Tag Archives: Society

Is A Cash Based Society More Anonymous Then A Cashless One?

Image from here A little over ten years ago, before debit cards became ubiquitous and people cared more about having actual bits of paper for the monetary worth, I had a discussion with a friend about how the world would  eventually move to a cashless society.   I argued over the cost and extent of such …

February 9, 2009 – 1:52 pm | By Creeva | Posted in Political, Technology | Tagged , , , , | Comments (4)

The World, The Flesh, and The Devil

I just finished watching The World, The Flesh, and The Devil which starred Harry Belafonte as a black man struggling with racial in a post apocalyptic world.   I don’t want to go over the full synopsis since you can get that here and here.   Overall it has the feel of The Omega Man and I …

January 24, 2009 – 10:55 pm | By Creeva | Posted in Media | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Quote of the Day

Robert Heinlen: If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong. If this …

December 4, 2008 – 1:04 pm | By Creeva | Posted in Media | Tagged | Comments (0)

A Month With Mom – Part 18 – My Mother Issues

Day late… If you haven’t caught on to this series yet I have mother issues.   Because I have my mother issues I need to sit down and logically recognize what they actually do to me.  Things my mother has made me. Growing up I was extremely self conscious of everything, how I looked, who had …

November 19, 2008 – 11:29 am | By Creeva | Posted in Family and Friends | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

A Month With Mom – Part 13 – Talking Behind The Back

For some reason it’s a considered a cardinal sin in society to talk about people behind their backs.  In my family however it’s an Olympic event.   I’m not sure my mother would get the gold, but I’m sure she would at least get the silver. When you live in a split family you get used …

November 13, 2008 – 11:26 am | By Creeva | Posted in Family and Friends | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

A Month With Mom – Part 11 – Keeping Up With The Jones

As far back as I remember when I went to someone’s house the first question my mother asked me when I got home was never “Did you have fun?” Maybe that was too plebeian for her and her non-bourgeois ways. She didn’t want to be like every other mother on the planet and ask the …

November 11, 2008 – 11:26 am | By Creeva | Posted in Family and Friends | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Sad Day For Free Speech For Students

Picture from here Ars Technica is reporting that a school in Pennsyvania has suspended 2 students for creating a Myspace profile of their principal mocking him.  A federal judge upheld this ruling when they were sued by one of the students for suspending them for something they created on their own time outside of school.   …

September 22, 2008 – 10:25 am | By Creeva | Posted in Political, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)