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. .present / past . .
millennium musings, january 1, 2000	For all of us on Earth the countdown clicked into a climax, bringing up dreams and nightmares beyond the regular evolution of development and progress in this global village.
	by jim pinto

. . perpetuity . .
change? what change?	The idea that electronics has somehow changed society is both clearly evident and patently ludicrous.
	by robert castleman

. . possibilities . .
Present and Future Kingdoms: A Fictional Rendering of a Singular Human Understanding	I am a disciple of the Dutch Anabaptist leader Melchior Hofmann. Hofmann is the new Elijah. He has told us this. I believe in him.
	by robert delamar

. . propaganda . .
when push came to be shoved	When, in the future, you encounter a new technology, ask yourself: "Does this allow me to do what I want to more easily, or am I giving up some of my autonomy for somebody else's benefit?"
	by ira nayman

. .past / presen t. .
social reboot	While we recognize the harm done by many of the manifestations of human egotism, one has remained unexplored: that of "time-centricity" for lack of a better term.
	by jeremy r. friesen