I’ve always known that I believed in the possibility of miracles and crazy shit to happen in the universe, but I never realized until a few months ago that magical thinking is based way more in trying to survive and and as a coping mechanism than it is solely being way more in touch ...
And by “we,” I mean “Chloe” and by “the races,” I meanFanExpo San Francisco. Yes, it’s the first proper comics convention in San Francisco in some years but what exactly does that mean for S.F., and what was it like? Chloe breaks it down for us. Items discussed: Pat Br...
“Shadowbanning is the worry by any user that they are howling into the void, that they have been placed in a bubble and it’s undisclosed.” A brief history of shadowbanning Forgive this nerd for taking a quick meander into the archives — the history of the term shadowban is just too...
During times of heavy rainfall, the water flows into these channels, which meander out of the city towards areas with more absorption capabilities. These sorts of systems may cause flooding farther down the line, however. When you cover an area in concrete and asphalt, you are essentially ...
It doesn’t mean they will necessarily be cured, but it does mean that the disabling impacts of mental illness will be avoided or kept to a minimum. Imagine if we said to people with cancer, look, your tumour isn’t causing you enough problems yet. Go away and manage it yourself and ...
When most of us write, we meander, repeat, confuse, use too many words, are awash in jargon, are lazy, and use the wrong words; in the end, we sound like self-important mental patients rocking back and forth and talking to ourselves. Useful and even brilliant legal thinking and ...
What does 1.618 mean? Also known as the Golden Section, Golden Mean, Divine Proportion, or the Greek letter Phi,the Golden Ratiois a special number that approximately equals 1.618. What is Aristotle's Golden Mean? The basic principle of the golden mean, laid down by Aristotle 2,500 years ...
But to be honest, the term technology does not quite get it right, either. It, too, is too small, because technology can also mean specific methods and gear, as in "biotechnology," or "digital technology," or the technology of the Stone Age. I dislike inventing words that no one else...
I mean, I would say YEARNING and LEANING that whole body toward the opening. I hated having to push her back in as I loosened and removed the harness (which wasn’t twisted). I realized that meant if she got out that she was sans harness, identifier, air tag, etc. Sure she was ...
never expecting to break in, or expecting it to make much money. I had job(s) for that. The writing was just something I had to do and it happened on weekends and evenings if we had time. I won’t say that trying, really trying, wasn’t scary. I mean, it was. But mostly I ...