Untimely meditations

One man's thoughts, observations and rants

Month: November 2019

  • Virus

    Virus

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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris In the iconic 1999 film “The Matrix” there is a scene where Agent Smith, while interrogating Morpheus, compares humanity to a virus. Consuming all resources in an area and then moving on to another area and then another again. There is definitely some truth to this analogy. I…

  • Zwarte Piet

    Zwarte Piet

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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Each year the discussion rages again in the Netherlands: Zwarte Piet, innocuous expression of Dutch tradition or horribly racist? In this post, I give you my opinion on the matter. Insofar as it can be heard among the din of arguments pro and contra “Zwarte Piet”.