Curations from the Human Jungle
[It can't be coincidental that I am learning my first Sinatra tune on the guitar? What happens when "Play Loud, Play Fast, and Get the Hell Off the Stage meets Ol' Blue Eyes? Maybe I'll show you one of these days. SB SM] When I Discovered Sinatra Christian McBride March 19, 2026 https://christianmcbride1.substack.com/p/when-i-discovered-sinatra For years,... Continue Reading →
[Yesterday in Silverback Digest we learned about SB Ron's experience using AI to create his first novel "Clean Air." After I retired from being a traditional book publisher, I created a new publishing entity called The Public Press, designed to make book publishing more democratic by taking advantage of new technologies. It was the right... Continue Reading →
["Breaking trail" is the term that cross-country skiers use for the first skier in a group who ventures forth into the fresh powder and compresses the snow to make it easier for those behind. That's what Lloyd Kahn is doing for the rest of us mere mortals. He has recently passed the threshold of 90... Continue Reading →
[Who's the wisest Silverback on the planet? I could make a case for SB Bill (Hinesburg SBs), because he has a singular ability to explain complex human interactions with simple, straightforward, elegant prose. In this piece he does a good job of analyzing 300,000 years of human history into a thousand-or-so words and one blurry... Continue Reading →
[Silverback Lloyd is one of my go-to guys. He's 90 years young and snubs his nose at every cliche about aging. His advice proffered here is applicable in many realms beyond building, especially people in the information processing businesses. A lot of these jobs are not going to be around in the coming years, and... Continue Reading →
[I wish I knew the rules of publishing on the Internet. Then I could at least try to follow them. I try to publish a list on Tuesday of movies that I think would be of interest to my small community of apes. Often the lists are referrals from other denizens of The Jungle. Sometimes... Continue Reading →
[I've cribbed material from Substacker and musicologist Ted Gioia, The Honest Broker, before, but this piece struck me as particularly eye-opening. Country music/Agricultural, Rock 'n Roll/Hunter-Gatherer. Simplistic? Yes. Insightful? Well, maybe. Read what he has to say and decide for yourself. The more I think about it, the more exceptions and questions arise. How do... Continue Reading →
[To an outside observer my writing is eclectic, ranging from beer to garlic to rock 'n roll to Life in The Jungle as a human gorilla. I, however, know the truth: it's all about me, me, ME, ME, ME. I am the hero of my own story, and I tell that same story over and... Continue Reading →
[This is why I live in The Jungle. We don't worry about things like this. If another Silverback comes slinking around, it's a good bet he just wants to eat our bananas and sleep with our women. SB SM] From the Twentieth Century https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-on-tyranny?ref=thebrowser.com Timothy Snyder Jan 20, 2025 1. Do not obey in advance. Most... Continue Reading →
[I didn't think I was interested in construction physics, but I guess I am, because I read this with great interest. I might even retain one or two things. This is another interesting voice that's finding a platform on Substack. SB SM] Brian Potter Apr 17, 2025 I’ve been writing Construction Physics since September of... Continue Reading →