Truth Revival

Science fiction literature has always taken us on fantastic voyages of the imagination. The most memorable and effective of such literature use truth as its foundation and oppose it by taking dangerous ideas to the most extreme logical conclusions. This is the strength of George Orwells classic "1984". The iconic head of the fictional world power state of Oceania,"Big Brother", was always watching to make sure that you maintained the ideals of the "Party". Thought-crimes where not tolerated and severely punished. In our real world we have created the technology to approximate with amazing similarity the capacity for the state or any collective to track our every move and characterize and categorize our individual ideologies, and material and social preferences. Of course much of this capacity is due to our perception that these technologies help keep us safe from criminals, gives us flexibility in our methods of paying for transactions, makes our lives mo...

Happy 2009 Blogsters, I assume, are expected to post something personal or reflective, inspirational or encouraging for the new year. Not wanting to discount the opportunity and later regret that I had not posted something of value, I present the following with hope for a blessed future for you all. So what's new? What may be new to you may not be new to me. After all new is in the eye of the beholder. There is something about the concept of "new" that excites and energizes. Kids love to get new toys, new clothes, even new school supplies. Grownups also seek out new clothes, new cars, new tools, new homes, careers etc... So what is it about "new" that gets kids and grownups excited? How long does new last? Do some things stay new longer than others? It seems we get bored with new things very quickly. Are they really new things or just freshly produced cleaned up same old things with a shine? Is there anything really new under the sun? The all wise teacher Solo...