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A Problem of Percentage

MaxBro — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:56:14 +0000

There’s a passage in Ralph Ellison’s book Invisible Man where the narrator goes to work at a paint factory. On his first day he receives a swift demonstration of the procedure for making a special kind of white paint. This white mixture requires several drops of black paint to form its unique branded color. Now, [...]

Will Government Be Necessary in the Future?

MaxBro — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:11:27 +0000

Over the last few days I’ve taken to examining myriad forms of government via Wikipedia. I’m considering a series devoted to exploring these different forms of authoritarian rule, but first I want to consider something that to ask now might sound ridiculous: Will government as a large, centralized force, be necessary in the future? There will always [...]

A Watt is a Watt No Matter What

MaxBro — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:13:03 +0000

In the future money as we know it will not exist, but will be replaced with a currency based in energy units. I know this sounds farfetched and ridiculous, but when you stop to think about it, it would be the next logical step in human economic evolution. Eventually, we will come to depend on [...]

Does News 24/7 Really Keep You Informed?

MaxBro — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:59:36 +0000

It’s well past Independence Day, but lately I’ve been thinking about government and politics in general. Ever since the election I’ve tried to avoid paying too much attention because I find that obsessively gleaning over ever little political happening is bad for the brain. I’m under 30 and I can still remember the days when [...]