Hell is other people. Specifically, hell is other people talking on their cell phones during a flight. For now, the FCC has decided to allow the ban on in-flight cell calls to remain in place. However, European carriers seem likely to allow the calls in the near future, so the lack of scientific evidence of [...]
Occasionally I hear from people older than me that all this computer stuff is for young people, that they are too old to learn something new like that. I had this argument many times with my grandfather. He insisted that he was too old to learn, and besides, who would care about what he had [...]
I am, I confess, easily bored, and more easily distracted. Shiny things seize my attention, although “shiny” often comes in the form of a peculiar new corrosion that intrigues me. This struggle is one of the reasons for my lack of formal education: I cannot attend school and work at the same time. It takes [...]
Having concluded my afternoon sojourn from my office to the local Walgreens (to pick up a tall, frosty can of Red Bull), I walked to the curb to wait for the light to change so I could cross the street. (It’s a poor corner for jaywalking, given that the street recently changed from one-way to [...]
Steampunk, for those unfamiliar with the term, is the blending of modern science-fiction motifs with Victorian technology and mindset. These illustrations by Eric Poulton reimagine a Steampunk Star Wars. I am not generally a fan of marketing gimmicks. However, the Caveman’s Crib site building on the characters introduced in the Geico commercials is nicely done, [...]
Please forgive this largely nonsensical post. I was already brain-dead from my work week, and then the problem was compounded when a previously unnoticed manufacturing defect in my razor caused me to shave an inch-long swatch of skin from my scalp in the shower. It is undoubtedly indicative of my instability that my first thoughts [...]