Feel shame.

Some days feel it heavily. Some days feel it lightly. Some days are good days, and feel okay.

It manifests itself in a few categories: being a provider, comparing myself to "peers," comparing myself and where I am in life now as compared to where I thought I would be in life by now.
Still Standing

There is a show on prime, " ( Read more... )

The Jetsons vs Planet of the Apes - the future

I grew up in an age where most Science-Fiction (my favorite genre) was Technocorpian. Kids cartoons and TV shows of this technocorpian mindset were everywhere. "The Jetsons," "Lost in Space," and such. Kids and young-adult books "Tom Swift and His Robot."

These were strong Influencers with me, ( Read more... )

 Woke up at about 7am today. Went to the back room of the house, where the back porch and computers are. Realized it was gently drizzling outside. Stared out the window for a while, and felt at peace with the world.

We are planning to buy a new family car soon, and so far all news has been good news about it. It gives me hope. Hope leads to ( Read more... )

With the increasing discoveries of extrasolar planets in the local galaxy, I wonder how soon until the SETI project gets a 'hit' on an intelligent signal from a non-terran civilization?

The Drake equation is the basic formula for the probabilities of finding a radio signal from another civilization. With more scientific evidence to give accuracy to ( Read more... )

Researchers Improve Solar Cell Performance

Excerpt:

"Researchers at MIT have improved solar collectors using dyes. They just increased their performance results by a factor of 4. These paint-on materials can increase the power obtained from existing solar cells by a factor of over 40 without needing to track the sun.