The photons and other particles that traverse the galaxy to reach our observatories provides a continuous stream of information and matter. If there was some way to travel up the beam, which is an old science fantasy concept, faster than the speed of light through the spooky action at a distance of entanglement, then we…
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Loving Life
Watched the movie Loving (2016) tonight. Great lines in there when Virgil tells Rich that he’s a black man now, because he’s experienced the oppressive discrimination that the blacks around him are always subjected to. It is amazing to be alive on this beautiful planet. By virtue of being born, we each have a full…
From the Denver Sister March on Washington
I am a white male. I was in the Denver sister march on January 21st. It was a wonderful experience! It was very reassuring to be in a group of like-minded people, not as an angry rally opposed to others, but as a positive expression of human rights. Women’s rights are human rights, women’s lives…
A New Coalition Government for the USA
Instead of electing the POTUS, who then appoints a cabinet, we (optionally) eliminate the office of the President and instead elect the cabinet level leaders directly. They would still be part of the executive branch of government. We would promote the involvement of minor parties and essentially eliminate the Democratic and Republican parties, which we’ve…
Cannot create a secure computer
I don’t trust the big computer vendors and their clouds, namely Apple and Microsoft. I don’t trust the big cloud providers. ISPs make it too costly or impossible to have my own server. So, how do I even get my own client system that stores all my files encrypted has security, integrity and trust? FOSS….