Poignant, funny, bittersweet, sweepingly cinematic, poetic, and maybe even a tad disturbing.
The Russians really do have a genetic gift for melancholy, I think. This guy may displace Pasternak! Laura from Dr. Zhivago, step aside. There is a new star in the firmament, a new heartbreaking love-object just out of reach. And her name is
Suomi go bragh! (Is this thing on?) by John March 17, 2026 On March 16-17, the St. Urho/St. Patrick feast-day diphthong, we're ALL Finno-Irish Americans! Bless me father, for I have sinned against Wetmachine, having not posted…
AI Policy and the Uncanny Valley Freakout. by Harold June 30, 2023 We have been debating, on and off, about the issues around artificial intelligence and AI governance for some time now. Here at Public Knowledge, we…
The Elijah Moment by Harold November 6, 2024 Back in 2009, after a bad loss in Maine for same sex marriage which folks expected to win, I wrote about what I call "The…