Time

source: Dorotheum

Considering time as a 4th dimension of existence has its consequences.
The fabric of the universe, that is, the structure in which everything exists, pre-exists to any such a thing. I know that something exists a mile from me in some direction, regardless of my ability to sense it, merely because the space coordinates extend to that point. I know that something exists 10 minutes from now and I only need 10 minutes to prove it.
Moreover, it is invariant, meaning that it is the perception of the observer about the universe that is subject to change, not only relative to other observers (relativity) but also relative to the same observer in different circumstances.
So, if time is a dimension of this structure, then all past events and all future events are “happening” as much as the present ones, because they lack none of the 4 dimensions required for existence. They still locate themselves at some space coordinate system and a moment in time.
Therefore, it would be the case that it is not time that flows but instead it is the observer who measures time who moves relative to the time(-space) coordinate, and even more, since every observer has a measure of the passage of time that does not depend on his will, then it is not the observer that is in motion but something fundamental to the observer.
If we accept that we could have made different choices in the past, then all possible past events exist and consequently all possible future events exist, not just one. This in turn would require at least a 5th dimension to the universe to distinguish between different events at the same place and at the same time.
The invariant aspect of that motion, the law of this motion, is more elementary than the observers of the motion.
The act of measuring time is itself a perspective of, or a motion in, the universe, and in this regard consistent with the Liebniz concept of Monad — both a perspective of the universe and the universe under a particular perspective.

Bandalheira mercantil

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Bandalheira privada, como é evidente.

Afinal, a Uber não era a personificação do incrível mundo das startups, do empreendorismo e da modernidade capitalista, era apenas mais uma multinacional disposta a abusar do poder, fugir à lei e enganar meio mundo para enriquecer os seus accionistas.

Mark macGann não poderia ter sido mais claro: “vendemos às pessoas uma mentira”.

Joana Mortágua in Jornal i

A Indústria

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Desde a indústria académica, passando pelos industriais das empresas e as suas “engenharias”, até aos engenheiros farsantes que não passam de papagaios incompetentes de farsas industriais, toda a moderna indústria está aqui perfeitamente retratada e explicada.

(…) os seus excessos não podem ser tidos como um plano malévolo, mas que foram apenas os devaneios de uma dona de casa que não tem mais que o ensino médio e que passa a maior parte do seu tempo a aborrecer-se com os afazeres domésticos.

(…) a maioria das entradas falsas foram como uma engenharia a que se viu forçada pela própria coerência da narrativa que iniciara nas primeiras entradas que editou e que deixaram uma série de lacunas a pedir resolução.

“Como diz o ditado, para se contar bem uma mentira, aquele que lhe deu origem não demora a perceber que esta exige a companhia de outras que a sustentem. Uma vez que senti relutância em apagar centenas de milhares de palavras que já havia escrito, acabei por ceder ao artifício que eu própria criara (…)”

Diogo Vaz Pinto in Observador

The Secret Machine

Being in direct contact with Nature means being in direct contact with reality.

The opposite means operating under assumptions, probabilistic reasoning, external expectations, foreign constructs that set you up at a most often disadvantaged position, because the goal of comunicating between people and managing relationships between people is, and always was, driven by a sole objective: to achieve advantage of the individual over the circumstances and that includes over other people.

«All of these processes are designed to erase reality.»

These are excerpts from the 2006 Globe surf movie “The Secret Machine” dir by Joe Guglielmino.

The Masterclass

In music, a masterclass is a session in which an interpreter performs while a teacher discusses the performance. The teacher can motivate the performer and highlight areas of improvement. Those who watch get to benefit from both the performance and the instructor’s expertise.

Maestro CT Fletcher presents us his masterclass. Featuring virtuoso Dana Lynn Bailey.

Nancy Lopez

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see.
Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere.
But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.

Nancy Lopez