December 2008
7 posts
Chau, chau, adiós
Nos vemos en 10 días.
“You made me smile so wide……..I could eat a banana side ways!”
Orwell vs. Huxley
Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley’s vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their...
“The net number of requests for my attention exceeds my ability to provide that...”
– Merlin Mann
X: Hay que tomarse la cosas con calma.
Y: Pero no por más de media hora.