inkwell.vue.487 : Bruce Sterling & Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2016
permalink #176 of 179: Jon Lebkowsky (jonl) Wed 20 Jan 16 08:36
    
Already looking forward...
  
inkwell.vue.487 : Bruce Sterling & Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2016
permalink #177 of 179: Ted Newcomb (tcn) Thu 21 Jan 16 04:41
    
A great year, exceeding all expectations, to you and yours
boys...travel safe
  
inkwell.vue.487 : Bruce Sterling & Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2016
permalink #178 of 179: James Ford (julieswn) Thu 21 Jan 16 23:05
    
Via email from James Ford:

Thank you again Bruce and Jon.

As an American ex-pat currently living in Munich (second time living
abroad, the first ex-pat experience was in Paraguay), I am glad to
know there are more like minded people about this part of the world.
If my wife and I weren't about to have our second child we would
have loved to see you at the Maker Faire, but as it is maybe we'll
have to help populate the children area of Casa Jasmina in the near
future.Warm Regards
  
inkwell.vue.487 : Bruce Sterling & Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2016
permalink #179 of 179: Jon Lebkowsky (jonl) Wed 27 Jan 16 06:21
    
Was I too apocalyptic this year? I thought perhaps then read this:
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-doomsday-clock-remains-at-3-minutes-to-midn
ight-bu-1755197282

The "Doomsday Clock" is at three minutes to midnight, and here's
what they say we have to do about it:

* Dramatically reduce proposed spending on nuclear weapons
modernization programs.

* Re-energize the disarmament process, with a focus on results.

* Engage North Korea to reduce nuclear risks.

* Follow up on the Paris accord with actions that sharply reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and fulfill the Paris promise of keeping
warming below 2 degrees Celsius.

* Deal now with the commercial nuclear waste problem.

* Create institutions specifically assigned to explore and address
potentially catastrophic misuses of new technologies.
  



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