Jaron Lanier, a pioneer of virtual reality, and all around techno visionary was once someone I considered worth listening to. He recently published a new book called “Who Owns the Future?” and granted Salon an interview to discuss his viewsContinue reading… Jaron Lanier’s Flight of Fancy
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Great meat, super cheap: sous-vide in a cooler
As a man in his mid-30’s I have long heard the siren call of scorched cow flesh. Along with the Big Swede, I am compelled by my Y chromosome to always be looking for new and better ways to applyContinue reading… Great meat, super cheap: sous-vide in a cooler
First few shots of “The Stray”
Welcome Back
If you’re reading this, it means you’ve now found my bloggy blog at its new home on a VPS from Linode. Why I’ve decided to move my blog is a tale of pain and woe. And one that I’m sureContinue reading… Welcome Back
The Romney Campaign: Victims of their own bias
Now that this incredibly wasteful election cycle is finally finished, the postmortems are rolling in. There are many very good ones which I don’t want to duplicate here, but can be summarized thusly: Republicans can’t alienate everyone except for oldContinue reading… The Romney Campaign: Victims of their own bias
Prometheus: A beautiful incoherent mess
WARNING: This review is full of spoilers. You have been warned. Kelli and I used part of our Sunday to see Ridley Scott’s “sorta but not really” prequel to the Aliens trilogy. I was excited going in because the trailersContinue reading… Prometheus: A beautiful incoherent mess
The Agony and Ecstasy of Mike Daisey
I’m sure that my 7 or so readers now know who Mike Daisey is, and why anyone cares. For those who don’t here’s a synopsis. TL;DR: Mike Daisey is a third rate Spaulding Gray who used a greatly embellished storyContinue reading… The Agony and Ecstasy of Mike Daisey