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Posted on July 14, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Automation pales in comparison as a driving force of unemployment to outsourcing and assbackward pay structures that hire two high paid managers to oversee the work of one underpaid productive employee. These are social problems not technological problems. Maybe if everyone stopped having a… Continue Reading “More Thoughts on Automation”
Posted on June 16, 2020
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Craftsmanship at an all time low…salesmanship booming…. We’re all ads now. SouthPark nailed it. P.S. – Selling things is not a craft. It’s a fart. Necessary, at times rewarding, and essential but so so stinky. Enjoy this post? Consider helping cover web hosting costs,… Continue Reading “We’re All Ads”
Posted on June 9, 2020
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“Is there anything to be said for it?” “I really haven’t the faintest.” Two silhouettes haunched over a grave offered no prayers. Yet, it was not an occasion entirely lacking in reverence. The strange light of the lantern diffused spectrally through the fog like… Continue Reading “Roland and Hayes”
Category: Alex Weir, Original Fiction, Original Fiction Series, Stories, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, Weird FictionTags: atmosphere, Gothic, Mystery, Suspense, Victorian
Posted on June 7, 2020
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Heyo. Sorry for the long lag time in uploads. I’m at a hotel while my kitchen is being torn out and rebuilt. I can’t make any promises at this point in terms of video output. But, I’ll try to do my level best to… Continue Reading “Garden Update – Peppers Yellowing and Gardner Mellowing”
Posted on June 2, 2020
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I just stumbled across a quote that perfectly captures the disdain I have for ideologues. Morality is always removed from moralizers. Though philosophers engage in rhetoric – Rhetoriticians are not philosophers. “After communists, most of all I hate anti-communists.” – Sergei Dovlatov, Soviet dissident.… Continue Reading “Ideologues”
Posted on May 31, 2020
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I stride among pillars at dawn The magnificent sun casts their shadows across the simmering sand The hawk glides overhead Silent sacred symmetry Eternal forms amidst primordial desert Mortality, infinity, entwined Will hands arise forever to furnish this duality Or are they too mere… Continue Reading “Of the Wind – A Musing”
Posted on May 27, 2020
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Like awesome the word hero is entirely overused. I discuss why being a medical professional does not make you a hero. Scott Adams’ Video : Enjoy this post? Consider helping cover web hosting costs, and legitimizing my carpal tunnel by donating to my Paypal.
Posted on May 26, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Heroism is no longer reserved for individuals of especial merit. Apparently, you simply have to choose the right vocation. Sod the reason for your choice. No matter how mercenary. You’re a hero. Especially in a crisis – which you never mishandle. Because you… Continue Reading “Heroes!”
Posted on May 26, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Just a bit of a ramble on normie news. Note: The article on Rogan actually wasn’t bad. I don’t dislike Bari Weiss. I just find many of her views distasteful so I rag on her a bit. Sources https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-economy-worst-of-coronavirus-shutdowns-may-be-over-11590408000 Enjoy this post? Consider… Continue Reading “Normie Review – WSJ Journal Blows Sunshine Up Your Ass, NYT Ditz on Rogan’s Spotify Deal”
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Bari Weiss, Economy, Entertainment, Entertainment Industry, joe rogan, NYT, Podcasting, Spotify, Wall Street Journal
Posted on May 25, 2020
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O thunder O elemental force From outstretched aeons Such wonder Mocks direction Raise now the cup the jubilant shout The desert muses silent Beneath the weeping heavens The tide is turning The message sent I was doing a bit of writing and decided to… Continue Reading “Quench (Poem)”
More Thoughts on Automation
Posted on July 14, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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Automation pales in comparison as a driving force of unemployment to outsourcing and assbackward pay structures that hire two high paid managers to oversee the work of one underpaid productive employee. These are social problems not technological problems. Maybe if everyone stopped having a… Continue Reading “More Thoughts on Automation”
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Social Commentary, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Automation, Fred Reed, Unz Review