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Welcome to the Cultural Singularity

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I love to read about technology stuff, being the nerdy/inquisitive person that I am. One of the ideas that has been occupying my thoughts recently has been the concept of the Technological Singularity, as described by titan of the computing world Bill Joy. The idea, simply put, is that technological progress will exponentially increase once […]

The Biggest Problem With Social Media

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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I love social media. I love it almost to a fault. I love it so much that I often forget how many people have no idea what you are talking about. Despite the immense popularity of Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, the vast majority of the human population has no idea what social […]

How Twitter Made Me Start Writing Letters Again

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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How Twitter made me start writing letters again.

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people communicate. Since human relationships form the cornerstone of civilization, and human relationships are created and maintained by communication, it’s a pretty mind blowing topic to ponder. More specifically, what’s been interesting me recently has been how each type of communication fits a type of expression. Being a […]

The Power of Asynchronous Communication

Sunday, April 29, 2012

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I read a very interesting interview with Elon Musk the other day. Although the article was mainly focused on how he maintains peak efficiency with his busy personal schedule, it was an offhand comment stood out to me: “Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.” It’s a very strange pair of sentences, […]

You Are What You Tweet: Social Media Is Your Autobiography

Sunday, April 22, 2012

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I saw a very interesting tweet the other day. I can’t remember the exact wording of it, and I can’t recall who said it, but the message stuck with me. It went something like: “Your body is the most accurate diary you can keep in your life.” It got me thinking about other things in […]