December 2016
Hey everyone, you might want to memorize this name: Ceausescu #unintendedconsequences
RT @RurikBradbury: 2020: Amazon launches Alexa Rewind, a searchable archive of every conversation that was ever spoken out loud in your hou…
The time of year when people who don't understand the definition of prediction, make predictions. Believe none of them. Prediction = fallacy
Prediction = to state a future fact = fallacy. Because facts do not exist in the future.
Writing some more future scenarios tonight...
RT @psaffo: Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. - Albert Schweitzer https://t.co/za…
@johnverdon @psaffo some of us have the capacity, but rare do those in power listen.
Some of the films I've written/directed/produced this year about Internet Identity. https://vimeo.com/album/4287953
Or rather, watch California's reputation sky rocket. Californian != American. https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/804852844163518464
I should clarify, the films are short documentaries, some are not for public consumption (& thus not public) & I am still finishing one.
The question is .... which one. And with whom? #bonnydoon #esotericwineclub #esotericwines @… https://www.instagram.com/p/BNigaYtjND3/
@RandallGrahm Many thanks! Might you also suggest a fine with to go with my dome tonight? https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/937948
I come to the Mojave. The night is inky black. The moon is a bow, strings dark. Venus has taken her shot. I await the Coyote calls.
Nook at the dome. @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/BNlKupRDko9/
@RandallGrahm Sounds delightful. Many thanks for the suggestion!
Wondering if @brokenshipsLA is a good place to go on a first date? #askingforafriend
In a desert on a planet far far away in time and space. #sahara @ Sahara Desert, Cairo https://www.instagram.com/p/BNld4OOja6V/
The world is a desert... #briandoherty @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/BNlgM64DeNF/
The old writer had reached the end of words.... #burroughs @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/BNlgxRhj2I3/
Late morning coffee. @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/BNm0e7NjW-f/
Dog is my co-pilot. Morning coffee watching. @ Dome Sweet Dome https://www.instagram.com/p/BNm0wwYjdEj/
The solution to stop fires like the Oakland one is more affordable housing, not necessarily regulation. #systemsthinking
If I turn the bass all the way up, the entire dome vibrates. Ahhhhhh.
Yo La Tengo, Broadcast, Stereolab, Air, Cornelius in the dome, Sunday morning, another planet. Planet Vescent.
@elaineraybourn my favorite kind of music. Come visit!!!
@Radiskulls i don't know anyone who lives in an art warehouse who wouldn't rather live in an affordable traditional housing.
@Radiskulls artists that can afford better places, generally move to them. It's a matter of money not life style.
@bentarnoff hey Ben, re: future of capitalism, you might be interested in my 10 possible 22nd commerce systems: http://www.slideshare.net/heathervescent/a-possibility-tourheathervescentwfs2013upload
@bentarnoff also non-futurist exec, pundits, journalists, etc, could do well to understand the medium of the future: http://www.slideshare.net/heathervescent/what-is-the-future
@bentarnoff happy to chat more if you are willing to jump into the realm of the work educated futurists do. ;-)
@Radiskulls have you ever looked for housing in the Bay Area? I have. And many of my friends have.
The Marines are practicing their bombing again. The thunder of war.
Phantom of the #purpletornado. lizwatson_hair re-purple magic! @ Silver Lake, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BNs3wprjSXi/
For the vast majority of people who hold imaginary phone calls on pieces of fruit, it’s either a banana or nothing.” - The Onion
RT @scattermoon: Person of the Year
imageWhen every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams. #lyricsgame #rip
I've been here and I've been there And I've been in between. #lyricsgame
Meet @AlexRoy144 https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/806947492851957760
Ad astra per aspera... #rip https://twitter.com/Cruftbox/status/806960673255104512
LOL! True! https://twitter.com/haircut_hippie/status/806733121630502912
Do you have a 27b stroke 6? https://www.instagram.com/p/BNxd-4BjXni/
@MykalBurns I prefer pineapples myself.
When capitalism eats the cacophony that spawned it... https://twitter.com/Priyasideas/status/806940151280603136
This morning, talking to the wind. Whisper in the ear the Crimson King.
Morning thinking, radical appreciative inquiry. Red states and your backward beliefs, I leave you behind.
and what is efficient is also fragile... https://twitter.com/bookofjoe/status/807288382795771905
@bookofjoe ;-) I raise you with the copyright on this one: http://www.heathervescent.com/novenify/
@bookofjoe hehe. well, fyi, that site/future was posted in 2011 before your battery was even in production.
@bookofjoe I read that as (20)12-2030....
@bookofjoe Gotcha!
Grilled cheese sandwiches with the Crimson King.
Hello Santa! https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2Si6SD9St/
We are ready to Santa! https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2SpEkDYCY/
I've gone green. https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2SuFsDUFC/
Santa under the influence of clowns https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2ZAelDrHj/
RT @dragosr: Turn off your Netgear router now. Many Netgear routers (R8k, R7k, R6400...) vulnerable to "http://< router_IP >/cgi-bin/;COMMA…
An old/new religious meta analogy: Jewish, Christian; Cacophonist, Burner
I am always impressed when my internet stalking skills result on the first triangulated try. #hobby
@smakelainen @SwiftOnSecurity @munin or racism.
Santa got me a bunch of deadlines for Christmas. I've got 5 unwrapped under my non-existent tree.
@smakelainen @SwiftOnSecurity @munin I think Americans can learn a lot from Aussies, plus your avocados rock; but your racism is pretty bad.
@smakelainen @SwiftOnSecurity @munin All countries could be better... just sayin that is something I particularly noticed as not improved.
@smakelainen @SwiftOnSecurity @munin oh, I was comparing US (California) and Oz (Sydney/Mel, which was where I was). I loved it!
@smakelainen thanks very much for that. Very cool. I wrote my own little thing earlier this year http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2016/05/the-yarra-river.html
Let me hear you make decisions, without your television. #lyricsgame
Who knew Mosaic still had a corporate website?
Emotion porn. https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/808415700905787392
@smakelainen Loved your pieces! Sounds like you have found a nice home in Oz! :-)
@leashless @wendyinfutures how is that different from what you've said in the past? ;-P
@leashless @wendyinfutures welcome to the darkside. Hehe.
@leashless damn, sometimes I have a hard time wrapping myself in the glasses you wear. unique perspectives for sure.
@leashless yeah, how do you feel about that with increasing global population?
@leashless sorry I can't reply to that bc I disagree & I am a woman & I have been programmed massage mens emotions & you will attack me.
@leashless of course I know about the fucking ghost ship. I lived in SF/Berkeley during first dot com bubble.
@leashless are you not familiar with cacophonists or suicide club or probably you will call that all privileged american bs.
@leashless ffs, can you not accept that other people also live in the real world and their world is totally different from yours?
@leashless I've always been shocked and confused by your "real world". But I find it intriguing & having value.
RT @bryne: 🚣
image@leashless what are you talking about? I am unfamiliar with the use of the word apartheid with America.
@leashless are you using that as shortcut for racism in america?
@leashless I do not worry for my freedom Vinay. I care for the freedom of those with less power & privilege than I, who are also me.
@leashless you miss the many evolutions of things like that. You focus on one dead end. Many more bloomed and capitalism ate those flowers.
@leashless DAMN LIES!
@leashless I don't have a problem identifying it as it is, but you bring confusion to call it something else in your reference.
@leashless vinay, you will never believe anything I have to say so I don't care what you think I do or not know. You don't know.
@leashless you are the most difficult person I attempt to converse with. Perhaps you don't know the emotional toll you put on people.
@kennyrowe @leashless thanks for telling me that. You're right, you know all the answers. /s
@kennyrowe @leashless thanks for mansplaining prior to attempting to understand what I was saying...
@kennyrowe @leashless thanks. I appreciate you trying on empathy. (seriously)
FANTASTIC PIECE, MUST READ --> Men Can Improve How They Mentor Women. Here’s How. http://bit.ly/2hxlxyp
Reason #2975 not to support wikipedia this year. Bullshit sensational citations trumping those who know. https://twitter.com/MalwareTechBlog/status/809028643049668608
Mr. Dog: Mom, you have been writing all day! Time to step away from the computer. Mom: No, sorry, it's deadline night. 3 more hours to go.
Yup... here's a knife to cut your nose off too... or a gun to shoot yourself in the foot... https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/808709667136401409
Bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery Huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery #lyricsgame #economics #stereolab
There's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents There's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright
It's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown How the economical cycle tends to revolve #lyricsgame #economics #stereolab
Don't worry be happy things will get better naturally Don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy #lyricsgame /sarcasm
@diskgrinder lol
@diskgrinder o yah
@diskgrinder sweet I will check it out in a bit. I am on a stereolab kick right now. :-)
We'll censor the hell out of you We'll coerce evil out of you We'll cut your tongue if we have to You're the baddies and we hate you
I am so in love with Stereolab again and now.
RT @secparam: What happens in Vegas stays in: A ) Los Vegas, NV B) Fort Mead, MD C) Buffdale, UT D) Seattle, WA E) All of the above. https…
Printing this out. You should too. https://twitter.com/mactavish/status/809501462451589120
I'm so glad I have done everything I want/become who I want, I am fully satisfied. Because now I can do anything again with nothing to lose.
Goodbye @VirginAmerica You were great. I loved you & my trips on you. You kept true to the golden age of air travel. xoxox
I thought I couldn't <3 @schneierblog more, but there is much to love in this post. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/12/my_priorities_f.html
2pm, at least I've eaten breakfast & finished my coffee. And wearing pants. #writerlife
RT @schneierblog: Impressive Social Engineering Display https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/12/impressive_soci.html
@VirginAmerica OK, I will keep my chin up and look forward to that glass of champagne. :-)
@sznf So true! I've met the best people on @VirginAmerica!
Silver rain boots. Wet black pavement. Dog walk on a rainy Angelino night. @ Miracle Mile, Los… https://www.instagram.com/p/BOEgOdpjxuW/
Theme song for today's news cycle: Princess Di is wearing a new dress. #lyricsgame
@ericgarland damn man, you sure got popular! Rock on those rants my friend!
Stay at home, the trout obliges...
We are all made of stars... @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BOIX0CKDAZP/
Kissing the rose. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BOIYD-Cj5ir/
Kiss from a rose.... @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BOIdU8UDjMW/
December 17, I think I'll put the convertible top down. #angelino
RT @DeanLand: Watch the whole film. Not only is it a great look at #IIW, but I make an appearance toward the end. Kudos to filmmaker @heath…
RT @existentialcoms: Honestly, I hope Trump builds the wall. Him spending time building a useless wall in the desert is pretty much the bes…
RT @bookofjoe: "Utopia is uninhabitable. As soon as we reach it, it ceases to be utopia."—Ursula K. Le Guin
Only thing I would change is making this about the pizza I just made/ate. https://twitter.com/TheSimonEvans/status/810597747015434240
@DeanLand Thanks Dean. You know I always enjoy our conversations! xx
Sundown you better take care If I find you been creepin' 'round my back stairs #lyricsgame cc @bobblakley
@Jason @IBMWatson @revive_adserver Try harder. Internet advertising as a revenue model is dead & leads to the detriment of humanity.
@adambain I hope you consider people who are trained in thinking about the future and not just dudebro marketers who changed their title...
@dearsarah @adambain thanks for the shoutout, but I'm skeptical it will be truly about the future or there will be women speakers asked...
RT @_ted_hunt: Do you design for users? Do you call people users? Do you make things for/ sell things to users? Are you a person or a user…
@dearsarah @adambain wow, I am so shocked!!! :-O /s working futurists don't have time for the conference circuit...
@dearsarah @adambain this is my self deprecation at being an intelligent woman. I've surrendered to never being taken seriously.
RT @novysan: Things are awaking from the ice. Things best left dead: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/virus-coal-seed-subcutaneous-life-polar-north/#!
RT @CandyArt_Studio: Me 100% this Xmas
imageEverything that is hidden, shall be revealed. #globalwarming
RT @juliacarriew: only Uber could lose a PR battle to the DMV https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/21/uber-cancels-self-driving-car-trial-san-francisco-california?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Note to self: maybe don't watch 5+ hours of defcon videos at 2x speed before bed & expect to have "normal" dreams.
@jasonsylvester I watched his from this year. Defcon 24
Westworld so desperately wants to be a Sergio Leone. But I prefer the spaghetti westerns of the 60s.
Remember, one way to fight terror is not to share terrorizing news stories. You are feeding the demon. cc @cduhaime
@cduhaime you are absolutely infecting others with terror when you share pieces like that. Negative emotions beget more negativity & fear.
@cduhaime there are other ways to fight against terrorist that does not spread the fear. Try harder.
King Crimson is the perfect music for pwning LA Holiday traffic. A pleasure to drive to screaming sax & etherial flute work.
cc @elaineraybourn @blaurel https://twitter.com/thehaptical/status/812461034221015040
RT @Cruftbox: The core issue is winner-take-all. Change that, and you get back to what the Constitution writers had in mind.
The streets of Los Angeles, 2000s, fulfill the same purpose as the beloved forests of the fecund Midwest, 1990s.
Fuck yeah @Spacekatgal! I'm with you! Need a force of nature futurist on your campaign? (I recently wrote an unpublished chpt on #gamegate)
The desert is growing The wars are threatening Hey big fish in the lake #lyricsgame #politic
C'est ne pas un avocado. #dada #food un avocado bizarre. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BOfqFM4jLPW/
Just liquidated the rest of my BTC. I'm out of this experiment.
@rachelrosenfelt @thezhanly @frnsys @newinquiry Very light in the future of money & economics sections. No Bernard Lietaer? Do any homework?
@rachelrosenfelt @thezhanly @frnsys @newinquiry science fiction is notoriously dull for envisioning future money & economic systems.
Shocking. Just shocking! /s https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/813794634027728896
@Jason @bladerunner pre-bladerunner actually. Oxygene is from the 70s and the genre is rich & inspirational.
RT @anildash: Carrie Fisher was honest, hilarious, fearless and made herself vulnerable to help others. Even if she'd never been famous, sh…
@amoration that looks like the work of cyriac.
The vacancies can not be filled, but perhaps their lives will inspire us to step into the space that previously held their greatness.
Shedding the mortal coil, the myth blooms.
Inspiration. https://twitter.com/GutlebenLaura/status/813826310292246532
Love this... https://twitter.com/smakelainen/status/814054428583993345
RT @existentialcoms: Me: "life is meaningless and then you die" Dog: "no, life is good, sometimes you go to the park" Me: "oh yeah"
RT @Spacekatgal: We leave decisions about prostate health and sexual function between a man and his doctor. I simply want the same respect…
The age of cyber warfare has officially begun.
@_Kustodian_ hahahha. Yeah. Just because it's finally official doesn't mean it just started. ;-)
Driving through the Mojave. #desert #cloud @ Highway 247 https://www.instagram.com/p/BOn17PxDpY8/
Music selections for my last 2.5 hours of driving. Extreme is my middle name. @ Pea Soup… https://www.instagram.com/p/BOoUa1Bjn9n/
The wines I brought with me to wine country. #bonnydoon #sparklingshiraz #chandon #poppy… https://www.instagram.com/p/BOpxKmCj5Lw/
@RandallGrahm thanks for the tip. I brought it from Oz this summer.
RT @ericgarland: What I’m going to find most entertaining is when major media finally realizes This Is Not Normal And Somebody Has To Do So…
