Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful?

If anyone knows even a small bit about writing conventions, you'll probably notice, quite readily, that this title is an obvious example of Betteridge's Law Of Headlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines "Any headline (or in this case, blogpost title) that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." Hell, my last blogpost followed Betteridge's … Continue reading Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful? →

Trying To Make Sense Of Absolute Insanity

This blogpost is partly inspired by this video, featuring Taigh Hickey and Greta Thunberg: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bQQy0D6UCgg Before this video was released, if you told me there was going to be a video with Taigh and Greta, I'd have been like, "Yes, this is the best thing that ever happened ever! Like one of those Marvel crossover … Continue reading Trying To Make Sense Of Absolute Insanity →

How I Fell Down The Pseudo Intellectual Technological Centrist Pipeline, And How I Got Back Out

So, you’ve probably heard of the alt right pipeline. Many straight white dudes aged twenty to forty fall into that. I didn’t. I was in danger of falling into it sure, there were plenty of close calls as I look back on it. But I don’t think I ever fell down that. The pipeline I … Continue reading How I Fell Down The Pseudo Intellectual Technological Centrist Pipeline, And How I Got Back Out →

Will We Find Life On Europa, And If So What Happens Next?

In a few hours, weather permitting, a rocket will launch, which will send the Europa Clipper to the Outer Solar system. It's always a bit surreal to me when launches are delayed due to bad weather, not because bad weather isn't a real threat, it is, but it's the fact that, in a very short … Continue reading Will We Find Life On Europa, And If So What Happens Next? →

An Encounter With An Extremely Happy Bumble Bee (Assuming Bees Experience Happiness)

https://imgur.com/2bAM09x Look at how happy that bee is! This post will contain most of the photos from one of my absolute favourite encounters with a bumble bee. It gave me such joy that even when I'm quite old and bald as a cue ball (joking! I've been as bald as a cue ball since I … Continue reading An Encounter With An Extremely Happy Bumble Bee (Assuming Bees Experience Happiness) →