“You’re only human.” That’s what someone says when they want you to set your sights a little lower, to make your goals a little less lofty. “Only human”. It’s supposed to be a reminder that, when you get down to it, we are basically chimps who traded a little less hair for a little more […]
(Speaker lines in italics, audience response in bold) The universe is vast, and dark, and cold. But we are not. The stars are silent, and ancient, and impossibly far away. But we are not. The laws of physics are indifferent to hope, or desperation, or love. But we are not! Does anything in the universe care? […]
This is one of two speeches I wrote for this year’s Secular Solstice in Seattle. “Wrote” might be a strong word – there were a bunch of notes and ideas and scribbles and then I went up with some index cards and talked for a bit, but I probably ended up saying something like this. […]
Sure, I haven’t updated in forever, but I am here at EA Global SF. I look like this this morning:
I’m breaking my typical schedule of posting nothing while hoarding half-finished posts to ask for help: Specifically, I’m looking to make a trade for a presidential vote in a swing state. If you are in a swing state and were not previously planning to vote for Clinton, I will cast my ballot in Washington State […]