Category: Technology
Posted on December 14, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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The economic landscape has shifted dramatically. That is what we are told. It certainly seems to be true. I have my reservations but that’s beside the point. The validity of that statement isn’t the focus of this here essay. No. What seems of utmost…
Posted on December 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
Posted on November 22, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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I got a dimension for you RIGHT HERE!
Posted on November 16, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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A bit of a opinion stirred by Bryan Lunduke’s recent decision to quit all social media. I discuss the need for a refractory period to process each other’s opinions, insights, and quirks. Then the vlog veers in the direction of Roscoe Pounds ‘The Philosophy…
Posted on November 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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First there was a boom, then there was an X, and now the omega of Z. Maybe we should stop thinking so apocalyptically? https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow – Social Mediuh https://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal – Tipjar
Posted on October 25, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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…or so I hope. Just some odds and ends regarding pop psych and finger pointing. Also retro clothes! Topics Machiavellian Machinations or just gas? Sleep First World, Third World, Wank World – Undue Preening The horror of the soccer mom! mellow.mission.productions@gmail.com | Email http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow…
Posted on October 24, 2018
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Decided to dispense with the mic due to current hardware limitations making rendering an hours long nightmare. Topics – Weather – – Water – – Geetha Angara Death – – Trump’s withdrawal from Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia – – Tech Addiction – –…
Category: Environment, Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex V Weir, Current Events, Fractal Radio, Geeth Angara, News, Nonproliferation, Nuclear, The Fractal Journal, Treaty, Trump, Vlogs, Water
Posted on October 23, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Did you ever notice that Samsung backwards is GNUsmas. For you normies out there GNU = GNU is not Unix. Recursive acronym joy! Topics Gnusmas! Projects and plans Russia/Trump Ideological Bubbles The Word Gay Silicon Valley Mythology Vanity Fair uses too much Axe…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Alt Media, Current Events, Fun, GNU, Ideological Bubbles, Russia, Silicon Valley, The Fractal Journal, Trump, Updates, Vanity Fair, Vlogs
Posted on September 29, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Beware the Hufflepuffs. For More Info The Adam Morgan Show | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKeCCfeBlTc Theodore T’so | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts’o Linus Opinion on CoC | https://linux.slashdot.org/story/18/09/27/1529236/linus-torvalds-on-linuxs-code-of-conduct My Links http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Join me on a freedom loving social media platform! – http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal | Become a patron and help improve production…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Corporate Culture, FOSS, Linux, Linux Torvalds, News, Open Source, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Justic, The Linux Foundation
Posted on September 14, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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A catchup vlog where I review topics like policing, surveillance, technology, chat a bit about the storm affecting (effecting? lol always hated this) the southeast and give some updates on upcoming content. Mr. Reed’s Cop Columns – https://fredoneverything.org/category/cop-colums/ https://www.fractaljournal.com | Stories, Essays, and…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex V Weir, Current Events, Fractal Radio, Fred Reed, Policing, Surveillance, The Fractal Journal, Vlogging, Vlogs
Posted on September 4, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Should Axon a SaaS company that emerged from Taser the LTL manufacturer of tasers be regulated? How so? Should it be considered a public utility? I frame such questions in this brief vlog. https://www.fractaljournal.com | Stories, Essays, and more! https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Follow me on…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Analytics, Axon, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Dana Goodyear, Databases, Electronic Rights, Ethics, Policies, Policing, Surveillance, Taser, The New Yorker
Posted on September 3, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Axon the company that was once Taser is just that a company – a corporate entity. Yet, its cloud holds police data which as far as I understand is subject to public interest and access. Whether or not the data is actually ‘public’ is…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Articles, Axon, Current Events, Dana Goodyear, Economics, Essays, News, Policing, Politics, Social Commentary, Taser, The New Yorker, VieVue
Category: Technology
Principle and Profit
Posted on December 14, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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The economic landscape has shifted dramatically. That is what we are told. It certainly seems to be true. I have my reservations but that’s beside the point. The validity of that statement isn’t the focus of this here essay. No. What seems of utmost…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized
Fractal Radio | Episode 30 – Dusty Pens and Blank Pages
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
Fractal Briefs |’Making a Living and other Woo
Posted on November 22, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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I got a dimension for you RIGHT HERE!
Category: Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Jones, Elon Musc, joe rogan, Wankers
Fractal Radio | Episode 28 – Social Media and ‘Hardly Explicable Human Conduct’
Posted on November 16, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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A bit of a opinion stirred by Bryan Lunduke’s recent decision to quit all social media. I discuss the need for a refractory period to process each other’s opinions, insights, and quirks. Then the vlog veers in the direction of Roscoe Pounds ‘The Philosophy…
Category: Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Vlog
Cheesy as XYZ – Vlog
Posted on November 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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First there was a boom, then there was an X, and now the omega of Z. Maybe we should stop thinking so apocalyptically? https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow – Social Mediuh https://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal – Tipjar
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Fractal Radio, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Vlogs
Fractal Radio | Episode 26 – The Useful Vlog!
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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…or so I hope. Just some odds and ends regarding pop psych and finger pointing. Also retro clothes! Topics Machiavellian Machinations or just gas? Sleep First World, Third World, Wank World – Undue Preening The horror of the soccer mom! mellow.mission.productions@gmail.com | Email http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Social Commentary, Vlogs
Fractal Radio | Episode 25 – Carolina Weather, Death in New Jersey, and Nukes (O My)
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Decided to dispense with the mic due to current hardware limitations making rendering an hours long nightmare. Topics – Weather – – Water – – Geetha Angara Death – – Trump’s withdrawal from Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia – – Tech Addiction – –…
Category: Environment, Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex V Weir, Current Events, Fractal Radio, Geeth Angara, News, Nonproliferation, Nuclear, The Fractal Journal, Treaty, Trump, Vlogs, Water
Fractal Radio| Episode 24 – GNUsmas!
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Did you ever notice that Samsung backwards is GNUsmas. For you normies out there GNU = GNU is not Unix. Recursive acronym joy! Topics Gnusmas! Projects and plans Russia/Trump Ideological Bubbles The Word Gay Silicon Valley Mythology Vanity Fair uses too much Axe…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Alt Media, Current Events, Fun, GNU, Ideological Bubbles, Russia, Silicon Valley, The Fractal Journal, Trump, Updates, Vanity Fair, Vlogs
Fractal Radio| Episode 21 – Linux CoC – The Dangers of Corporate Culture
Posted on September 29, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Beware the Hufflepuffs. For More Info The Adam Morgan Show | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKeCCfeBlTc Theodore T’so | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts’o Linus Opinion on CoC | https://linux.slashdot.org/story/18/09/27/1529236/linus-torvalds-on-linuxs-code-of-conduct My Links http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Join me on a freedom loving social media platform! – http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal | Become a patron and help improve production…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Corporate Culture, FOSS, Linux, Linux Torvalds, News, Open Source, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Justic, The Linux Foundation
Fractal Radio|Episode 20 – Fred Reed’s Cop Columns, Hurricane Florence, and Updates
Posted on September 14, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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A catchup vlog where I review topics like policing, surveillance, technology, chat a bit about the storm affecting (effecting? lol always hated this) the southeast and give some updates on upcoming content. Mr. Reed’s Cop Columns – https://fredoneverything.org/category/cop-colums/ https://www.fractaljournal.com | Stories, Essays, and…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex V Weir, Current Events, Fractal Radio, Fred Reed, Policing, Surveillance, The Fractal Journal, Vlogging, Vlogs
Fractal Radio | Episode 17 – Should Taser/Axon be a public utility?
Posted on September 4, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Should Axon a SaaS company that emerged from Taser the LTL manufacturer of tasers be regulated? How so? Should it be considered a public utility? I frame such questions in this brief vlog. https://www.fractaljournal.com | Stories, Essays, and more! https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Follow me on…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Analytics, Axon, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Dana Goodyear, Databases, Electronic Rights, Ethics, Policies, Policing, Surveillance, Taser, The New Yorker
‘Don’t Datamine Me Bro’ – Taser, Axon, Skynet? (Part III)
Posted on September 3, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Axon the company that was once Taser is just that a company – a corporate entity. Yet, its cloud holds police data which as far as I understand is subject to public interest and access. Whether or not the data is actually ‘public’ is…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Articles, Axon, Current Events, Dana Goodyear, Economics, Essays, News, Policing, Politics, Social Commentary, Taser, The New Yorker, VieVue
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