keyboard, trackball and all!   When I saw the name (Note10) I thought maybe it was technically a Phablet (is that even a contemporary term?  how big does a phone (or small a tablet) have to be to be a phablet?) I'd probably go for a phablet

[FRIAM] For Steve Smith eta all re gadgets reviewing

2022-12-20 Thread Gillian Densmore
First up is samsungs note 10. In a nutshell fun af, and complete, It's old phone that feals modern af. love the option to use a stylus for notes. It's a chonker of a phone. This one was refurbed*. It came from amazon and it's good as new. fantastic reception. and yeah just a cool phone. android A

[FRIAM] A star talk on Fusion because the DOE's anouncement needed a translator

2022-12-20 Thread Gillian Densmore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s2ynUAJ5ZU It is indeed a hopeful achievement. I hope the list doesn't take my pro fission bend as foo-fooing and dunking on fusion. Anyway just leaving it here for another take on the recent announcement. -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-.

Re: [FRIAM] Tom Lester songs released from copyright

2022-12-20 Thread Tom Johnson
Thanks, Glenn. Maybe not quite up to TL standards, but still impressive, I think. === Tom Johnson Inst. for Analytic Journalism Santa Fe, New Mexico 505-577-6482 === On Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 10:13 AM glen wrote: > Ha! I accidentally cut-n-pasted "write a

Re: [FRIAM] Tom Lester songs released from copyright

2022-12-20 Thread glen
Ha! I accidentally cut-n-pasted "write a song with the intellectual wit of TL", intending to replace TL with Tom Lehrer, but didn't. This is what it gave me: Verse 1: I was just a young man, trying to find my way Thought I knew it all, but then I heard you say "The only true wisdom is in

[FRIAM] Tom Lester songs released from copyright

2022-12-20 Thread Tom Johnson
I wonder if AI could write a song with the intellectual wit of TL? https://tomlehrersongs.com/ === Tom Johnson Inst. for Analytic Journalism Santa Fe, New Mexico 505-577-6482 === -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . FRIAM