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Fifty Years
I haven't posted one of these in a few years, as it came to feel performative rather than sincere, but since this is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire I think it's weighing more heavily than usual. Once again we're entering a week of rememberance-that weird confluence of anniversaries-when I, and other proponents of human ( Read more... ) -
"On #gamergate" or "This Shit Has To Stop"
So look, I have no cred, no audience, and am in no way a "hardcore" gamer-I'm not putting much at risk by posting this-but even from this far out on the sidelines I can't be silent anymore.
For two months now an organized group of Capital-G-Gamers have made it their mission in life to harass, intimidate, and bully a number of prominent women in and ( Read more... ) -
In Memoriam
"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business [...] The conquest of space is worth [it]."
-Gus Grissom
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Free to a Good Home
ca. 1960 Wurlitzer 4100A Vacuum Tube Cabinet Organ ( Read more... ) -
Yes, our unusually cool summer might very well be due to Global Warming.
Here in my little corner of the U.S. we just experienced the coolest July on record. I've now heard about a bazillion people-some jokingly, some seriously-assert that this somehow "disproves" global warming. Actually, quite the opposite. Let me explain (no, there is too much: let me sum up ( Read more... ) -
Whoops!
If you've seen my car in the last year it should be no secret that I'm a supporter of gay marriage. I'm not much of an activist, as such, but I'll talk about it when asked ( Read more... ) -
It's that week again
It's that week again-that weird confluence of anniversaries-when I, and other proponents of human exploration, take a few moments to remember that pushing the boundaries always comes at a cost-a cost sometimes paid in lives painfully ended.
As I've noted in previous years, our best understanding is that each of these 21 people had time-not just ( Read more... ) -
"Fair weather Americans"
A relative of mine updated her Facebook status last night to read: S.G. "cannot describe how disappoint[sic] she is in people who 'are proud to be an American now that Obama is president'. Fair weather Americans..." I'm sorry, I can't just let that pass without comment ( Read more... ) -
Happy 2009
Or somesuch. :-)
--SMQ