War and geography
War is teaching people [Americans] geography.
Source of quote unknown (via Rolf Potts).
War is teaching people [Americans] geography.
Source of quote unknown (via Rolf Potts).
Rutger Bregman schreef een boek over ‘Morele ambitie‘. Stine Jensen schrijft er een rammelend en jaloersig stukje over in NRC: ‘Rutger Bregman bedenkt die sterke ideeën niet zelf‘. De Correspondent reageert fel en vindt dat Jensen/NRC Bregman beticht van plagiaat en eist rectificatie, wat NRC weigert. Heel fijntjes toont De Correspondent de gaten in het betoog van Jensen aan in een reactie op hun site.
Onbegrijpelijk hoe Jensen, die ik toch redelijk hoog heb zitten, zo onzorgvuldig kan zijn bij zulke stevige beweringen.
Mandarijnen bij NRC.
Ach, leefde W.F. Hermans nog maar.
Hoop gedoe over de kabinetsformatie. Uiteindelijk is het zo simpel: niemand vertrouwt Geert Wilders.
En terecht. Er is geen feit te vinden waaruit blijkt dat hij wel te vertrouwen zou zijn. Sterker, hij bouwt op Twitter gewoon door aan zijn gedachtegoed van leugens.
Wie wil er in een kabinet met deze man?
Cars don’t interest me much, but this Hongqi is wonderfully ugly.
Carters Beach February 2023, I want to go back to.
Japan
Change someone, ignore everyone. (Seth Godin / Hugh McLeod)
Thumb leads to confusion.
Got up very early this morning with lots of energy. I finished reading Figuranten, which ends a bit in a minor way. At least that’s how I feel about it.
Made two videos from photos of our New Zealand trip. Then I was so tired I had to lie down again.
Music by Citizen DJ. Very good and not the usual YouTube ladida songs.
I listen to Kevin Kelly on the Design Matters podcast from Debbie Millman.
Kelly tells about his rebirth, and how he finds out how many years he has left to live, according to actuarial measurements. I mimic his method and land on 28 years. I will be 82 and my death date is in July 2049.
According to an American life expectancy calculator that includes some more data, I will live to be 94. I notice that mild alcohol consumption increases life expectancy.
In Japan, we experienced days of rain. In the Netherlands, we can have similar experiences. Mostly accompanied by lots of wind. For me, it’s in the end the wind that gets on my nerves. The rain has a fresh touch, but the continuous noise of the storm is hard to bear.
Last week we had a couple of storm-free Japanese-type rainy days. Between showers, I managed to take a nice walk with the dog, an umbrella, and my camera.
Via Indistractable:
Identity determines behavior, and behavior determines belief.
Who you think you are is critical.