Imagine living in a place where there is no government, no regulation, no taxation, and certainly no objections to anything that will alter your mind. It’s a place beyond the…
Bruce Haring
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There’s nothing sadder than an aging hipster, said comedian/polemicist Lenny Bruce. Little did he know his comment was spawning a cottage industry. There’s a band called Ageing Hipsters. A travel…
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Survival
The Singularity — Is the Oscar-Nominated “Her” a Glimpse at Our Real Future?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringThe nominations are in. Her, Spike Jonze’s film romance story between man and computer, scored five Academy Awards bids on Thursday, February 6th, including a nod for best original screenplay for…
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Author James Baldwin once noted that “The future is like heaven — everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.” Baldwin has a point about heaven, but…
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We’ve just finished a week of prognostication. If you turned on the TV, there likely was someone screaming about who would win the Big Game. We’re speaking, of course, about…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. There are a few good reasons to move to Cambodia (known as Kampuchea or the Kingdom of Cambodia by its natives). The beer is…
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Let me introduce you to a potential new partner. How would you like to do business with someone who will steal your intellectual property, undermine you by booting key employees…
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. There’s a radio commercial playing in the Los Angeles area that sums up the Western attitude toward Laos. In the commercial, a…
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This is part of an occasional series on Prepping for Disaster. In the wake of a disaster or uprising that upends normal life, your first considerations are food and shelter.…
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Survival
Smart Meters Provoke Customers — Are They Really “Smart,” or Just Dangerous?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringA small device is causing a big argument across the nation, pitting utilities against their customers. The issue is whether smart meters are a good thing — or a dangerous, radioactive,…