History

Oct 19 05:17

Pseudo-Shakespearean poem: "End of the Mainframes, Dawn of the Worms"

 Hark! What fetid flow emitteth from yon poxy boxen?

What foul wormlike connivance walketh from node to node, taking liberties unspeakable?

Sep 27 23:46

A Caveman's Final Hours

Caveman with frozen hands and bloody, broken fingernails. Lips are blue and eyes afraid. He must go on. Raining, windy, very dark, very loud. He is lost in a deep, jagged canyon. Animals follow at a distance, freezing and waiting. There is no shelter, no companion, no moon. Trees shiver with wetness. Nowhere to rest. Nothing to eat. Only must keep moving. Daylight is only colder, more dangerous. His limbs slow and stiffen. More lost than yesterday. No sounds. No smells. Only him, naked, frozen, vulnerable.

Sep 27 21:45

News update: "Academia not amused by Neanderthal lawsuit"

Typical. Academia can't see the forest for the trees: From some Korean news site: The civil class action suit "H. neanderthalensis v. H. sapiens, et al" (where collection from any positive judgment will be held in trust pending DNA verification of co-defendants based on percentages of h. neanderthalensis DNA and mDNA) has gained "pre-litigation" status at the Permanent Court of International Justice, sometimes called the World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.

Sep 19 19:56

Neanderthal Remembrance Day: August 10th

This August 10th enlightened non-Speciesist H. sapiens will honor the memory of our extinct sister-species, H. neanderthalensis. We were contemporaneous species for many thousands of years. We drove them to extinction. And whether out of guilt or respect for a defeated opponent, we should honor their memory and mourn their loss.

Mar 08 23:35

Things I Miss About the 20th Century

1. The funnies in the newspaper really were funny. 2. Telephones sounded better and you didn't have to carry them everywhere you went. 3. Cars had more leg room and looked cooler. 4. TV was not 24/7/365. 5. TV shows and movies had real actors that looked like real people, not models. Remember Claude Akins? Ugly Badass!