what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4/5} “As far as the brain is concerned, fantasy and reality are chemically identical.” OtherLife, released in 2017 Ren is a co-founder and programmer at OtherLife, a company that’s developing software that gives you a new memory — of a perfect day. She’s also testing it on herself, and it doesn’t always work right. They’re […]
{4.5/5} “Matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of time. It has the consequent effect of making one question how vital those matters truly are — which goes some way toward explaining my increasingly extravagant behaviour, as […]
I went to the KW Symphony’s concert titled “Mozart & Dvorak’s New World.” This was the 1st concert of the season. From a piece that’s been enjoyed for 231 years to one that premiered a week ago, this was a splendid concert. The guest conductor was Mei-Ann Chen. She was terrific — if she’d been […]
{5/5} “You gave me life. I know you can take that away. You can’t take away my humanity.” Orphan Black season 5, aired in 2017 Sarah, Cosima, and Delphine are on the Island, where Susan has her laboratory. There’s also a settlement on the Island called Revival with people from around the world. Mrs. S. […]
{4.5/5} “Are we unique? In some Galactic languages, the question does not even parse as sane. One can find a precedent for anything in the archives of a billion years.” Brightness Reef by David Brin, published in 1995 The world Jijo has been declared fallow by the Galactics. But members of 6 races landed there […]
It’s time for an update to this list. The board games (and a few card games) I’m listing here are sometimes called Eurogames — often made in Europe, they rely on more strategy and less luck. My other list of card games is a list of games you can play with a regular deck of […]
Things that fit together or form a regular shape… Oddly Satisfying Perfection Photos That Will Calm You Down
{4.5/5} “We live in a world where we don’t get to experience a lot of wonder, and a lot of joy, and a lot of mystery in our daily lives. We have jobs and kids and responsibilities. And magic is an art that gives people an opportunity to sit back, to relax and — as […]
Here’s a video with three people who are over 100 years old. They have a bit of advice, and you can also get this advice from looking at them and hearing them: have a positive attitude. Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds
{4.5/5} “Before our show we asked our audience to write down scenes they’d like to see acted out by our performers…” Whose Line is it Anyway? season 13, aired in 2017 Magicians on a date. Pickup lines in space. Weird ways for Aisha to open the show. The worst person to sit next to in […]