Most recent public comments by Bill Ferster https://nowcomment.com/users/1265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=94200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=94200 The eastern philosophies promote a different idea of presentism, a focus on the present moment captured by Timothy Leary pal Ram Dass, "Be here now." It's clear he means something different than you do, maybe it's the notion of "here" rather than "now?" Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:41:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=94037 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=94037 This new presentism has ruined stock market for the small investor and ultimately for the companies themselves. Rather than being reflections of a company's true worth, stocks are moving towards a manipulated scheme for independent of the company's past or future Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:36:59 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=93925 https://nowcomment.com/documents/11339?scroll_to=93925 Bush, Englebart, and Licklider represent visionary tool makers that enabled our present-oriented world, but it its the use of these tools by such a wide audience that has created the real-time nature of information. These guys looked at their tools as on-demand resources for people to consult. It was pull instead of push. Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:41:06 -0400