I was intrigued to see an interesting article on the website of American Scientist magazine about the problem of the volatility of the data that narrates our civilization. The article, “Avoiding a Digital Dark Age” by Kurt Bollacker describes in … Continue reading
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This morning’s massive earthquake in Chile caught my attention because of its magnitude: 8.8. I remember experiencing the Loma Prieta quake here in the Bay Area in October of 1989. That one was pegged at something like 6.8, so the … Continue reading
A couple of years ago I began making 3-D collage art, otherwise known as shadowboxes, in order to… hell, I have no idea why I started doing it. Part of it was inspired by a visit to the San Jose … Continue reading
Before we get started, a huge “Thank You” to Johnna Cornett who reworked Cogito! into this nifty new look. Also a big thanks to my wife, Denise, who took the photo in the masthead during a trip to Acadia National … Continue reading
Apologies to our readers for the long hiatus. We had some technical issues that have now been corrected. A huge thank-you to my good friend Kim McCall who came by and got us back up and running again. More to … Continue reading
I’ve recently begun taking a class at nearby Foothill Community College in an effort to gain some mastery over mathematics. It’s an old, old project of mine. Ostensibly I’m at school for the same reason most of the other students … Continue reading
Much is being made of the anniversary of Armstrong and Aldrin’s walk on the moon that took place forty years ago today. Into this glut of remembrance and reminiscence I will add a few more words that I’m sure have … Continue reading
I’ve been giving some thought lately to the idea that some corporations are “too big to fail.” It feels terribly wrong at the gut level, perhaps because America was originally envisioned as a place where people could fail and not … Continue reading
Last Saturday my spouse and I had the pleasure of listening to another excellent concert by the Bay Choral Guild at the Campbell United Methodist Church. The name of the program was “A World of Song”, a title which does … Continue reading
A recent article in the Washington Post reports growing confidence in the US economy even though it will probably be some time before we see a real, live “recovery”. Call me cynical, but I don’t really think we’ve hit bottom … Continue reading