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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Ballantine Books, 1996) at p.32.
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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
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Saturday 4th of August 2018
Watching Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made on @Netflix. #raiders #fanfilm #netflix Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Apple Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
AppleInsider: Apple, following strong third quarter earnings, on Thursday became the first company in history to be valued at $1 trillion. The company’s stock rose 5 percent in the 24 hours after the earnings announcement, passing the $200 mark on Wednesday for the first time since its stock split four years ago.
Tagged apple, awesome, business, insanely great
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Tuesday 31st of July 2018
“Can’t really swing that, Lloyd—our credit line’s overextended since we had Cheap Trick play at the Brain Trust picnic.” — The Janitor, Scrubs, S8E14 “My Soul on Fire, Part 1” (2009) #Scrubs #CheapTrick #TVQuotes Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Sunday 29th of July 2018
“I believe it was Robin Zander of Cheap Trick who said, ‘I want you to want me,’ well if I sang that song it would go ‘I DON’T want you to want me.’” — Dr. Bob Kelso, Scrubs, S6E7 “His Story IV” (2007) #Scrubs #CheapTrick #TVQuotes Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Wednesday 25th of July 2018
“Do you want me to give you my ‘things I don’t care about’ speech again? Because, you know, I’ve updated it to include all white guys who add ‘-izzle’ to anything.” Scrubs, S4E1 “My Old Friend’s New Friend” (2004). Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Wednesday 11th of July 2018
🎶Listening to “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by The Beatles from the album Abbey Road… Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Buddy Holly Movie ‘Clear Lake’ in Development
Dave McNary at Variety: Veteran creative executives Rick French and Patrick Shanahan are partnering with Buddy Holly’s widow on “Clear Lake,” depicting Holly’s 1958 music tour with Clarence Collins, Variety has learned exclusively. […] The film will follow Holly and Collins, founder of Little Anthony & the Imperials, as they tour together in the racially […]
Tagged entertainment, history, movies, music
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Tuesday 10th of July 2018
Just received my THREE MISSIONS edition @FieldNotesBrand: “Although assembled capsule is rated for use in Zero-G environments, do not use for actual space flight. Capsule will not survive re-entry, will not float after splashdown, and will not result in ticker-tape parades.” Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Monday 9th of July 2018
Oh yeah baby!!! Just received my backer disc of #DirectorsCut! Well worth the wait!!! Streaming the movie on the computer was nice, but tonight I’ll watch the Blu-Ray on the 4k big screen! @PennJillette @EmilyJillette @MakePennBad @AdamRifkin Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Steve Ditko Dies at 90
Ellis Clopton writing at Variety: Steve Ditko, comic book artist and co-creator with Stan Lee of such legendary comic book characters as Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, has died. He was 90 years old. R.I.P.
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