So I'm cleaning my bookshelves and getting rid of books, DVDs and CDs that I don't need in hopes of bringing in some extra income in the process. They are all listed at http://shops.half.ebay.com/schnuder12 and includes many gaming books that are otherwise hard to find.

The latest meme going around is a version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test. While a fun and entertaining test, the Myers-Briggs, for many reasons has limited reliability and validity. So like most people in psychology and mental health, I recommend not taking the results too seriously. For more information see the wikipedia article at en. ( Read more... )

I Am A: Lawful Good Human Wizard (5th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-10

Dexterity-12

Constitution-11

Intelligence-15

Wisdom-14

Charisma-11

Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps ( Read more... )

From the Society for Neuroscience - Call to Action: Urge Your Representative to Oppose the Great Ape Protection Act

In April I'm going to Florence, Italy for work. I was considering staying a few extra days to see the city and perhaps travel around Italy. However I have no idea how'd I go about seeing Italy, though I've wanted to, especially Venice and don't speak Italian. Work is paying for the flights and for the hotel in Florance. I can take a train between ( Read more... )

From the Blog Science-Based Medicine:
Current medical journal writing is often an excellent replacement for Ambien, even when you are fascinated by the topic. To call it the medical ‘literature’ is to refer to the phonebook as literature.

xkcd on Gravity Wells

A second copy of Patterns for Theatrical Costumes by Katherine Holkeboer showed up care of Amazon. Anyone care to buy off me so I don't have to return it?

"There comes a time in every science writer’s career when one must write about glass duck vaginas and explosive duck penises."

From Discovery.com "Massive Simultaneous Sex Event Documented"