Portraits Of Soldiers Before, During, After War – DesignTAXI.com

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I looked particularly at the eyes, there’s a huge difference. Eyes are very telling. Lives destroyed. Not just those killed, but also those that return. And it also affects their families and friends. For a long time.

A long time ago I wrote “war costs you an arm and a leg” which was a teenager’s smartypants wordplay. It really costs so much more. It’s truly unaffordable.

Siri, Computers, and our actual Power

Computers may have the power,
but we still hold the switch.
–Arjen Lentz (mid/late 80s)

I’m afraid that might not be true any more, considering how much of our daily lives is actually computer-controlled. How many microcontrollers run your car?

Siri, in a year

Timing Life Lessons: Not Losing Stuff

“Papa, why do you always put the remote control in the same spot?”
“So I always know where to find it…”

Kinda completely unlike her hair brush, which sometimes disappears for days! (and I’m good at finding stuff)
We’ve now (once again) agreed on a standard location for the hair brush, and so far it’s working. When I’ve tried that previously, it didn’t. So I think the above question came with an insight… she figured it out.

As a parent, I’m often tempted to add a lesson to a situation. But in practice, I find that it tends to have little if any effect. From observation, kids appear to ask the right questions when they’re ready for the answer, so I just have to be more patient.