October 5, 6:23 PM Me: Hello. David: Hello. Me: So what's it like? David: Hard to describe. Bright? Everything is very bright here. Spacious and bright. It's nice to be able to move though. Me: I bet.

Source "Welcome to the Church of St. Nick" The greeter said, extending a hand and donning a warm smile. It had been five years since I'd entered a church. After moving to Toronto my faith had

Or do you prefer Echo Boomers? Gen Y? I've always been pretty fond of "Millennials" because at the end of the day it's pretty non-descript. We brought in the new millennium. That doesn't really

Source There are many aspects of character, political or otherwise, but none are likely as ever present and impactful than the totalitarian spectrum. I can already feel half of you shudder at the idea

A local business opens up that offers the option to transport yourself 10,000 years into the future. A stable connection ensures some form of civilization on the other end to make the connection. The procedure

Source The President of the United States acts as the Commander in Chief of the US Military. Of all privileges afforded to the executive branch this is ultimately the most impactful. When congress approves

Source Let's get this out of the way first. I've always been a solidly grey guy when it comes to morality. Not that I'd act immoral, but there are situations where I weigh the circumstances lighter than

Source She locks the door of her bedroom and changes into her pajamas, Bose Flatwear headphones draped over her head. She crawls into bed and presses the Moon icons on the sides of the headphones, flattening

Source The flame was independent and strong. Never did it think there was a need to slow down for any other, even as it left a trail of ash behind it. All the creatures of the earth feared the flame for

Source A.I. is on it's way and there may be nothing we can do to stop it. It could bring with it a new Utopian world or kill us all (or both, depending on your view of humanity). So what rules should we

Source The true key was figuring out how it would learn. Learning, as it happens, is a pretty complex process. Or so I thought. In the end I made a simple but reliable method to determine a belief system.

Source Think of the smartest person you have personally met. You must have met them in person and actually communicated with them. Anyone who fits these two requirements should be considered. Who are they?

I preface this with the understanding that I am an amature when it comes to astrophysics and this is a very immature idea coming from half baked ideas. I have a lot of these though, and as I'd love to

My bed has an old wooden frame. It's a light brown in color, similar to her eyes. Those eyes that stare at me every night as she stands at the end of my bed. Her pale shaven head seems to somehow glisten

Let's play a game! I just woke up to this peculiar word-of-the-day: Vagility My mind didn't exactly go anywhere near the actual definition of the word, which made me wonder... how would you define such

I first met Sam on the subway back from work. He struck up a conversation when I sat next to him and we ended up finding we had a lot in common. He had just moved to the city from a small town I had never

On Friday, January 26th at 4:55am my grandmother, Edna Weninger, passed away. A wonderful woman that cared about everyone around her deeply and unconditionally. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer

Source It's officially been 1000 years since the first Marvian came to earth. By most estimations the Marvian population today has reached over 500,000. This is an easily sustainable population for now,

I take a look at QuadrigaCX, my first Bitcoin trading system. If offers a very simple and intuitive interface perfect for beginners or those frustrated with clunky exchange systems. It's available wherever

Kraken is back! I mean that both in the literal sense and the sense that it's working more smoothly than I've ever seen it work before, even when it was a functional platform a year ago. There are some