Sunday, July 28, 2019

no. 658

"Religion is first and foremost about worship of a being referred to as God, or Allah, or some other name, where said God has created man in his image. It’s a set of rules to live by, created around a social gathering where you worship. It gives people structure, organization, and a social group of people who all believe the same. But worship is directed through the church, and deviation from how the church says things should be is punished. They preach love, and practice intolerance of everyone who does not belong to their faith, usually without being aware of it."

From Timothy Ellis' book Hero At The Gates

Sunday, July 21, 2019

no. 657


“20 years ago if you had a CCTV watching you while you ate your dinner, it was because you were in a supermax prison, and today it’s because you’ve got Apple Home or Google Home or Alexa in your kitchen.”

Cory Doctorow

Saturday, July 20, 2019

no. 656


"I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do." 

James Baldwin

Thursday, July 18, 2019

no. 655


"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."

  James Baldwin

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

no. 654

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” 


David Brin