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Have to write up count every vote

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might not have the energy to finish this

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The Failure of American Democracy in 2020

  • Happy New Year! Too Bad About Our Decline Into Neo-Fascism, Though
  • How We Finance Education and the American Dream
  • Indicators of the Inevitable Collapse
  • The Short List

Channelling Alien Intelligence with "AI"

  • Alien Merit Badges
  • Alien Protest March Slogans Take 2
  • Automatically Generating an Alien Alphabet
  • Chanelling Concept Art from a Horror Movie
  • Rainforest Flower Images

The Standard Disclaimer and Notes to New Readers

  • Delusions of Reference and this Blog
  • Notes to New Readers of This Blog
  • The Standard Disclaimer

For Clients and Potential Clients

  • Biographical Sketch Written for ACM SIGGRAPH
  • Biography of Michael Wahrman
  • Consultant to the Captain of the Titanic
  • Notes on Making Deadlines and Client Management
  • Three Interview Issues Worthy of Discussion
  • Why I Always Say Nice Things About My Clients
  • Working With Other People

Selected Photographs

  • Academy Scitech Awards 2014
  • Jeff Kleiser and Coco Conn at the Hotel Figueroa
  • Joan Collins and Kelley Ray on Starship Troopers
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Setup
  • Nancie Martin at Her Farewell Party
  • Natalie Jeremijenko Being Photgraphed in NY
  • Nicki K at the VES Awards
  • Richard Yuricich in London
  • Self Portrait in New York City
  • Shinae Tassia in New York
  • Tom Brigham on the 4th of July

Power, Conflict, Diplomacy, Espionage, Romance

  • A Story about the CIA in the Belgian Congo
  • Rocky and Bullwinkle and the Cult of Personality
  • Snowden and Ellsberg Compared
  • Some Points to Consider Before Starting a War
  • The North Korean Style of Insult
  • The Repressed Lust of the CIA Analyst in Zero Dark Thirty
  • This is Ernst Stavro Blofeld Reporting from the Sudan
  • Towards Some Criteria for Judging Movies About War

Los Angeles in the 1980s and the Early Computer Animation Community

  • Lynda Weinman and the Early Days of Computer Animation
  • Richard "Doc" Baily and the Lattice of Causality
  • Statement from the Thrift Store Art Exhibition by Jim Shaw (1990)

Corruption and Civic Governance

  • Corruption and Degradation in Orange County
  • Law Enforcement Provides Moral Instruction to the Poor
  • Lions and Tigers and the LAPD, Oh My

Selected Posts on SIGGRAPH and Unemployment in Computer Graphics

  • A More Personal and Analog Approach to Computer Art
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Subsidies
  • Anecdotes About Unions From the Early Days of Computer Animation
  • Apparently Not Everyone Realizes that Poetry is Down Market
  • Computer Graphics and the Doctrines of Original and Derivative Sin
  • How to Help the Unemployed Even Though They Are Worthless Scum
  • Malaysian Air 370, CNN and Worker's Rights
  • My Letter to the President of the United States Requesting a Bailout
  • Pearls Before Swine or the Potential Downside of Helping Someone Find Work
  • Possible Alternate Career Directions
  • Recent Events in International Subsidies and Visual Effects
  • Should SIGGRAPH Encourage People to Go Into Computer Animation?
  • SIGGRAPH 2012 Issues For Discussion
  • Some Issues With Hiring More Experienced People
  • Some Modest Suggestions for Human Resource Departments to Help Make the Internet Job Application Process Even More Pointless
  • The Suitability of the Game Industry as a Rational Career Choice
  • What is Meant When It Is Said "Hollywood Needs Artists"
  • Why I Did Not Attend the Keynote Speeches at SIGGRAPH 2013
  • Will Life of Pi Bring Audience Credibility Back to Computer Animation?

Visual Effects, Illusion, Cinema

  • Hypnotic Mind Control in Cinema: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T
  • Ignoring the Transcendent Moment with Visual Effects: An Example from Life of Brian (1979)
  • Introducing the Female Lead with Visual Effects: Three Case Studies
  • Lets Put the National Reconnaissance Office in Charge of Film Production
  • Orion Slave Girls, Makeup Effects, Sexism and Color Timing
  • The Future of the Humanoid Computer Interface as Seen in 1951
  • The Komodo Dragon as a Potential Mascot for the Field of Visual Effects
  • The Mystery of the Original Star Wars Trailer
  • The Psychological Effects of Flare in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
  • The Strange Case of the Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Blue Screen Photography
  • Transcendence in Visual Effects: The Flying Bus in Speed (1994)
  • TRW Commercials, Robert Abel & Associates and the Origins of Computer Animation
  • Visual Effects and Subjective Reality in Barton Fink (1991)
  • What if The Visual Effects Supervisor Made an Ethical Stand Against Stupid Visual Effects?

Selected Posts on Global Wahrman

  • 1st Baron Bulwer-Lytton Writing Contest
  • A Preferred Guide for Those Would Ghost Us
  • A Very Brief Introduction to Robert Abel & Associates
  • Alan Turing Set to Challenge Lego for Boxoffice Fame
  • Ancient Computer Animation Artifacts and Homer Simpson
  • Anomalous Depth Perception Illusion
  • Commentary on Ageism by Louis L'Amour (1908-1988)
  • Computer Human Interface in Cinema: An Example from Patriot Games
  • Consultant to the Captain of the Titanic
  • Dangerous Toys Beneficial for the Education of Youth
  • Designing a Latin Motto For Your New Crime Organization
  • Did Escaped Nazis Settle in Richmond, VA?
  • Does Star Wars Have A Line of Dialog With a Double Meaning?
  • Does Zardoz Speak About Gun Control?
  • Foresight Needed to Create Viable Future Tourist Industry for Failed American Civilization
  • How Mazewar Escaped from a Lab at MIT in 1977
  • I Was a Limo Driver for Bruno Bozzetto
  • Introducing Lithic Fragmentation
  • Is Roger Rabbit a Sequel to Chinatown?
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  • The Deeper Meaning of the La Brea Tar Pits
  • The Future of 3D Printing: Sex, Killing People and Stealing
  • The Garden of Allah: An Editorial About the Preservation of Architecture in Los Angeles
  • The Importance of a Classical Education for Writing Renderman Shaders
  • The Josh Pines Interview Technique
  • The Meaning of Baccarat in the Identity of James Bond
  • The Rich Make Sacrifices Too
  • The Secret Meaning of Stanley Kramer's "Mad, Mad World" Revealed
  • The Shocking Truth About Roman Architecture in France
  • The Sword Fight in The Princess Bride (1987)
  • The Tragedy of Reverse "Mercury Retrograde"
  • Tom Swift & His Amazing Underground Conspiracy Theory

Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell

  • Dan Weinreb (? - 2012)
  • Daniel Segovia Gross, ?-2019, RIP
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  • Pat Cole, Kathy White, Nancy Bernstein, Brian Jennings: In Memoriam
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  • The Ghost in Florence
  • The Museum of Forrest J. Ackerman

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  • A Blog about Buildings in NYC
  • Ars Technica
  • Art in America
  • BookForum
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
  • CITYLAB
  • Gallerist NY
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  • NY Curbed
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  • Tech Crunch
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  • The Verge
  • Times Literary Supplement
  • Variety
  • Venture Beat

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  • Antiquity
  • Archaeology News
  • Conflict Antiquities Blog
  • Forgotten New York
  • Infiltration
  • Journal of Indo-European Studies
  • Language Log
  • Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies
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  • Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues
  • Siberian Times
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  • Virtual Pere Lachaise

Individual Blogs

  • Bill Bishop's Technical Intercession
  • Ed Simnett
  • Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling
  • Harold Buchman Design
  • Jeff VanderMeer
  • Ken Perlin
  • Michael Naimark

Resources, Esoterica and Software

  • 2nd Avenue Subway
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  • Avian Vocalizations Center
  • Cantamus.app
  • Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative at UCLA
  • Datacatalogs.org (open source datasets)
  • Ephemera/Gunslinger
  • InPark Magazine
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Ken Perlin's Improved Noise Implementation
  • Marine Traffic
  • Maritime HIstory Virtual Archives
  • NOAA Coastal Lidar Repository
  • NSA Declassified Cryptlogs/Newsletter (1974 - 1997)
  • NY City Open Data
  • Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles
  • Southern Vegan Cooking
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton
  • Vegan Ramen in Los Angeles
  • Vegan Yack Attack

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