Wonder and Order https://wonderandorder.com/ Sun, 31 May 2026 05:46:54 +0000 I love the end of The Goonies. https://wonderandorder.com/i-love-the-end-of-the-goonies?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I love the end of The Goonies. Missing children are rescued from a group of convicts who've murdered a federal agent, the cops are there to save the day, and the bank executive immediately appears to ensure the foreclosure documents are signed, because his comically villainous son reminds us, "we have 50 more houses to tear down after yours." Oh yes, and the Hispanic house cleaner is there. And what do Chunk's parents think about adopting Sloth?]]> I love the end of The Goonies. Missing children are rescued from a group of convicts who've murdered a federal agent, the cops are there to save the day, and the bank executive immediately appears to ensure the foreclosure documents are signed, because his comically villainous son reminds us, “we have 50 more houses to tear down after yours.” Oh yes, and the Hispanic house cleaner is there.

And what do Chunk's parents think about adopting Sloth?

]]> https://wonderandorder.com/i-love-the-end-of-the-goonies Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:53:11 +0000 What is the use of it https://wonderandorder.com/what-is-the-use-of-it?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I suppose that if the primary aim of life were to eliminate toil from some kinds of our daily work, then so-called Artificial Intelligence could be seen as a paradigm shift. Here it graciously offers spelling emendations and suggested words as I go, reducing the strain on my fingers (I merely hit Tab). And surely with all this new-found leisure time we will become a more enlightened and self-reflective people? We will remember what is important and will do the tough things that it can't do? And what are those, exactly?]]> I suppose that if the primary aim of life were to eliminate toil from some kinds of our daily work, then so-called Artificial Intelligence could be seen as a paradigm shift. Here it graciously offers spelling emendations and suggested words as I go, reducing the strain on my fingers (I merely hit Tab). And surely with all this new-found leisure time we will become a more enlightened and self-reflective people? We will remember what is important and will do the tough things that it can't do?

And what are those, exactly?

]]> https://wonderandorder.com/what-is-the-use-of-it Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:28:32 +0000 This question was unmechanical, and the Committee of the Mending Apparatus... https://wonderandorder.com/this-question-was-unmechanical-and-the-committee-of-the-mending-apparatus?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[ This question was unmechanical, and the Committee of the Mending Apparatus refused to answer it. -- The Machine Stops, E.M. Forster]]>

This question was unmechanical, and the Committee of the Mending Apparatus refused to answer it. — The Machine Stops, E.M. Forster

]]> https://wonderandorder.com/this-question-was-unmechanical-and-the-committee-of-the-mending-apparatus Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:53:50 +0000 But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I... https://wonderandorder.com/but-i-dont-want-to-push-my-chips-forward-and-go-out-and-meet-something-i?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[ But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand. A man would have to put his soul at hazard. He'd have to say, "O.K., I'll be part of this world." -- No Country for Old Men]]>

But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand. A man would have to put his soul at hazard. He'd have to say, “O.K., I'll be part of this world.” — No Country for Old Men

]]> https://wonderandorder.com/but-i-dont-want-to-push-my-chips-forward-and-go-out-and-meet-something-i Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:07:08 +0000