I.T. Erudio

Category: history

  • sequels, spin-offs, remakes, nothing new under the sun

    Ecclesiastes and existentialismThe book of “Ecclesiastes” is one of the “wisdom” books in the Judeo-Christian Bible. In a Christian Bible it is typically found in the “Old Testament” between “Proverbs” and “Song of Solomon.” In a Hebrew Bible the books are arranged differently and might be called Qohelet (Preacher)- but it is the same “Ecclesiastes.”…

  • fidelity, wisdom, and virtue

    First principles:As a first principle we can say that “conscious thought” always precedes “intentional action.” Volumes have been written on that concept – and it makes for an interesting “two drink discussion” – i.e. what exactly is “consciousness?” is a “reflex” action “thought?” We then wander into the concept of “mind vs body” – i.e.…

  • Honor, Eye for an Eye, Greed, Living Well …

    According to Yahoo! Finance – “Coursera, Inc. operates an online educational content platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions” CourseraWith a lot of the “history” classes – the instructor/presenter is an expert of the subject, teaches at a prestigious university, and has probably written a book. SO the online coursera class becomes “marketing” for the…

  • “The Immigrant” – Charlie Chaplin 1917

    disfluenciesMy “amateur hour” production of commentary while watching “The Immigrant” fell victim to volume mixing. The “learning curve” lesson is that “while I’m streaming/recording” I don’t hear the sound that is going to the stream – so the music volume on the movie was too high making the recording of my commentary unusable. File this…

  • “Movies”, “Records”, and me – part 1

    All the cool kids are doing it…I imagine that most people exist on a sort of “sliding scale” of “fashionableness.” At one extreme end is “hip/cool/fashionable/in style/trendy” near the middle is “not as young – but capable of understanding ‘what the kids are saying’” then the other extreme end is “What is everyone talking about?…

  • An experiment and/or learning opportunity …

    I’ve tried a little of this in the past – It is always weird “talking to myself.” Scratching my head, saying “uh” a lot – I’ll give myself a “6 out of 10” with a LOT of room to improve … Just me talking for 20 minutes – mostly about Buster Keaton’s “One Week” silent…

  • A rose by any other name …

    The Bard reference:An optimistic young singer named Sara Niemietz responded to a fan question by saying something like “she never met a flower she didn’t like” (or maybe it was she “never saw an ugly flower” – it was on her Instagram feed – the exact quote isn’t important) Which brought to mind Mr Shakespeare’s…

  • The business of motion pictures …

    First principles In the category of “first principles” put “healthy competition is good for everyone.” To be clear – saying “HEALTHY COMPETITION is good” implies that there is such a thing as “unhealthy competition.” “Healthy competition” – is a version of the classic “win-win” scenario. Ok, obviously in many/most “competitions” someone “wins” and someone else…