tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7463874150017806790..comments2024-03-28T10:04:30.507-04:00Comments on PowerPop: It's Christmas TimeNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-16054185097850917122014-12-28T17:23:44.854-05:002014-12-28T17:23:44.854-05:00Nice, Steve, nice. And I must admit that I check ...Nice, Steve, nice. And I must admit that I check here as part of my morning scan of life events, including the NYT, CNBC, Pitchfork, Bloomberg, WSJ, et al. Thank you.<br /><br />And to cthulhu, thank you for the Slate piece that I overlooked. Yes, the world is NOT falling apart, despite dicks like North Korea's boy wonder, ISIS, Putin, Tea Party leaders and followers, and some, but not all, American financial institutions<br /><br />In return, in the current (January) issue of Harper's, there's a piece on tech futurists, by Sam Frank, called COME WITH US IF YOU WANT TO LIVE, that depicts second-tier tech futurists as braniacs with heads so far up butts (their own) that Orwell's "brighter" future look like a pleasant dream.<br /><br />As we say in Brooklyn, these futurists intend to make a mountain out a mohel with their notions of a second and tech-based ... ahem ... enlightenment.<br /><br />And let me be the first to wish all a Happy New Year.<br /><br />For 2016.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063639986915628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12819137433557340832014-12-25T17:44:40.564-05:002014-12-25T17:44:40.564-05:00Many thanks for this blog; I enjoy it often.
And...Many thanks for this blog; I enjoy it often. <br /><br />And here's something that helped me gain some perspective on the events of the last (pick your timeframe); yes, there are local upticks in badness, but the trends are still heading in the right direction: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.single.html<br /><br />Best wishes to all!cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77243794006376262682014-12-25T16:59:05.315-05:002014-12-25T16:59:05.315-05:00One of the many great songs you have introduced me...One of the many great songs you have introduced me to (to which you have introduced me?) over the years. Many thanks.petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63996610693205311802014-12-25T13:23:50.285-05:002014-12-25T13:23:50.285-05:00Merry Christmas, Steve, and thanks to you and BG f...Merry Christmas, Steve, and thanks to you and BG for making this one of the best places on the Internet.<br /><br />Dave FDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72064969336473289112014-12-25T11:04:58.385-05:002014-12-25T11:04:58.385-05:00Love you back. And this song makes me misty, too, ...Love you back. And this song makes me misty, too, for the same reasons ---Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.com