Of global human consciousness — “A human being is a part of the whole called by us “universe”, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us…

The modern diet and its discontents — “Sometimes you have to change the way you understand everything to properly understand a single something.” — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. “Each year the US population spends more money on diets than the amount needed to feed all the hungry people in the…

Let a thousand nations bloom — “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms we’ve ever tried.” — Winston Churchill. “Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.” — Henry David Thereau. Civil Disobedience. “Much of history…

#MomCuresCovid — “If you have an argument with an older person, you should listen to them. It doesn’t mean they’re right. It means their wrongness is rooted in more information than you have.” — Louis C.K. Oh My God! “We will embarrass our descendants, just as our ancestors embarrassed us. This is…

Climate Change and the Fate of Planet Earth — “The color of the global empire may well be green.” — Yuval Noah Harari. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. “Man in his arrogance” thinks himself master of the universe, believing he has uncovered all the mysteries of the cosmos. After all, he knows practically everything worth knowing since a…

How NOT to have a debate — “All I want is some intellectual intercourse.” — Alanis Morrissette. All I really want. “If you have an argument with an older person, you should listen to them. It doesn’t mean they’re right. It means their wrongness is rooted in more information than you have.” — Louis C.K. Anyone who…

The surprising source of the (in)famous quote — “Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. … But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And if one looks throughout the history…

A plea for a culture of “six pagers” — “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” — Robin Williams. Dead Poets Society. “There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.” — Robin Williams. Dead Poets Society. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No…

An architectural approach to cloud scalability “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill. “Of course the market fluctuates. I just got fluctuated out of four thousand bucks!” — Jerry Seinfeld. Full disclosure: I’m a stockholder. Five or six years ago, right before I retired…