An Iron in his own stead
A lot of Nigerian 419 scammers use the phrase "perfected modalities." I have no idea what it means, but it...
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Kam and I went to get tickets to see L'Auberge Espagnole last night, but the people at the theatre where...
More on Supreme Court decision
Just read the Supreme Court's opinions (that's a PDF file) in the Texas sodomy case (Lawrence et al. v. Texas)....
Honorable mentions
Susan tells me that Gardner's Year's Best Science Fiction is out. It includes a reprint of one of our stories...
Do-Not-Call Registry!
The new Federal Do Not Call Registry opens today. You can sign up online or call a toll-free number (though...
TMS for editors
It occurs to me that transcranial magnetic stimulation, which (its proponent says) lets you "[see] what's actually there, not what...
The Supremes on privacy
Fascinating: the Supreme Court has struck down the Texas anti-sodomy law, on grounds other than what I would've expected. I'm...
Spectrum finalists
The finalists for this year's Spectrum Awards (honoring "works in science fiction, fantasy and horror which include positive explorations of...
Assorted links
Just a collection of miscellaneous items: Cute parody of ad for new Power Mac G5. (Large image.) Article about the...
Audio
Just tried iChat AV with Kam (audio only, 'cause neither one of us has a video camera); not great signal,...
New Apple toys, with footnotes
At Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference keynote speech yesterday, Steve Jobs revealed all sorts of exciting new stuff: new ultra-fast desktop...
Defending Google
Followup to my earlier entry mentioning Google Watch: Interesting response to Google Watch, a point-by-point refutation of Google Watch's biggest...