Everything new gets old fast. Is this a product of age or the age we live in? Perhaps the constant influx of new and amazing things has dulled our appreciation for their inherent awesomeness. Or maybe our attention spans are just stunted by the slow deterioration of brain cells. Whatever the reason the incessant phenomenon which starts with a bang and quickly ends with a shrug is (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘information’
everything new gets old fast
Posted: April 27, 2013 in Observations and CommentaryTags: age, information, life, new, old, society, sorta humor, T2, technology
bite-sized for your convenience
Posted: January 31, 2013 in Observations and CommentaryTags: data, gun control, guns, humor, humour, information, interwebs, life, news, USA
The revival of the national gun debate has re-energized failed graphic designers throughout cyberspace. Just when you thought the Presidential election had sapped all their energy these folks have rebounded from November’s muck to grace our monitors and tablets with their amazing PowerPointy/Photoshoppy dexterity! Being nimble of finger and savvy of Google these modern day Rembrandts-cum-Jeffersons have (more…)
cool stuff
Posted: July 2, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: 1972, computers, digital, encyclopedia, information, perspective, World Book
I’m a sucker for old encyclopedias. The older, the better. I love looking at how things were perceived years ago, what people thought was vital enough to include in this compendium of important stuff. What merited inclusion, how much space it was granted, and what was the general knowledge around the topic? Not only that, the old photos are (more…)
Trask Avenue 
wading through the muck
Posted: September 29, 2016 in Observations and CommentaryTags: election, information, life, modern life, overload, society
Are you familiar with the concept of “analysis paralysis?” It essentially means decisions and actions are delayed (or never made) because the situation is too complicated or over-analyzed and the choices seem infinite. The search for perfection is often a factor. We all know perfection, aside from ice cream on a warm summer night, never happens. Yet we still strive for it. But when we are bombarded with too much data, when it is relentless and unyielding, it is nearly impossible to (more…)