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Meanwhille...
Computers scrubbed? Check.
Personal belongings packed up and packed out? Check.
Keys and parking card turned in? Check.
One hour left of employment? Check.
Two hours till Psycho Suzi's for quasi-official farewell party? Check. -
Just to clarify
No actual smoke escaped from the dryer. However, the drum has stopped turning and there was a definite smell of something burning ( Read more... ) -
So...
...it's bad when the magic smoke gets out of your clothes dryer, yes? -
Stand on Zanzibar: The Real World catches up…
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
In 1968, John Brunner published Stand on Zanzibar, a sprawling attempt to predict life in a desperately overcrowded year 2010. It grew out of the same meme pool as Harry Harrison’s Make Room, Make Room (which in turn became the movie Soylent Green) and Robert Silverberg’s ( Read more... ) -
“Keyboard? How Quaint!”…well, maybe not?
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
I have several post ideas queued up waiting for my brain to reorganize itself after several very stressful weeks, but today I came across an article thanks to Slashdot that I feel a need to comment upon.
The article is entitled, “Rest in Peas: The Unrecognized Death of ( Read more... ) -
I need to let the helium out of my hand
So, as some of you may know, Nordskogen's Canton of Nordleigh had gone dormant, and a decision was made to keep the name alive by organizing a South Metro canton that will still include Nordleigh's old territory (the City of Northfield) but also now include everything south of the rivers.
Richfield doesn't really qualify, but I decided to go to ( Read more... ) -
Tenant/Stewart Hamlet
The David Tenant/Patrick Stewart Hamlet, as performed by the RSC live two years ago and taped more recently for BBC and Great Performances, is now available via the PBS store on DVD or Blu-Ray, and also via iTunes. -
Litany against fear...
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
-- Frank Herbert