There’s been a grumbling brewing about various places that seem to question one of the core attributes of science fiction. It’s a point of view that I think is crystallized nicely in a recent post on Nancy Kress’ blog: Maybe the world has gotten too grubby and jaded for “awe.” Read more…
My wife’s birthday came in November, and today this gift box was delivered: That’s a mighty impressive box. Wonder what’s inside? Ok, packed snugly with some paper packing materials, another box. Interesting. Want to take a wild guess what’s inside? Well there were a whole mess of Styrofoam peanuts and… Read more…
I don’t usually post similar posts back-to-back, but occasionally the stupid comes fast and furious and I can’t help but stand by and mock. Since this all is my blog, I can do that. So, with this in mind I present to you the latest in a long line of Read more…
One of the fun things about being a libertarian is that you really have no problem coming up with really good examples of bad government intervention. It’s almost a given, and I think even the most statist of both my liberal and conservative friends would agree that Sturgeon’s Law applies Read more…
Toby Buckell has found himeself in the hospital again. Sometimes the universe sucks.
Instead of spending time writing a real post, today I simply point you to some funny stuff I found through a thread in the Agony Booth. Here’s a sample:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has asked its editors to stop buying manuscripts. From Pubisher’s Weekly: Josef Blumenfeld, v-p of communications for HMH, confirmed that the publisher has “temporarily stopped acquiring manuscripts” across its trade and reference divisions. The directive was given verbally to a handful of executives and, according to Blumenfeld, is Read more…
Republicans want a corporate-dominated State. Democrats want State-dominated corporations. Both polices, in practice, lead to nearly-indistinguishable corporatist political systems that border on Fascism. Have a nice day.
Just discovered the Photoshop Disasters Blog, and in browsing their archives I discovered a post about some, er, interesting satellite imagery. Take a look at this pic of suburban Holland: Even the semi-observant can see why this pic ended up on a site called Photoshop Disasters. Interestingly, Google must watch Read more…