Daily Archives: December 19, 2018

#FilmReview by #JohnRubens: #TheGreatEscape by #JohnSturges (1963)

John Rubens‏ @raftofwater2m2 minutes ago More #Sturges: I want the package to make a noise when the escapee falls on it amidst the searchlights, and I want the men still in the tunnel behind him to wonder why he hasn’t tugged … Continue reading

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Socrates the Orator-Plato the Pagan-Aristotle the Titled

John Rubens@raftofwater·2sPlato: What do you have to say to Socrates? Me: Why Socrates? Plato: He’s all but forgotten. I was listening to the news and the broadcaster mispronounced my name–as if he was some kind of crate! He’s a wise … Continue reading

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NASDAQ 6000; S&P 2000; DOW 20000?

Headed to a steady place of interwoven algorithm heaven.

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#MichaelMukasey: There is No Two Thousand Dollar Rule of Law Smartphone, and even if there was, I’d have one and you wouldn’t. #speculativefiction

John Rubens‏ @raftofwater29s29 seconds ago More My nephew asked me point blank out of nowhere at Thanksgiving preparations if I was a “communist”? He’s a college graduate. Some of the same people who call people by extreme labels for the past … Continue reading

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We can all play a part in mass surveillance. #DoURPart #SeeHearReport

Those one give license or likeness? I’m in Hollywood so there are a lot of cameras/drones around. I can choose to be home but @lapd2014 can still reach me by infrared. Honesty is the best policy now-a-days. Who watches the … Continue reading

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