By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Oct 21
Bernard Moitessier’s yacht Joshua was the model of perfect maintenance in his 1968 circumnavigation of the globe Maintenance is all around us. On every level from the cellular up to the societal, human life is driven by the essential drama of maintaining, of ensuring continued survival and working against the drive of entropy. Yet maintenance is a largely unheralded presence in our lives. We are fascinated with the people who begin great works — from ancient rulers who ordered the building of pyramids and other great monuments to tech founders who announced revolutionary devices. The maintainers downstream of those grand …
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Bernard Moitessier’s yacht Joshua was the model of perfect maintenance in his 1968 circumnavigation of the globe Maintenance is all around us. On every level from the cellular up to the societal, human life is driven by the essential drama of maintaining, of ensuring continued survival and working against the drive of entropy. Yet maintenance is a largely unheralded presence …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Oct 21
Bernard Moitessier’s yacht Joshua was the model of perfect maintenance in his 1968 circumnavigation of the globe Maintenance is all around us. On every level from the cellular up to the societal, human life is driven by the essential drama of maintaining, of ensuring continued survival and working against the drive of entropy. Yet maintenance is a largely unheralded presence in our lives. We are fascinated with the people who begin great works — from ancient rulers who ordered the building of pyramids and other great monuments to tech founders who announced revolutionary devices. The maintainers downstream of those grand …
Stewart Brand Takes Us On “The Maintenance Race” Read More »
Bernard Moitessier’s yacht Joshua was the model of perfect maintenance in his 1968 circumnavigation of the globe Maintenance is all around us. On every level from the cellular up to the societal, human life is driven by the essential drama of maintaining, of ensuring continued survival and working against the drive of entropy. Yet maintenance is a largely unheralded presence …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 Apr 21
Long Now is pleased to announce that longtime Interval bartender Ty Caudle will become The Interval’s next Beverage Director. He takes the reins from Todd Carnam, who has moved to Washington, D.C. after a creative three-year run at the helm. “We are very excited and grateful to have Ty in such a strong position to make this transition both seamless and inspired,” says Alexander Rose, Long Now’s Executive Director and Founder of The Interval. Caudle’s bartending career began at a small backyard party in San Francisco. He was working as a caterer for the event, and when the bartender failed …
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Long Now is pleased to announce that longtime Interval bartender Ty Caudle will become The Interval’s next Beverage Director. He takes the reins from Todd Carnam, who has moved to Washington, D.C. after a creative three-year run at the helm. “We are very excited and grateful to have Ty in such a strong position to make this transition both seamless …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 Apr 21
Long Now is pleased to announce that longtime Interval bartender Ty Caudle will become The Interval’s next Beverage Director. He takes the reins from Todd Carnam, who has moved to Washington, D.C. after a creative three-year run at the helm. “We are very excited and grateful to have Ty in such a strong position to make this transition both seamless and inspired,” says Alexander Rose, Long Now’s Executive Director and Founder of The Interval. Caudle’s bartending career began at a small backyard party in San Francisco. He was working as a caterer for the event, and when the bartender failed …
Meet Ty Caudle, The Interval’s New Beverage Director Read More »
Long Now is pleased to announce that longtime Interval bartender Ty Caudle will become The Interval’s next Beverage Director. He takes the reins from Todd Carnam, who has moved to Washington, D.C. after a creative three-year run at the helm. “We are very excited and grateful to have Ty in such a strong position to make this transition both seamless …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Oct 20
Join the Long Now Community for a night of films that inspire long-term thinking. On October 27, 02020, we’ll screen Samsara followed by 2001: A Space Odyssey at Fort Mason. SAMSARA Drive-in Screening on Tuesday October 27, 02020 at 6:00pm PT Get Tickets SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life” and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. SAMSARA transports us to sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites, global gatherings and natural wonders. By dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, the film …
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Join the Long Now Community for a night of films that inspire long-term thinking. On October 27, 02020, we’ll screen Samsara followed by 2001: A Space Odyssey at Fort Mason. SAMSARA Drive-in Screening on Tuesday October 27, 02020 at 6:00pm PT Get Tickets SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life” and is the point of …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 7 Sep 20
Long Now Member Jason Crawford, founder of The Roots of Progress, is starting up a weekly learning group on progress with a steep discount for Long Now Members: The Study Group for Progress is a weekly discussion + Q&A on the history, economics and philosophy of progress. Long Now members can get 50% off registration using the link below.Each week will feature a special guest for Q&A. Confirmed speakers so far include top economists and historians such as Robert J. Gordon (Northwestern, The Rise & Fall of American Growth), Margaret Jacob (UCLA), Richard Nelson (Columbia), Patrick Collison, and Anton Howes. Readings from each author will …
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Long Now Member Jason Crawford, founder of The Roots of Progress, is starting up a weekly learning group on progress with a steep discount for Long Now Members: The Study Group for Progress is a weekly discussion + Q&A on the history, economics and philosophy of progress. Long Now members can get 50% off registration using the link below.Each week will feature a special …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 31 Aug 20
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Michael McElligott, an event producer, thespian, writer, long-time Long Now staff member, and relentless promoter of the San Francisco avant-garde, has died. He was 50 years old. Michael battled an aggressive form of brain cancer over the past year. He kept his legendary sense of humor throughout his challenging treatment. He died surrounded by family, friends, and his long-time partner, Danielle Engelman, Long Now’s Director of Programs. Most of the Long Now community knew Michael as the face of the Conversations at The Interval speaking series, which began in …
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It is with great sadness that we share the news that Michael McElligott, an event producer, thespian, writer, long-time Long Now staff member, and relentless promoter of the San Francisco avant-garde, has died. He was 50 years old. Michael battled an aggressive form of brain cancer over the past year. He kept his legendary sense of humor throughout his challenging …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 18 Aug 20
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and colleague Michael McElligott is in hospice care. We want to take this moment to appreciate all that Michael has done for Long Now. Most of the Long Now community knows Michael as the face of the Conversations at The Interval speaking series, which began in 02014 with the opening of Long Now’s Interval bar/cafe. But he did much more than host the talks. Michael had been a volunteer and associate of Long Now since 02006; he helped at events and Seminars, wrote for the blog …
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It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and colleague Michael McElligott is in hospice care. We want to take this moment to appreciate all that Michael has done for Long Now. Most of the Long Now community knows Michael as the face of the Conversations at The Interval speaking series, which began in …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 17 Jul 20
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay The Long Now Foundation has partnered with Avenues: The World School to offer a program on the past, present, and future of innovation. A fully online program for ages 17 and above, the Avenues Mastery Year is designed to equip aspiring inventors with the ability to: Conceive original ideas and translate those ideas into inventions through design and prototyping, Communicate the impact of the invention with an effective pitch deck and business plan, Ultimately file for and receive patent pending status with the United States Patent and Trademark …
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay The Long Now Foundation has partnered with Avenues: The World School to offer a program on the past, present, and future of innovation. A fully online program for ages 17 and above, the Avenues Mastery Year is designed to equip aspiring inventors with the ability to: …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 8 Jun 20
Long Now Community, Since 01996, Long Now has endeavored to foster long-term thinking in the world by sharing perspectives on our deep past and future. We have too often failed, however, to include and listen to Black perspectives. Racism is a long-term civilizational problem with deep roots in the past, profound effects in the present, and so many uncertain futures. Solving the multigenerational challenge of racial inequality requires many things, but long-term thinking is undoubtedly one of them. As an institution dedicated to the long view, we have not addressed this issue enough. We can and will do better. We …
Long Now Community, Since 01996, Long Now has endeavored to foster long-term thinking in the world by sharing perspectives on our deep past and future. We have too often failed, however, to include and listen to Black perspectives. Racism is a long-term civilizational problem with deep roots in the past, profound effects in the present, and so many uncertain futures. …
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