America – increasingly impoverished, with little social support for the people. Why would I write this? Because I care. Why do I think this?… Well, most Americans — and I was one of them before — don’t see it. It is hard to see how things are ruined when you live somewhere for years. But …
https://medium.com/@sunilsingh_42118/you-really-want-to-rehumanize-math-education-build-a-new-ship-8aa6fe6b43d0 Had this hopeful future been the case when I was in school, I might have become a physicist. But because my ability in math was based on time, not actual ability, I was even derided by the teacher in my precalculus class. That being said, the Fractal of Life, in all its complexity and …
Happy birthday to me. The last of the Amazon Rainforest is being torn down and scorched to ashes. I can feel it. It is a horrible. It is a classic example of the Tragedy of the Commons. The Rainforest has no physical owners… That anyone with power RESPECTS anyway. They are too wise for their …
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/01/major-companies-talking-about-permanent-work-from-home-positions.html Yes. Let’s fast forward about 10 years. Because there are less people in cities, there is less chance for people to spread disease. Also, with more people in localized areas, local business flourishes again. Small businesses, mom and pop shops, and true pride through craftsmanship are given a new beginning. We also find space …
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So I was reading this article about how Chinese LCD panel companies are winning the race against LG and Samsung. The article is posted here. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/LG-and-Samsung-in-full-retreat-before-Chinese-flat-panel-onslaught It seems like there’s a tech vortex movement going on; they’re just trying to focus on the same technology instead of looking outside the box. They’re trying to make …
Re-reading the classic Small Is Beautiful by the economist E.F. Schumacher, I found a little gem. “What is it that we really require from scientists and technologists? I should answer: We need methods and equipment which are Cheap enough so that they are accessible to virtually everyone; Suitable for small-scale application; and Compatible with man’s …