Ghost in the Machine | Daily Inkling
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“Ghost in the Machine”
What is the most “cursed” piece of technology you’ve ever owned or worked with?
Glad Topographies: Finding Abundant Optimism in the World Around Us
To find optimism, all one must do is look around.
Over the next few days, we are really going to attempt to strengthen our Instagram game. We’ll have a big announcement early next week — a little project Nikki is putting together.
However, as for now, I think I am ready to truly introduce you to my super secret Instagram. It’s called Glad Topographies. Some of you already follow, and I really appreciate it! But for the rest of you, well, I think it’s something you’ll truly enjoy!
In the past, I had been taking direct inspiration from the legendary @sadtopographies — with their blessing, of course — and finding only super happy place names.
Alas, there are only so many Oh-be-joyful Creeks in the world — and if I kept it up for too long it would reflect insincerity. There’s so much more to life than that.
Therefore, I’ve since simplified the premise, scouring Google Maps and finding cool, pretty places that reflect optimism. Included are amazing pictures credited to Instagrammers who have visited these interesting places. Follow to receive perhaps a jolt of wanderlust without all the touristy trappings common to the emotion.
That lends itself to a new weekly feature on Normal Happenings, which I’ll be calling This Week in Glad Topographies. I’ll simply be compiling the posts for that week, and reflecting further on them here on the blog!
This week we’ve attempted to discern the mystery of Agloe:
We’ve ridden horses across the dunes of Tolowa:
We’ve hiked the mountainside trails of Gladstone:
And we’ve rounded the famous cape where two oceans meet!
Where will the future take us? Only time will tell — specifically, next Friday, and the one after that, and the one after that… Go follow Glad Topographies on Instagram!
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Offline | Daily Inkling
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“Offline”
A great catastrophe has caused humanity to lose all of its modern electronics and technology. Describe a low-tech skill you would be good at.
Clarketech | Daily Inkling
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“Clarketech”
Describe a technology you think will exist in the distant future that is absolutely considered impossible at this time?
Allegory of the iPhone | Daily Inkling
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“Allegory of the iPhone“
Retell a famous philosophy story (such as Plato’s Allegory of the Cave) to a modern audience.
Dark Energy | Daily Inkling
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“Dark Energy”
Provide a completely implausible and unlikely explanation for a scientific concept we do not yet know the answer to.
Fermi Paradox | Daily Inkling
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“Fermi Paradox”
The Fermi Paradox asks: if the universe is so big, where are all the aliens? While many plausible theories exist, your job is to come up with the wildest, most outlandish fringe theory to explain why we’ve never met an alien.
Diagnose the Future | Daily Inkling
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“Diagnose the Future”
What is a big medical breakthrough you foresee happening in the next twenty years? Explain.
Unidentified Flying Sound | Daily Inkling
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Unidentified Flying Sound
You awake from your peaceful Sunday morning slumber to a terrifying sound you’ve never heard before. Aghast, you look around before realizing it’s coming from the sky. You look up. What is making that outlandish noise?
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Abebaios Block | Daily Inkling
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Abebaios Block
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What if scientists discovered a small, easily removed mental block keeping humanity from thinking and processing information at a rate far faster than current capability? With certainty of success, would you choose to have that block removed?
