So that I might buy a bullet and rent a gun? No, seriously folks, unless my new meds start working in the next couple of days it may be a while before you see me on here again. My doctor wants to hospitalize me on account of my lack of mental health and while I weaseled my way out of it (weaseling out of things is what seperates man from the ( Read more... )

Scientific American reports that a new device called 'BrainPort' aims to restore the experience of vision for the blind and visually impaired by relying on the nerves on the tongue's surface to send light signals to the brain. BrainPort collects visual data through a small digital video camera and converts the signal into electrical pulses sent to ( Read more... )

Caster Semenya won the 800m at the World Athletics Championship in blistering style, leaving her competitors in the dust, but she has been thrown into the midst of a scandal amidst claims that she's not really a woman. According to the many press reports, she's believed to shave, is flat chested, has a very masculine physique, previously preferred ( Read more... )

Solar Roadways, a project to replace over 25,000 square miles of road in the US with solar panels you can drive on, just received $100,000 in funding from the Department of Transportation for the first 12ft-by-12ft prototype panel. Each panel consists of three layers: a base layer with data and power cables running through it, an electronics layer ( Read more... )

It's getting harder and harder for me to hide my scorn of this place from patrons. Lately, they don't even have to ask about how wonderful this building is to set me off. If I sense an opening, I will jump at the chance to tell them how horrible this place actually is and how exactly we wasted their money. I tell the truth, of course, but the ( Read more... )

I was going to spend some of the portion of this work evening on revising the stories that I had Amy and Barrett edit for me, but I forgot them at home in my mad rush to make and eat a sandwich. One of them I'm confident about getting published, and if I do a good amount of scrubbing on the other one it might be worthwhile. Oh, love of food, you ( Read more... )

After some soul-searching and medication, the thought of getting my MLS is seeming to be less and less a back-up plan for me and actually a goal towards something that I would enjoy. After working in libraries for (after my upcoming birthday) nearly a decade, I think it's safe to say that I enjoy the work. It's an environment that suits me, and ( Read more... )

Yesterday was an epic day with with an epic achievement. Amy, Burg, and I watched an entire season of Doctor Who in one setting. It took 13 hours and it got rough at the end, but it was accomplished. Victory for the Horde.

Hey! Molly is passing around the break schedule, and I don't want to work by myself. What hours are you people planning on working so that I may request them?

First of all, let us all wish a happy birthday to my beloved and beautiful wife. Her dad made the first "you're getting old" joke, so also let us pray for him ( Read more... )