Wendell Berry speaking at a college commencement in 1989. Submitted without comment.
Beware the justice of Nature.
Understand that there can be no successful human economy apart from Nature or in defiance of Nature.
Understand that no amount of education can overcome the innate limits of human intelligence and responsibility. We are not smart enough or conscious enough [...]
I recently wrote a no-words post comparing the Twitter trends for various cities on the day of the Apple WWDC keynote.
That post ended with a screenshot of Baltimore’s trends, which included not a peep about the technology topics that were sweeping the rest of Twitter:
“Oh, Baltimore,” I thought. “It’s why I love you. [...]
If you read this blog with any regularity, you know I have two primary social circles: indie software and indie theater. I’m writing this with both of you in mind, but I’m going to start out with the theater kids and bend it back around. Software kids, sit tight for a second.
See, at [...]
Well, between you and me and the comments, it looks like we basically came to the right conclusion.
Or, rather, we basically came to the same conclusion as Steve Jobs.
Via Engadget:
Walt: Is the tablet going to replace the laptop? Tell me what you think about where it’s going?
Steve: You know… (long pause). I’m trying to think [...]