I'm a fan of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, HG Wells, and many things sciencey and old timey. I ought to be a fan of steampunk stuff. Unlike zombies there is only one thing which annoys me: "Steampunk" apparently means "goggles on forehead ( Read more... )

I'd like to go on record as being against Daylight Saving Time.

I grew up in Arizona, where it is the same goddamn time all year long. We managed just fine. In the winter it got dark at night and it stayed darker longer and we were OK with this, as countless generations of our ancestors have been for millions of yearsThis business about ( Read more... )

Over on Twitter there was a discussion about zombies, specifically the zombie flash mobs that the kids are into these days. It may surprise you to learn that for a guy who enjoys costumed jackassery I am anti-zombie. I shall explain ( Read more... )

The difference between AM and PM and conventional clocks really piss me off ( Read more... )

Burning Man wasn't as cool as it used to be. I don't mean today's Burning Man - I mean that Burning Man six years ago (1999:Time) wasn't nearly as cool as it was nine years ago (1996:Hellco), my third (?) year. Don't talk to me about whether last year's Burn was "the year it stopped being good": I'd already gotten over getting over Burning Man by ( Read more... )