This weekend, I was poking around a thrift shop (as I’m wont to do) and picked up a handful of cheap paperbacks. They were all books I have read before, but since they are so good and so cheap, I decided to reread and then pass them on to some deserving friends. One of them … More Great quote!
I will be up in Baltimore for a book signing, today! If anyone happens to be near The Parkside between 1pm and 5pm, I’ll be with a fine group of local authors. Feel free in chatting us up.
This is one of a great many really good webcomix.
One of my heros is the physicist Richard Feynman. One of his hobbies was playing drums. He first learned how while in samba training for Carnival in Rio. Education
Spooky Action at a Distance is a phrase that physicists have been muttering for several years now. It was actually proven just last year that you can transmit data using entangled photons. What is really exciting about this latest research is that it appears we might be able to move matter the same way. A … More Interesting Schtuff!
I was just reading the current issue of What’s Next, which I recommend, by the way, and ran into this gem: “In closing it is probably worth mentioning Elizabeth Kuber-Ross’s five point model of how people deal with death. Stage 1 is disbelief, stage 2 is yearning, stage 3 is anger, stage 4 is depression … More Why are We So Angry?
I’ve just done a bit of New Year’s housekeeping here. It includes moving some pages around as well as adding a couple more. There is a new contest with a whole buncha prizes. Check out the list of prizes and rules here. Some friends asked me for a little more information about the series of … More MySpace and Updates Here
Now this has to be the eBook reader I’ve been waiting for! The reason is simple. Flexibility! I will read all of the popular eBook formats and it also acts as an MP3 player. There are a lot of YouTube videos that discuss it. Here is one that shows how it works. This is an … More BeBook Reader!
Normally, I don’t comment on music since I don’t know that much about it. Your friendly neighborhood geek was at a lovely party last night and was given a CD of homemade tunes. These are my impressions at first listening. Although hesitant, I must admit, I’m predjudiced in favor of any album that starts with … More A Music Review
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