The rich will make temples for Shiva What should I, a poor man, do My legs are pillars The body the shrine The head the cupola of gold Listen O Lord of the Meeting Rivers Things standing shall fall But the moving ever shall stay Basavanna, 12th century AD Indian philosopher and poet premises of […]
The Coming Crime Wars
Future conflicts will mostly be waged by drug cartels, mafia groups, gangs, and terrorists. It is time to rethink our rules of engagement. Wars are on the rebound. There are twice as many civil conflicts today, for example, as there were in 2001. And the number of nonstate armed groups participating in the bloodshed is multiplying. According to the International […]
STEWART BRAND AND THE TOOLS THAT WILL MAKE THE WHOLE EARTH BETTER
At 79, Stewart Brand, the man who was wired before WIRED, sizzles and sparks when he talks about the future. The bad news is cyberwar. It’s looking extremely powerful. It doesn’t have any rules yet. And it will only get rules through some pretty wretched excesses and disasters. And it’s going to take the world pretty much […]
