Tag Archives: Catastrophe
links for 2008-03-29: nine billion names of god
The Nine Billion Names of God The full text – c2500w – of Arthur C. Cl;arke’s most famous short story, in belated memoriam (tags: Arthur-C-Clarke scifi short-story catastrophe eschatology)
The exclusion zone
Dan McMillan, Shipeliki school room, 1995 A most Ballardian photostream arising from eleven visits to the depopulated region surrounding the remains of Chernobyl. (via wood s lot) [I’ve got myself bogged down in a long post that’s still far from … more…
J.G. Ballard – The Atrocity Exhibition: Crash!
I did notice this when Simon posted it to Ballardian, and I meant to go back and watch it, but somehow it got away from me. You know how it is. Anyway, I am grateful to Posthuman Blues for the … more…
A Shanty in Old Shanty Town
Sometimes, only the Ink Spots will do. I would have liked to have put up Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, but YouTube didn’t have that. BTW, do NOT be tempted by the cover version of My Prayer, by Blanche, which … more…
test post, ignore
will this go out on the feed, despite that the web site is refusing admission? hmmm?
Live from Jamaica throughout Hurricane Dean
Streaming from Kingston JA: Radio on Go – Jamaica :: Power 106 FM 10:14 p.m. Live Jamaican radio – Power 106-FM in Kingston is still broadcasting.. How? The station must have a generator. I asked Lou Jacobs to explain: How … more…
links for 2007-08-18: Moral Hazard
Dept. of Public Policy: The Moral-Hazard Myth: The New Yorker Malcolm Gladwell: A country that displays an almost ruthless commitment to efficiency and performance in every aspect of its economy…has loyally stuck with a health-care system that leaves its citizenry … more…
The Last Epiphany
the nonist returns after a long and pregnant pause: Waiting for a light bulb to go on… it can be a drag. That’s what I did though, just sat there and waited. I couldn’t understand it. Not a flicker of … more…
links for 2007-07-10: cult of the amateur
The Cult of the Amateur – Andrew Keen – Books – Review – New York Times (tags: angst doom web-2.0 andrewkeen)
Decimating humanity for the good of the planet
The Citizen Scientist (*) offers a choice item for the Banality of Evil department: Something curious occurred a minute before Pianka began speaking. An official of the Academy approached a video camera operator at the front of the auditorium and … more…