We -the most capable, brilliant, and innovative of us- descend upon a carefully chosen, largely depopulated (< 100) town . . .
thereby taking over the voting apparatus of the town . . . thus gaining control of some useful resources and infrastructure that could then be moved in the direction of self-sustaining
communities; as well as [...]
A Proposition:
Squirrels: Menace or chill?
Today I would like to share some facts about squirrels, all of which I obtained in one of the following ways:
1. Google
2. There is a squirrel in my attic.
Now, there are many and various challenges of living in a hip and thriving city (overpriced coffee beans, stroller dads, white guilt), but I had not previously [...]
Hope: Gene Therapy Cures Color-Blind Monkeys
I resent the use of the word “cure,” but…
This is interesting. The moment that I could finally “see” green or red would be the most incredible experience.
I WATCHED MY FIRST FOOTBALL GAME on a big screen TV in Santa Monica last night and my brother more or less told me what was happening, which I will now share with you
They all line up. Red vs. Purple. Red has the ball. The football, the guy has it. The whistle blows. The Red guy who only has one job, which is to do this, “hikes” the ball behind himself. He has his butt in the air, and the ball has to pass between his legs. He [...]
iphone
So here I am in San francisco. This would be my first blog post from an iPhone. If you don’t know what an iphone is than you need to get with it.
Reward / Inhibit
so we will control: contrast, saturation directly and rotation inversely, mapped to correct scales, via the midi signal input. This will be based on a single reward, no inhibit signal, asking for alpha activity in the occipital lobe. amp of alpha controls volume and pitch of midi signal. Alternately, we could create a 1 reward, [...]
Cerebra Phase 3 Project Notes
Apologies to all my “readers” for the high opacity of this post; it is a freewrite to help me get clear with my thoughts and feelings regarding last minute developmental options for Cerebra.
After last nights successess in achieving alpha rewarded neurofeedback for extended periods, I am tempted to simplify the setup, allow the novelty of [...]
Microfinance Immersion, Pt.1
Putting all fraught images (however problematic or trite) of the ‘relief worker’, the ‘aid worker’, or the ‘humanitarian’ to the side, it is a very stirring experience to sit with Indian villagers and discuss with them their day-to-day trials, and for them to be so open to the possibility of your helping them. At least, [...]
Mt. Redoubt Eruption
The eruptive brutality of Mt. Redoubt in the Chigmit Mountains of Alaska continues. Since March 15th there have been over 20 eruptions/explosions, the largest being on April 4th. Since then, the volcano has basically remained in a constant state of mild eruption and dome building (lava!!) at its summit. When will it stop? Nobody knows. [...]
mushrooms can save the world?
Incredible.
Paul Stamets on 6 ways mushooms can save the world