Author Archives: Amoeba

Amoeba’s Lorica: Meme-ories 65 (What Green Really Means to Us)

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Amoeba

Go to the ant, you sluggard … The scientist, in his jeans and flannel shirt, looked across the meeting room table at his visitor, a 30-something man in a blue suit jacket and trousers, white shirt, red tie, and bulldozer … Continue reading →

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Dude and Dude: No Country for Old Dudes

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Amoeba

“‘Kay, dude, I gotta tell ya that’s lookin’ kinda quiet an’ peaceful. Me like. So, whut is it?” “It’s a winery, dude.” “Uh huh. Not.” “[…]” “Don’tcha look at me in that tone a voice, dude. Ya ain’t sellin’ me that that’s whatever … Continue reading →

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AI: And May You Forever Be Clean

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Amoeba

[Most A.I. companies have] no brilliant ideas about expanding the social safety net or retraining workers for new jobs – only a goal of making the current jobs obsolete as quickly as possible. – Kevin Roose, New York Times Newsletter, … Continue reading →

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