“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.” -Albert Einstein
I can't believe it's been over 10 years since this song first came out. Its message still resonates to me since I bought the album the day it was released. It's still on heavy rotation on my iPhone (previously on my 10-second anti-shock Panasonic portable CD player!).
Shine your light for the world to see.
I don't have many home videos of myself as a kid as we weren't well off enough to afford our own camcorder but I know when my wife and I have our own little rugrats, you can bet I'll have terabytes of video of them playing with puppies, eating cotton candy and talking about Star Wars much to their father's pride.
The crazy thing nowadays is that I don't really think of video in terms of length of time but in how much capacity it will take up in one of my hard drives. It wasn't long ago that we were still using mini-dv tapes and HD video was a high end proposition. Most, if not all, video cameras in big box electronics stores are now memory based (either by memory card or built in hard drive) and promise different resolution options when recording.
An even crazier thing is that I can't see how the quality of these digital recordings will degrade over time. Imagine finding an old VHS tape or maybe a recording from a super 8 camera. You know you've seen these play out on TV, the fuzzy lines, the skipped frames, the washed out colors... analog technology at its nostalgic finest. I know when I see video with those degraded characteristics, I think to myself: Wow, that's an old recording from a long time ago.
In 30 years when I play back video I captured with my digital device (camera, phone, camcorder) it will look exactly the same as when it was recorded. Will that detract from the nostalgia? I mean, I will see in the video that the clothes are old. The haircuts were old. The faces were younger. But the video will look the same as when it was recorded. The video won't feel old.
Who knows? Maybe pixelation will replace film dust and faded hues. Maybe our children will feel nostalgia through out of place pixels. Shoot, maybe we'll have holograms by then. Or there will be an analog renaissance, at least through video filters in software programs that mimic the characteristics of degraded film. I suppose in the end it doesn't matter. The memory captured on these moving, talking pictures is nostalgia enough.
Photo from Flickr by: Goodimages
It all started with this:
I was compelled to post that on Twitter while I was reading a book that described Galileo’s conflict with the Church during his lifetime. Galileo’s support for heliocentrism greatly undermined the church’s authority and their dogmatic claim to Earth being the center of the universe. Before I proceed, I should mention that I do not believe in Intelligent Design (ID). I’m sure you’ve likely inferred that from the image above. It’s a set of ideas that, in my mind, bear a lack of clear logic and critical analysis of what it’s purporting to be a scientific truth.
This isn't my first attempt to find a small space to call my own on the web. The previous times were more feeble attempts at design and coding and the discovery that I possess neither the skill or patience.
Thanks to the Squarespace platform, I'm happy with how this is turning out and this is something I know I'll be able to maintain.
There are still many areas that are blank and waiting for content and there are also going to be additional pages to be created. I just wanted to put this out there at this early stage to gather feedback from curious folks and improve the look and feel of the thing. Ultimately, I see this site being used as portal for communication and dialogue. I know that it will be, in its entire existence, one heck of a learning tool.
It's 2am again on this side of the planet, time for bed.
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