Apparently injera and bratwurst go very well together.  Would not have expected that!

I haven't posted in a while.  Creative juices occupied elsewhere (mostly in a good way!), plus life getting in the way.

I'm hoping to still put up sporadic posts, but not much for a bit.

For those not familiar with Steampunk, it's a trend in SF (I think?) that uses an alternate past, usually set in Victorian England, where steam powered equipment really did take off, and where the Hindenburg didn't blow up so dirigibles are a very popular mode of air travel.  There's a lot of emphasis on esthetic - class and style.  Leviathan by ( Read more... )

Really interesting blog entry on patent law as it currently applies to software.  I learned stuff, and found a good reflection on the current state of things.

The reason I felt compelled to blog it, though, is the quote he includes at the end:

"It was never the object of those laws to grant a monopoly for every trifling device, every shadow of a ( Read more... )

Han Solo in carbonite.  Chocolate, rather.  "Taste the rich chocolate bounty."

So wrong...

This research group (3 universities - Simon Fraser and two from the States) used one of the standard genetics model organisms to test the long-term effects of space travel.  Basically, a trial run so we know what to expect (or protect from, or deal with) if we send humans on an extended space mission (i.e. to Mars).

It sounds really interesting ( Read more... )

'Tis the time of year for gingerbread men, gingerbread houses, and gingerbread AT-ATs.  No, really!  Picture behind the cut!

( Gingerbread AT-AT )

An answer to the student question "Did I miss anything?" - very poetic, and completely awesome.

I'm not sure I'd be able to get the formatting right, so I just linked to it.  Go read. :)

I had to make this because it was too odd a concept not to. Spinach cake.  Not quiche, not fritatta, this honestly looks like a cake ( Read more... )

I know, it's utterly wrong to enjoy marking...  But with one of the things I'm teaching, the marking is actually pleasant.  A joy, sometimes.  Lots of projects, and the students really put a lot of effort into them.  Such amazing work ( Read more... )