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On the Subject of Islamic Extremism
Has it really been over a year? I use Facebook.com for low-content posts, but always intended to use my LiveJournal for posts with more substance. Maybe it's time to do so ( Read more... ) -
Galactic Map 2.0 - Large Star Maps Project Rho Productions
This is my favorite starmap ever. As a devoted science fiction enthusiast, I love starmaps, but accuracy is always a problem. Winchell Chung has delved way deep into the subject on his Project Rho website, and the result is a number of nice starmaps, of which several have been made into CafePress posters. This one is my favorite.
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In Priase of the Female Geek
The Huffington Post ran an article about female geeks. I went through the slideshow and was sorely disappointed. None of these girls are geeks! I won't deny that they may be successful business people or dedicated bloggers, but that's not enough anymore to identify someone as a geek! Practically everyone's got a blog nowadays, and uses social media ( Read more... ) -
How Engineers Think
I was at a golf outing for charity recently. In my group were also Father Steve (who used to give sermons at Christian Brothers Academy when I went there) and my former classmate Joe M., who became a doctor after high school; we called him "Dr. Joe," since there were six Joes at the outing and it would have otherwise been confusing. I'm not good at ( Read more... ) -
Uses for an Altoids Tin
This article made it to the Fark Geek page, where I eagerly read through expecting to see some of my classic favorites as well as new possibilities. I love Altoids tins, more than I like the mints themselves, and hate to throw them away ( Read more... ) -
Diabetic Eating
So, since being diagnosed as being diabetic earlier this year, I've come to terms with the fact that I need to relearn the art of cooking. I used to make my own food all the time, but long work hours and stress killed off my enthusiasm for cooking when I get home from work. Instead, I have a tendency to pick up some food on the way ( Read more... ) -
S#!t My Dad Says
My Dad: "So, I left [REDACTED] a message on his wall (Ed: on Facebook) if he wants to meet for golf ( Read more... ) -
AM 1200
So, I had mitch37 over for some movies on Saturday. Among the three that played was an interesting little one called AM 1200, a little film that first drew my attention when it won the Best Lovecraft Film title at the 2009 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia. Now, H. P. Lovecraft (HPL to his buds) is one of my Top 5 or 6 ( Read more... )