Category: Observation
My observations (or point of view) on some event or situation. This is different from “Documentary” as it expresses an opinion or it intends to be more subjective.
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Ten Commandments
in: Observation
“Trump Endorses 10 Commandments.” I paused short of reading the full headline, which continues with “in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November.“ “Has anyone read the ‘Thou shalt not steal’? I mean, has anybody read this incredible stuff? It’s just incredible,” Trump said at the gathering of the Faith & Freedom Coalition. “They…
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Battle of the Pygmies
With the recent visit by Russian President Putin to North Korea, concern has been expressed about the recent defence pack made between those two countries. Both nations hold nuclear weapons and both are unstable and unpredictable. Yet, these are both small countries, as measured by GDP: Place GDP (Billions US$) Source North Korea 48 Bank…
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End of Life
in: Observation
In an article in the Economist, American computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist, Ray Kurzweil looks at the benefits of Artificial Intelligence observing “AI is about to make the leap from revolutionising just the digital world to transforming the physical world as well.” Kurzweil forecasts the following: Kurzweil ends the article with the following: Today,…
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Pictures in Search of a Story
Again, channeling photographer Saul Leiter, I was first attracted to this site by the red mailboxes. Over about 30 minutes I took twenty-severn shots. Each, I thought at the time, had some potential, but nothing was certain. I had several shots of school buses, which combined red and yellow (a better combination that red and green,…
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Pictures in Search of a Story
I had been reading about style of photographer Saul Leiter (who liked using primary colours) and so, I was attracted to a bright yellow staircase. At the top was a young girl, studying something. Above her was a massive construction, an intricate structure of metal, which reminded me of how I might construct my thoughts,…