What is the New Atlantis? And who is Francis Bacon? And what does this obscure, posthumously published fragment of utopian (?) narrative have to say about technocracy?

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May Open Thread and Subscriber Exclusive Video (2026)
Happy May, everyone! We're busy celebrating Golden Week over here in the Land of the Rising Sun, so why don't you all chat amongst yourselves? As usual, there's no shortage of news and current events to discuss. And, if you get sick of examining the news, you can...
EU Age Verification App Hacked In Under Two Minutes…And It Gets WORSE!
Here's a question: how long does it take a security consultant to hack the EU's new "technically ready" age verification app? And here's the answer: under two minutes. Undoubtedly, the story of the EU's spiffy new age verification app and the glaring technical errors...
The Story of Freedom Day
"Happy Freedom Day, Esther!" said Mr. Locke, stopping just long enough to knuckle the brim of his cap before scurrying down the street with his bag of supplies. "Comply no more, Mav!" said Grandma, returning the greeting with a raised pointer finger. Calls of "Happy...
WTF Happened in 1971?
Wanna see something weird? Get a load of this: Not so weird? OK, how about this? Not getting it yet? Then try this! Are you starting to get the picture? Then, feast your eyes on this: And this: And even this: I could go on, but hopefully you're starting to ask...
April Open Thread (2026)
Guess what? It's April open thread time! This month, let's discuss: Does Human Progress Necessitate Ecological Destruction? Or Are We Capable Of Being A Keystone Species ? Why Science Fiction Can’t Predict the Future (And Why That’s a Good Thing) Multipolarity As...
Happy 80th, ENIAC!
Here's a headline you likely missed amidst the flurry of world war updates and cannibal-pedophiles-eating-babies stories that have been clogging the newswires of late: "ENIAC, the First General-Purpose Digital Computer, Turns 80!" Yes, while the 80th anniversary of...
Why Did USrael Attack Iran?
The Spanish-American War had "Remember the Maine!" WWI had babies on bayonets. WWII had Pearl Harbor. Vietnam had the Gulf of Tonkin. Gulf War I had babies thrown from incubators. Gulf War II had weapons of mass destruction. Libya had a "spontaneous people's uprising"...






























