Captain's Phlog                          2020.05.06
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If you've not read Tracy Kidder's book "The Soul
of a New Machine" [1] you owe it to yourself to do
so. It remains one of my favorite works. I
mention it now because there is a bit in there
that is germane to this post. If I recall, DEC
salesmen were warning potential customers about
the cheeky upstart Data General. The result of
course was that everyone wanted to know what DG's
phone number was so they could "make sure they
never called them".

This was how I felt when I heard various
environmental groups railing against the Jeff
Gibbs / Michael Moore film "Planet of the Humans"
[2] as reported in The Guardian. Naturally I
wanted to see just how blasphemous this thing was
with my own eyes.

If social scientists can have fans, I've been a
BIG fan of Mayer Hillman for quite some time. He
has nothing to do with this film, but he offers a
similar tone. Two years ago he said "We're doomed.
The outcome is death, and its the end of most life
on the planet because were so dependent on the
burning of fossil fuels. There are no means of
reversing the process which is melting the polar
ice caps. And very few appear to be prepared to
say so."

I concur. I've posted other entries that stake
out my position. However "Planet of the Humans" is
the first product I've come across intended for
truly public consumption. Watch it and see what
you think. Cake or Death?

May you, and everyone you love, stay safe & well.

[theNumberSixtyTwo]connolly[CircleA][GoogleMail]

[1] http://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ed/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine.pdf
[2] https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE

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