Scott Robinson
Picard and His Entourage
Part of the fun of Star Trek, for me, is how it teases the futurist in me. When I was a kid, I tried to figure out how the Transporter...
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Scott Robinson
Apr 7, 20234 min read
AI’s Hidden Truths
The growing hubbub over ChatGPT, a truly landmark AI that is swiftly upgrading public perception of what AI is and what its advent means,...
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Scott Robinson
Apr 7, 20234 min read
Ranveer’s Razor
I grew up in a very insular community in the American Midwest. And when I say insular community, I don’t mean an isolated or standoffish...
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Scott Robinson
Mar 5, 202312 min read
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
“May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.” ~Surak Few attributes of the Star Trek universe stand out as starkly as its...
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Scott Robinson
Feb 27, 20236 min read
Trek, Humanism, and Moral Agency
What constitutes moral behavior for a humanist? First, we note that many on the outside looking in believe that humanism and morality are...
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Scott Robinson
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Kirk, Sisko, and Moral Dilemmas
What is the humanist response when two courses of action are available, and both involve a negative outcome? How is the humanist to...
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Scott Robinson
Feb 11, 20233 min read
Mirror Universe Me
Those of us who are deeply into Star Trek are well-acquainted with the Mirror Universe, a kind of alternate reality that looks almost...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 21, 20235 min read
smalldickenergy@getalife.com
Every so often, a ridiculous event in the media will rise above the endless river of absurdity and spectacle in such a way as to showcase...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 21, 202312 min read
In Praise of Word Salad
Many are the modes of linguistic expression that brighten the human experience, from the evocative stirrings of sublime poetry to the...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Kubrick's Rubric
Gotta love Stanley Kubrick, right? Iconic filmmaker, he should be on everyone’s Top 10 list. Dr. Strangelove... 2001... A Clockwork...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 15, 20236 min read
It's All Ted Kennedy's Fault!
I can’t remember a time in my life when the subject of health care wasn’t a hot potato. And I’ve had the dubious distinction of having...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Old School
“Sometimes the old ways are best,” Moneypenny tells Bond in Casino Royale, as she proceeds to shave him with an old-school straight...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 8, 20234 min read
Why I Am Not a Conservative
No one who knows me well could ever imagine my becoming a conservative, or that I ever was one. Ironically, most of my extended family...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 7, 20234 min read
What Comes Next?
Almost 100 years ago, the US government evolved. After many decades of business-focused governance, wherein lawmakers steered clear of...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 7, 20236 min read
Now That the Dog Has Caught the Car, or He Turned Me into a Newt!
This surreal journey we’ve been on in the US, this endless parade of political dysfunction and kill-or-be-killed behavior and pervasive...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 7, 20233 min read
My Congressional Resume!
I don’t know about you, but this George Santos business has made me quite hopeful. It’s been often said that one of the great positives...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Illyrians
During the tenure of Capt. Christopher Pike, the first officer of the USS Enterprise was a woman referred to by all as Number One. We...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 6, 20233 min read
The American President's Crystal Ball
I’m a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin, and of his 1995 film The American President in particular. The Sorkin-penned, Rob Reiner-directed...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 6, 20233 min read
Watching the Dinosaurs Die
I live in a deeply conservative corner of the US. I am, well, surrounded: all of my neighbors in my conservative neighborhood in my...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 6, 20234 min read
The Illiterate Alpha, or Throwing Down on Uncle Scott
Self-proclaimed alpha male Andrew Tate has been burning up his 15 minutes with gusto, schooling all of us beta males in the nuances of...
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