Author Archives: William Sundwick

Cognitive Revolution to Homo Deus

Published March 8, 2018 in Warp & Woof   Cognitive Revolution to Homo Deus Yuval Harari’s View of History William Sundwick Inspired by Jared Diamond’s 1997 best seller Guns, Germs, and Steel, 35-year-old Israeli history professor Yuval Noah Hararipublished his first book, Sapiens, a brief history of Humankind (2011 in Hebrew, English edition 2014). He,Continue reading “Cognitive Revolution to Homo Deus”

It’s Tax Time Again!

Published March 1, 2018 in Warp & Woof   It’s Tax Time Again! Random Grumbles and Philosophy William Sundwick Do you believe that all taxes are theft? Or, do you simply fear you may not be able to correctly determine how much you owe the IRS, because your income taxes have become so complex? MaybeContinue reading “It’s Tax Time Again!”

Where Did It Come From?

Published February 22, 2018 in Warp & Woof Where Did It Come From? How Delta Blues Morphed into All the Music I Like William Sundwick What is the music I like? I call it “blues-something” or “something-blues” – roots music critics and historians have many names for many variations of blues. But, since the MusicContinue reading “Where Did It Come From?”

Boogie Til You Drop

Published February 15, 2018 in Warp & Woof Boogie Til You Drop John Lee Hooker and Roots Music William Sundwick Nobody knows for sure when or where he was born. We know it was somewhere near Clarksdale, Mississippi, probably in 1917, but it could have been 1912, or even 1920. Poor, illiterate, black sharecropper birthsContinue reading “Boogie Til You Drop”

Link from Wired

Long form piece from Wired gives entire history of Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg’s, struggles over last two years. Reference: “My Struggle with Facebook Addiction” from December. I, for one, have not yet seen any change in my Facebook news feed since the famous manifesto promising “time well spent” with the platform. Still dominated by mindlessContinue reading “Link from Wired”

Car Shopping, 2018

Published February 7, 2018 in Warp & Woof   Car Shopping, 2018   The Washington Auto Show   William Sundwick   My biggest challenge of the Washington Auto Show was meeting up with my wife. She beat me there by over twenty minutes – Metro from Capitol Hill was faster than traffic from Northern VirginiaContinue reading “Car Shopping, 2018”

Link from Aeon

Old article from philosophy blog Aeon covering much of same ground as my December post, “My Struggle with Facebook Addiction” — should we regulate the Internet user experience (browsers, social media platforms) to facilitate more self-control? I usually just tell myself it’s time to stop … but, there’s definitely a lag in my motor functionsContinue reading “Link from Aeon”

Who Thought that 35 Years Would Be So Easy?

Published January 31, 2018 in Warp & Woof Who Thought that 35 Years would Be So Easy? William Sundwick Thirty-five years later, I’ll admit to having some trepidation about the future back then. I suspect my wife-to-be shared at least that much! Winter, 1982-83. We were planning our January 15 wedding. Lots of thinking andContinue reading “Who Thought that 35 Years Would Be So Easy?”