April 20, 20187 yr Author comment_27055 Coogler started with a current piece of black history. How you can hate on the Black Panther when he gave you the history first and yall didn't check it. It's on YouTube for free. Report
August 26, 20241 yr comment_68088 On 3/7/2018 at 3:39 PM, Troy said: The reality is that it is a broad statement of a goal, not an action plan of how to get there (i.e a solution). It was not intended as anything more than that, because I don't know of a solution for Black folks to achieve independence in the context of this society. Maybe we can all just move to Wakanda . We can at least control our books can't we? Two people on Destee are giving me a hard time because I have not seen the Black Panther movies. I started reading Science Fiction in 4th grade. That is why I decided to go to college for engineering in 7th grade. I am into Hard Science Fiction however. Realism matters! The following books have a problem because they were written by a White man. I have difficulty trying to imagine a Black man getting them published in '61. So far no Black person has given me an opinion on them. Black Man's Burden (1961) by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/32390 Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/30639 https://sfgospel.typepad.com/sf_gospel/2008/08/mack-reynolds-on-africa-islam-utopia-and-progress.html Edited August 26, 20241 yr by umbrarchist add pix, grammatical error Report
June 17, 2025Jun 17 comment_74547 I just found this: "Curiouser & Curiouser", said Alice So this thread is from Trump's first term and he had not been allowed to go totally crazy. Now we got a whole nother level of crazy and the Racism is Off the Leash. It is difficult to for me to understand why I find this shit so funny. Planned Obsolescence with economists ignoring depreciation is just high technology slavery to me and the slave masters are too dumb to figure it out. Report
June 17, 2025Jun 17 comment_74550 I still haven't seen Black Panther. I have avoided what I call Comic Book Movies for decades. And I like technological realism in my science fiction. Report
June 17, 2025Jun 17 comment_74554 1 hour ago, umbrarchist said: I still haven't seen Black Panther. I have avoided what I call Comic Book Movies for decades. And I like technological realism in my science fiction. Good movies but rest assured of not having *missed* anything either. Besides, it is just entertainment.😎 Report
June 17, 2025Jun 17 Author comment_74558 I came across this video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JQbjS0_ZfJ0&pp Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74570 On 6/17/2025 at 3:13 PM, ProfD said: Good movies but rest assured of not having *missed* anything either. Besides, it is just entertainment.😎 I pay more attention to books than movies and many are "just entertainment". But movies can be more than entertainment also. I do not consider "The Matrix" to be Just Entertainment. I have thought "Should I watch Black Panther just so I can talk to other people about it and probably disagree?" Black Americans lack of interest in understanding technology bugs me. Just watching clips of the movie demonstrates that, for that society to work a lot of Black people not in the forefront would Have to Know Technology. But that does not seem to matter to the audience. . Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74572 12 minutes ago, umbrarchist said: Black Americans lack of interest in understanding technology bugs me. it happens to many folks who are have a keen interest or passion for something. A serious musician h8tes most popular commercial music due to its simplicity. A 5-star chef may have a harder time enjoying a meal from a fast food joint. The main priorities of the average person are 1) survival and 2) enjoying life. As a result, most people master technology just well enough to satisfy #1 and #2.😎 Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74573 1 minute ago, ProfD said: 5-star chef may have a harder time enjoying a meal from a fast food joint. We can all live without fine cuisine. How much technology can most Black Americans live without today? And many companies are deliberately making garbage so it impacts economics. I never saw the word benchmark when I was at IBM. I had to write my own. Boy was I in for a surprise. . Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74575 Just now, umbrarchist said: We can all live without fine cuisine. How much technology can most Black Americans live without today? It's all relative to one's interest and/or position. Black Americans can live without a deep knowledge of technology as long as they have access to it. Just like bibles, most user manuals for technology remain in like new condition because folks don't bother to read them.😎 Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74576 34 minutes ago, ProfD said: Just like bibles, most user manuals for technology remain in like new condition because folks don't bother to read them.😎 How much have Americans lost on the depreciation of automobiles since Sputnik because auto makers produce useless variations in cars? There is a concept called a Bathtub Curve. It graphs the durability and reliability of some device. The potential buyer does not need to know how the device works. But producing lots of unreliable junk increases GDP for our glorious economists. Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74579 1 hour ago, umbrarchist said: How much have Americans lost on the depreciation of automobiles since Sputnik because auto makers produce useless variations in cars? The real question is why do most people not care about the depreciation of automobiles and the production of useless variations and unreliable junk. Just like s8 and drugs and baby oil for some, gross consumerism allows people to enjoy their lives for the limited amount of time they will spend on the planet.🤣😎 Report
June 18, 2025Jun 18 comment_74580 7 minutes ago, ProfD said: The real question is why do most people not care about the depreciation of automobiles and the production of useless variations and unreliable junk. Just like s8 and drugs and baby oil for some, gross consumerism allows people to enjoy their lives for the limited amount of time they will spend on the planet.🤣😎 The Laws of Physics work the way they work regardless of people caring or believing. If PO is happening that means unnecessary manufacturing and shipping resulting in more CO2. So talking about sustainability without addressing planned obsolescence is nonsense. The times they been a'changin'. Johnny Harris Economics 1950s Report
June 19, 2025Jun 19 comment_74582 1 hour ago, umbrarchist said: The Laws of Physics work the way they work regardless of people caring or believing. Sure. Regardless of physics and technological changes, basic human nature and needs remain unchanged.😎 Report
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