Recently
Some good things recently: On the way home from work the other day, I listened to a couple of laugh-out-loud...
TV
Kam and I recently watched the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries (thanks to David H). I was pretty dubious about it...
Future of the past, future of the present
In an entry from 2002, I commented: I wish I knew who it was who said that up until cyberpunk,...
Aerogel
I saw the photos of aerogel in the first news stories about the mission to comet Wild 2, but I...
Rocketeer
It turns out my local video store didn't actually have the movie; they used to, but it's now marked as...
Evil skin
Since outward appearance is supposed to reflect the worth of the soul, American movies (drawing, of course, on a long...
Service demon returns
About a year ago, I noticed that my customer service demon seemed to have gone on vacation. It hasn't been...
Hunters
Brief things first: you can obtain a couple of replica Buffy daggers at Battle Orders Ltd, should you be so...
MLK
A couple of quick notes on MLK Day before I run off to Santa Cruz: I realize that the man...
Polygamy?
Heard about this on the radio last night: a Utah triad is challenging the ban on polygamy. As Scalia (?)...
Earth vs. Mars, Bush vs. Hubble
Courtesy of Slashdot, the Mars Scorecard: Earth is currently the underdog in the solar system division in the Expensive Hardware...
Geocentric logarithmic map of the universe
Thanks to the web, you too can view a map of the universe in the comfort and privacy of your...