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Author: Gaia
[Hawks And Bears]
THE POSITIONSNotlimah Hsineved 11/06/2021 World War II, unlike any previous war in man’s history,) will always linger on in man’s memory the use of the first atomic weapons. Thus far, this war has the dubious distinction of being the first to wreck death and destruction on such a scale that previous violent confrontations between humans… Continue reading [Hawks And Bears]
[Moving on …..]
Hyperlinking – A U.S Federal judge held that “hyperlinking does not in itself involve a violation of the Copyright Act.” salon.com | April 6, 2000 Damien Cave Salon contributing writer Over time, as I integrated more and more applications and networking services/capabilities into the local network, it become quite apparent that all this Inter-Web connectivity… Continue reading [Moving on …..]
[Reality Tv]
Recently watched a Reality-Tv show – Black and White in which the apparent thesis is that ‘if you walk a mile in my shoes then you’d learn to appreciate particular cultural perspective or world view’. Interesting but glossed over is the reality that an observer to an event, scientific or not, is, in the final… Continue reading [Reality Tv]
[Decidedly Older]
Decidedly Older (not necessarily wiser)A Life Lived Unexamined Is Not One Worth Having Experienced …and other such thoughts…. If wisdom comes with age, then clearly the inference is that Wisdom comes in measurable degrees and is quantifiable – just as aging is. Age, after all, is but just one unit of Time. But just how… Continue reading [Decidedly Older]
[The Art of Relevance]
Autobiography. The essential definition of pretentiousness, egoism, arrogance, boastfulness … autobiographical – the self-preening of an egotistical arse. As I sit here and began this ‘opus’ of mine – hopefully, appropriately titled? I’m thinking about Peter Gabriel’s song, In Your Eyes. What does that say about my social anchor? Where do my social references originate?… Continue reading [The Art of Relevance]
[The Digital Age]
Paper Clippings Before becoming possible and commonplace, to create and maintain digital records in one’s home – thanks to the Personal Computer, my passion for information and reference sources led me to engaging in a lot of clipping of articles or the collection of books and magazines. Along with extensive note-making about various subjects of… Continue reading [The Digital Age]
[The Lorekeeper]
Astinus of Palanthas, Head Librarian, Library of Palanthas Several years ago, waiting around at the airport for a flight to a vacation at a beach resort (browsing around for a novel to take on the flight) I stumbled across the Sci-Fantasy genre of Dungeon and Dragons. At the time, a big fan of science fiction,… Continue reading [The Lorekeeper]
[Heart Of The Matter]
Cogito, ergo sum (I am thinking, therefore I exist) René Descartes All this (whatever THIS is) began as a pet project. That is, what you find here is the result of want to create a local database that could be used for quick-referencing. Like using a highlighter to (mentally note) hard-copy texts, while reading. Keep… Continue reading [Heart Of The Matter]
[Disjointed Conversations]
The clouds languidly flow across the azure sky, besetted with fading golden rays of the setting sun. The sparkling but dying rays valiantly attempt to stay alit for one last instance before they seep away into nothingness. Cool evening breezes rustle through the trees, slowly fluttering the leaves of autumn above like multi-coloured hues of… Continue reading [Disjointed Conversations]