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(brushes away dust and cobwebs)
Suddenly today I felt like journaling. I don't know who all still reads the various journal sites, but what the hey ( Read more... ) -
Who Doesn't Like Sorting Tests?
I'm always interested in classification schemes, and via Seanan McGuire's tumblr, I discovered this one as an expansion of Harry Potter's. I like it because ( Read more... ) -
Digimon Tri
So, I saw it. Here are some thoughts.
1. It really is more like the pilot for a TV series than what I typically think of as a movie. Mostly because a 80-100 minute movie should have more closure than a 80-100 minute TV arc. We still don't know:
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Killing Baby Hitler, Climate Change and Wanting Simple Solutions to Complex Problems
Inspired by a serious interviewer asking a Republican candidate if he would go back in time to kill baby Hitler. Let's set aside the morality of killing someone for something he hasn't technically done yet from everyone's perspective but yours, and whether or not he inevitably will lead to the death of millions. Let's also generalize to the ( Read more... ) -
Podcast Reviews
I have a few news and reviews podcasts, and a friend's podcast ("Everyday Einstein", a weekly podcast by someone who went to grad school with me), but I'd thought I'd review two of the podcasts that are a bit quirkier.
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I exist!
I need some teachign icons ( Read more... ) -
Book Reviews
I had a job interview, so I bust out the eReader. And being delayed by mechanical issues (that lead to half the passengers having to take the bus for three and a half hours because the only plane available was half the size of the original) meant I could read a lot.
Goblin Emperor, Katherine AddisonThis is a re-read. Basically, the premise is ( Read more... ) -
Consequences
I actually read the comments on this article (a bit*). The article itself is about how being poor means you are one setback from disaster. The example in the article is of a car being towed. The author can't pay the several hundred dollars to get it back until she is paid in a few days. By that time, she owes more in storage fees, so she'll ( Read more... )