Keeping Time.
October 20, 2005, 02:19 pmIf you haven't already read about the Long Clock, here's a brief synopsis: to encourage future thinking, genius Danny Hillis is building a mechanical clock that will be accurate for 10,000 years.
There's something about that kind of thinking that feels so optimistic. Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm wasting my life and not contributing anything important, but I still get excited.