For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Meme Therapy is the name of a science-fiction related blog that’s pretty interesting. They’ve wangled a fair number of mini-interviews of authors, and everyone knows authors have interesting things to say. (cough cough) And—oh!—I forgot to mention!—they have a mini-interview … Read More
Much has been written about the 2004 presidential election, and questions have abounded about whether or not the election was stolen. The issue is far from settled, though not so much talked about now. But what reawakened my interest was … Read More
They just can’t leave Big Bird alone, can they? This is from last Friday’s Washington Post: A House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal government’s financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such … Read More
The following items come to me courtesy of other people—I don’t have the time to surf the web and find this stuff! Cat trees bear…Our title story is one of the odder ones I’ve heard recently. But the picture sure … Read More
Okay, enough with the politics for a while. I’ve got something cooler. It’s free software from NASA, and it’s called World Wind. By now, I expect most of you know about Google Earth. It’s a sort of World Wide Earth … Read More
Since I know lots of people probably skip over the comments, I just want to note that the posts below this one have a number of interesting comments from readers, some of which I have responded to. I invite other … Read More
Regular readers of this blog know that I don’t much like the Republican government that’s currently in charge of ruining this country. But today I want to cast aspersions fairly and in a bipartisan manner. Let’s start, for a change, … Read More