Bunker Hill
While visiting Boston, I got to walk up to Bunker Hill (i.e., the one battle that every American kid learns…
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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything
It’s rare for a single word or theory to explain what is going on, especially about something as complex as…
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LLM AIs Have Turned Into a Classic Moral Panic
A “moral panic” refers to a widespread fear, often irrational, that emerges within a society over a perceived threat to…
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Berta Elder’s Interview on 92 Years of Change
In 1977, the Oconee Enterprise interviewed Berta Elder (my great-grandmother, aka, “Granny”). She was born in 1901 and died in…
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They Don’t Make Mausoleums Like They Used To
As seen at Atlanta’s Westview Cemetery.
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A Radical Pessimist’s Predictions After 10 Years
10 years ago, I bookmarked “A radical pessimist’s guide to the next 10 years” by Douglas Coupland. I’m not sure…
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Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
There has been a lot of digital ink spilled over why discourse and *waves arm at world* has been so…weird….
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The Future is Vast
Our World In Data published an incredible post visualizing the current moment in a long-term outlook. In a month where…
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The Average Duration of a World Series Game per Year
If you are a baseball fan, you know that the pace of play has been a problem for a while….
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The Case for Optimism
Kevin Kelly is one of my favorite authors, writers, and Twitter accounts. He recently wrote an excellent long-form post on…
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How Much The World Has Developed Since 1990
This fascinating map (source) was making the Internet rounds last week showing how much countries around the world have developed…
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House in Rural Oconee County Georgia, 1966
These photos show the same house in rural Oconee County Georgia. The house has had additions and renovations due to…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1960s
My grandparents took my Dad & Uncle through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the mid-1960s. This is a…
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Exploring Scull Shoals Historic Site
I recently visited the Scull Shoals Historic Site in the Oconee National Forest*. The site is very accessible just following…
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Personal History of Oakridge, TN – The Secret City
One of my favorite YouTube channels, Half As Interesting, did an explainer about the founding of Oakridge, Tennessee. It was…
