I have no idea what the heck this is, but it’s in the middle of the Tri-Met light rail expansion construction at the north end of Milwaukie, OR. Note the scale with the front end loader - that sucker must be something like 30 feet in diameter. The theory that Lisa Costello and I have evolved is that it’s a Stargate. Or possibly it’s some form of ( Read more... )

We Are All Strange - The final video edit.

The 2014 John Picacio Calendar - A Kickstarter for a project of which I am a small part.

14 Ways to Tick off a Writer - Because reasons.

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin rules out sharing Westeros - (Via Scrivener’s Error.)

★What are some of the funniest and most clever advertisements? - Heh ( Read more... )

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming - A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens. (Via AH.)

A brief history of young adult literature

The Meat Is Only the Start - Hungry City: Umami Burger in Greenwich Village. Mmm mmm. (Thanks to ( Read more... )

Spatial Delirium: An Interview with Michael Light - This is a "wow" read in a number of different ways. Piece ranges from failed Las Vegas developments to diving in the nuclear shipwrecks of the Pacific atomic testing grounds.

Portland Public Schools Enlists 39 Goats, Llama, To Eat Back Invasive Weeds

Colorado 6th grader's beer-making experiment ( Read more... )

A reader review of my novel Mainspring

A review of my single title novella The Baby Killers

Riddick 3: You Are Not Manly Enough To Read This Review Of This Very Manly Movie - Best movie review EVAR! Go read this just for the review, regardless of whether or not you care about the film.

Google Might Need to Re-Scan Plato's Laws - Snerk.

Little ( Read more... )

Fusion Energy Quest Faces Boundaries of Budget, Science

A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger

5 questions on high-speed rail and its U.S. future

Leaked Memo: National GOP Tells Daines How to Scare Voters, Act Like He Cares - Because Republicans cannot win on the merits of their positions, they have to do things ( Read more... )

It was long after midnight when we got to unconditional love - Lisa Costello talks about her feelings about the current stage in my cancer journey.

The Year's Best Science Fiction - 30th Annual Collection - Go check this out. I'm in it.

The Decline and Fall of the Book Cover - (Via AH.)

REVIEW: Bared to You by Sylvia Day - Wow, what a review. ( Read more... )

Preparing for Death Online - How ISPs and Social Media Companies Can Help People Plan - Laurie Mann is wise.

Locomotive Makeover: 1942 - I love this photo.

Einstein's Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet

Robotic Replicators - Thinking about Von Neumann machines.

E. coli enters the energy game, could pump out petroleum - Engineering bacteria ( Read more... )

A Cancer Gene Therapy Activated by a Pill - This is not directly relevant to my disease, but it's still cool as heck.

Oklahoma Woman Proof That Youth Should Not Preclude Breast Cancer Screening - Me, too. I was 43 when I presented with fully developed colon cancer. I couldn't have gotten screened if I'd known to beg for it, as screenings for my ( Read more... )

My Green novelette "A Stranger Comes to Kalimpura" is now available at Subterranean Online - It concerns an older Green, and an outside context problem.

Frank's Compulsive Guide to Postal Addresses: Britain and Ireland - Obsessive doesn't even begin to cover it. (Via Daily Idioms, Annotated.)

LOL, texting, and txt-speak: Linguistic miracles - A ( Read more... )