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Elon Musk & Aeon Flux: will Mars be only for the 1%
A million folks on Mars could be the Earth’s Plan B Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Capitalism, China, Communism, Cosmology, Democracy, History, Literature, Media, Movies, NASA, Politics, Science, Socialism, Technology, Treason, Uncategorized
Tagged dystopia, Mars, Science Fiction, SpaceX, utopia
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The GOP has been Trumpunk’d
By ann summers This 2016 national election is a scaled -up version of the celebrity prank program Punk’d. It is a spectacle on the scale of big Dada rather than big data. We’re now stuck with a prairie fire of well-combed Astrorturftm. … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – Wilfred Owen: “Dulce et Decorum Est”
Wilfred Owen, one of the great poets of World War 1, was born in England in 1893. He enlisted in 1915, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment. By early 1917, he had undergone several traumatic … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Dulce et Decorum Est, poem, Wilfred Owen, World War I
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The Coffee Shop – “An Unseen World” – camera trap footage of Amazon forest life
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From United Nations: ‘An Unseen World’ is one of 5 films that won an Award at the International Forests Short Film Festival. The film … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Amazon, camera trap, nature film, Open Thread, Paul Rosolie, Peru, The Coffee Shop, United Nations
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The Coffee Shop – Kindness
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged KIndness, Naomi Shihab Nye, The Coffee Shop
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Word Cloud: MYSTIC
by Nona Blyth Cloud “Abstract Minimalist” — Sometimes the labels that get attached to a poet’s work obscure rather than illuminate. The poet Robert Lax (1915 – 2000) pared down his work and his life to the essentials. Robert Lax dealt … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged MYSTIC, Patmos, Robert Lax, Thomas Merton
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The Coffee Shop – Robotica: Building the Autonomous Machine
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The New York Times: “Navy robotics engineers are working to develop autonomous tools that can integrate with other technologies. But in field tests, … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – This one is for Brandi
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Brandi Nicole Stanley, daughter of Chuck Stanley, left us a year ago today. She was just 26, a vibrant young woman full of plans … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Brandi Nicole Stanley, In Memorium, large men in kilts, Open Thread, The Coffee Shop
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The Coffee Shop – Amelia and her daddy cover “Take On Me”
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Free Dad Videos: “We’re taking you back to 1985 with the brilliant classic “Take on Me” by a-ha. And yes, that’s Amelia’s real … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Short Video
Tagged Free Dad Videos, Open Thread, Take On Me, The Coffee Shop
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The Coffee Shop – BREVITY is the Soul of Wit
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. … Continue reading
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