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It is Friday, 12-May-2023 19:40:15 PDT in Silicon Valley, California. ICON-O-CLAST n [ML iconoclastes, fr. MGk eikonoclastes, lit., image destroyer, fr. Gk eikon image + klan to break] 1: one who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration. 2: one who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. -- Merriam Webster Dictionary
Our society is trapped in between several religiously held beliefs on how things should be done. Many of these boil down to: We do it this way because we have ALWAYS done it that way, and We must do it a different way because the new way will be K00L and the old way is OLD Neither approach really meets the needs of a technical society. Read more about what I think it means to be an iconoclast in the computer industry here. BTW, my pronouns are they/them/theirs.
Since I am so full of commentary and opinions, and have all of this nice webspace, I've decided to start blogging. Iconoclast Blast (General Tech) and The Other Hand (Reviews) It even accepts comments, but they're moderated to screen out the porno link spammers...
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