Category Archives: Poetry

Some perspectives in time and space

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Doc Searls

First, time. Earth became habitable for primitive life forms some 3.X billion years ago. It will cease to be habitable in another 1 billion years or less, given the rate at which the Sun continues to get hotter, which it … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Future, Geology, history, Ideas, Past, Photography, Poetry, problems, Strange stuff, Technology, Travel | 1 Comment

The biggest picture

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Doc Searls

I want to plug something I am very much looking forward to, and encourage you strongly to attend. It’s called The Overview Effect, and it’s the premiere of a film by that title. Here are the details: Friday, December 7, 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Events, Geography, Geology, Harvard, Ideas, infrastructure, Links, Personal, Photography, Poetry, Research, Science, Technology, Travel | 6 Comments

Let’s all be spotted hawks

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Doc Searls

OwnerIQ sez, This video explains what they mean. Compare those people and the way they define themselves—as products (a BMW, an iPad)—to the way Walt Whitman defined himself, just before Industry won the Industrial Revolution: I know I am solid and sound. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Poetry, VRM | Tagged | 6 Comments