When an object of your affection hooks up with someone other than you, do you immediately think, “I’m not good enough,” or do you decide, “I guess I’m too good for them.” It can be both sometimes, which usually equates… Read more…
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Major Lazer
Remember before there were 5.5 MegaPixel cameras, when digital photographs looked GRAINY? 5-6 MegaPixels for a photo is about the extreme low end for perfect visual clarity. What’s to be said of all these 13-14 MegaPixel cameras that are available… Read more…
Your Daily Dose of Heresy
I believe in a Creator, I just haven’t read The Bible. I’ve kind of cheated on my atheistic vows though, because I know so many people who HAVE read The Bible, along with all of its spinoffs and fanfics. That… Read more…
So Tired of Sex
What’s the latest fad in the “counter sexual” subculture? Something that looks good, but clearly states, “I do not want to fuck”?
Tried and True, or Smart and New?
I typically like media that has an “Original Story”. That means it can’t be done again, if it’s already been done before. There is too much copycatting, remaking, sequelizing, and rehashing in the media industry to be BELIEVED. Maybe it’s… Read more…
Furreals
I love computer games that use pictures of living people for animations. They are almost always absurd, vivid, and tongue in cheek. Cho Aniki (inspired by Yatta! and R-Type) and Kanye Quest 3030 (Inspired by NWA and Phantasy Star) come… Read more…
A Word From Your Robot Overlords
A lot of grammar mistakes on Renaissance Musings were fixed this morning and some content was added. If you can tell me exactly what was changed, you’re probably looking too hard (with monitoring devices), but I’m happy you’re still reading and… Read more…
It Was Nothing
What if power derived from electrical energy and other physical sources is the absence of life and existence? We all know life is constantly using energy to sustain itself – So maybe those little molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles we… Read more…
Playing to the Choir
“This disc is spying, as I write this for you,at which point the watching will increase to two,wronged and left to find what’s right,to fill our schedule with labors, night and day,making that which wrongs in self-sure fright,finally gone till… Read more…
Dialogue With A Lunatic
“So, why aren’t you helping these people all around you?” “Oh, I’m just recording all of this crazy stuff for later.” “So, you would be better off if you were recording yourself helping.” “Oh.”
The Young Turks’ Advancing Knowledge of Futility
Adam Smith’s “Invisible Hand”, the one he hypothesized as being a subtle influencer of the economic and banking sectors, is more akin to an invisible army of motivated actors, these days. The invisible hand, previously believed to be responsible for… Read more…
It’s the End of the World and We Know It
All these places we hear about in the media that are ostensibly so great, and wonderful to live in, and full of personal freedoms and wonder are probably hellscapes. The German autobahn? Wartorn racehole. The Swedish socialist experiment? 6 feet… Read more…
You Say “Tomato”, I Say “Destructive And Constructive Interference Of A Sound Wave Through A Known Medium”
Evidence for why I believe television is user-specific and context-sensetive to environment of the viewer: Imagine, for a moment, that the man speaking is a newscaster, comedian, or other form of “talking head” on the TV or Internet. You could… Read more…
Fake Video is Fake
Cats are terrible at piano. Half steps, you see…
Reality Quandry
The subject of molecular reconstruction is a hot topic these days! If you just did a double take, try reading this previous Renaissance Musings article for a little background: Absolute Value What bearing does this have on what can be called… Read more…
Sexual Hypocrisy
Some people are so concerned for the environment and climate change, they are willing to abort the romantic encounters and children of others to give themselves more room to live. Promoting condom use is not quite the same thing as… Read more…
Dead to Rights
As an American with compromised identity and an insurance policy held by someone else, I want fewer “accidents” to happen to me, and fewer “third-party” lawsuits. Less Credit Card and Social Security Number theft, too! I would be a millionaire… Read more…
Is Natasha Busy Tonight?
I’m not sure why the moose is not a more popular hunting animal than the deer. They are gargantua. I’ve never seen a moose, firsthand. They’re about as real in potential for existence as a jackelope, to me.
AHHHHHHH, MOTHERLAND!
If I could ask a loaded gunsman anything, I would ask them, “Why are you so formal? Why are you always dressed in your honor guard’s regalia? Why can’t you just wear normal clothes like everyone else? Is concealed carry… Read more…
Funny Thing About the Usefulness of Metal and Paper
Abe Lincoln on the penny is way more important than Abe Lincoln on the five dollar bill… Protip: Drink out of metal cups, not paper ones.
Terminator Zer0?
Two Hipster-Popular subjects that need to be mashed up: Taxidermy and Drones
At a Loss for Words
Suggested listening: Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In the End – Da Vinci Lyrics: I tried taking a picture of you When I look at it nothing comes through Sometimes I wonder if you’re just a ghost And… Read more…
Fine Whine
Can we do a “governmental regulation map” using a top down view of all the businesses in a city, and see which governmental agency is in control of their practices by in a pop up list next to the building?… Read more…
Combat Degaydeflation!
Always read 3 semant units from right to left, at least in Greek/German/English. Four or more? You figure it out. Binarily and Logically: (De(Gay(De(Flation))) or (De(Gay(DeFlation))) or (DeGay(De(Flation))) or (DeGay(DeFlation)))
In Need of New Hobby
Microsoft claims to have lost their way in the PC software and gaming realm, which is their inception and their strong suit. I posit: They haven’t lost their way. Stifling PC development and subverting everything to DLC (monetized downloadable content),… Read more…
Isn’t Ogling for Boobs?
Does Google get its name from the number Googol (a one with 100 zeroes after it)? Does Google get its name from the Russian author Nikolai Gogol? No. In fact the word Google is made of two parts, and can… Read more…
“Boo,” I Say! “Boo!”
I like horror stories. Let me rephrase that: I LOVE horror stories. However, I hate how the horror genre has creeped into other genres, making it impossible to find high-production media that doesn’t have nightmares creeping in every corner. Totalitarian… Read more…
Asymmetric Cooperation
Working together to form a cohesive strategy, successful dialogue, and effective activity. Proteam action is where it’s at.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Forward slashes in URLs should be used so as to mean transmission of info from server to user. Backslashes in URLs should be used so as to mean blockage of info from server to user. Everyone should know when they are… Read more…
+ATOMOS+
Strangely, I think environmental subservience would cure me of lack of foresight and make me feel more at home in my own skin. Subservience to things that are smaller than can be seen with the naked eye individually, things that… Read more…
I Thank the Muses
It is an auspicious day. The RetroFates are in full swing. Id est, a lot of strange events from the past originated from moments during this day. (In which case my futile life is destined to regress into anarchy due… Read more…
The Dreamer is Awake
I regained consciousness briefly in bed today. A voice in my head told me to approach the animal. I approached blackness until I saw feline white fur. Then the voice asked me what animal I saw. I told the voice… Read more…
An Insult to Goats Everywhere
So many businesses just put names and pie-in-the-sky wishes on a piece of paper with mission statements, essentially advertising services without anything to back their promises, waiting for some schmuck to fund them. Upstart-start-ups, with rose-tinted glasses… So many others just… Read more…
I Do Declare! Constantly…
Has anyone else ever read The Declaration of Independence? It’s mostly just a screed against King George, like the revolutionaries were going to take this list of transgressions to their daddies and have them do something about it. I think… Read more…
Keep it in Your LANs
While Wide Area Networks are convenient for research in statistics, most businesses shouldn’t store or transfer user data online. Local Area Networks make more sense for the vast majority, as it helps groups with need for privacy avoid security holes…. Read more…
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
Updated Prescriptive Definition: Arrest: (vb.) To put another at ease. To stop another’s laborious behavior. To let another rest. Updated Descriptive Definition: Arrest: (vb.) To torture, countermand, and kill posthaste, unjustly.
Verdict: Crazy
Is there a mental instability where people are famous, only to themselves? Can you say there’s talent there, and go along with it? Or would you instinctively discount something, just because you assume everyone is wrong? Is automatically discounting things… Read more…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Increase, One-off, Sequester
Traditionally, we define green power as power that comes from renewable, environmentally-friendly sources, like wind power, geothermal power, and solar power. Sadly, some companies have redefined green power as power that results in money surpluses, and broadened the scope of… Read more…
Y Hello Thar
Fractions are our friends. Decimals are our lovers.
Simplifying Human Morality
There’s a direct line of competition between dogs that want to piss on something they’ve never eaten before, pigs that want to eat something they’ve never seen before, and parrots that want to see something they’ve never heard before. Aside… Read more…
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Economic spending is oftentimes more effective if purchasers spend money on what smart people are spending money on. This leads to short-term gains in consumer’s living situations, as good, well-researched, luxury products reach the market. Taken to its extreme, though,… Read more…
The Limit of Security as x Approaches Infinity
Just the knowledge that something CAN be used incorrectly, for dangerous purposes, is often the same as the knowledge that something WILL be used incorrectly, or for dangerous purposes, when dealing with large groups of people. A large enough sample… Read more…
You’re Killing Me, Smalls
Weight, commonly defined as mass times gravity, is actually measured by a body’s ability to apply leverage to a spring or lever, be it physical or “digital”. Therefore, high weight is a strength advantage, but due to the difficulty in… Read more…
The Myth of Innateness
Some people believe in inherited instinct. In other words, if a parent knows something, then their child will, too. This flies in the face of reason and is a slight against the true operation of the human psyche. A person… Read more…
“Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison.” -Evelyn Waugh
People who commit crimes should get sent to educational theme parks for learning the proper way to be an adult instead of enduring expensive trials and prison sentences. I would much rather have prison guards be ride operators and retain… Read more…
Feee-dooom!!!
What would you do if the bank started offering you your own deposits back to you as loans, without adding the amount of the deposit to your net worth? Isn’t this essentially what the loan and fee structure of modern… Read more…
Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously
The old method used by the government of blacking out names in documents has ended. Now they use context sensitive grammar to play semantic Scattergories with people’s communications, putting lives, fortunes, and well-being at risk. We are all innocent fawns… Read more…
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
I think iTunes, Netflix, Steam, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Video, Soundcloud, Facebook, and all other online media services should make their playcounts and download numbers public, with user IDs, even those of authority figures, so that artists and media creators can… Read more…
Bringing it All Together
New game idea: “Neverborn: Brush with Death”. Game is realistic as opposed to cartoony. The setting is dystopian, high-tech transhuman, body-mod Cyberpunk, mashed up with hipster beards and brown-suits gothic Steampunk. Character skills include Computer Science and Hacking, Technology Modding and… Read more…
Dual Classing Scientist
Mathematicians cum Computer Engineers use the word “Ring” to describe a Set of Arrays, as opposed to a Set of Elements. These Sets of Arrays can be [permuted] via reorganization of the Elements in the Arrays, or of the Arrays… Read more…