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A Response to Neil deGrasse Tyson
The philosopher Rudolf Carnap admiringly asserted that "In science there are no 'depths'; there is surface everywhere." Carnap was a critic of traditional philosophy, calling much of "meaningless." In contrast to philosophy, it is science, Carnap argued, that truly advanced knowledge and unlocked the secrets of the world. Eighty-five years later ( Read more... ) -
The Error of "sticking by and sticking up for the people whom you've elected"
This image has been making the rounds on many of my friends' facebook pages as of late: http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384813_2864055324189_1343911384_3123831_1381864166_n.jpg
I wanted to take a ( Read more... ) -
The System is Down
My poor Macbook Pro. I bought it my second year of JET making it about 5-7 years old. Those 7 years have seen it lugged back and forth over the Pacific a couple time, move around the US, and pretty much be on 24/7 in that time period ( Read more... ) -
On Deadliest Catch & Voyeurism
One of my favorite, and I believe most engaging, shows on TV right now is Deadliest Catch on the Discover Channel. The show chronicles 4-6 crabbing vessels as they venture out into the Bering Sea and fish. The job is one of the deadliest in America. Every season people die doing this job. Part of the original appeal of the show was that the job ( Read more... ) -
Random Story Generator
I'm not big on the meme scene, but sheryden had a fun meme, so I stole it from her. Here are the rules:
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
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Inhuman: Teaser
So David gave a nice little teaser on his blog about his story in the upcoming Inhuman: Flash Fiction Challenge #4 which is an anthology of stories all written from the perspective of a non-human character. I liked the idea so much, I decided to steal it outright.
I have 2 stories to be published in the work:
"Duet" is the story of a futuristic ( Read more... ) -
I'm a Published Author! Part Duex
I finally got an email from Absolute XPress (it actually didn't take that long, it just FELT like forever). I am very pleased to announce that they accepted two of my stories for publication in their next anthology. Hurray! I thought 3 were strong enough for publication, but I'm happy that they picked my two favorites, so I am very pleased.
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The Continued Problem with Transparency
So the company that published my short story a while back, holds many similar contests. Currently the publisher is informing the next round of winners if their submissions will be published in the upcoming anthology. Because I had such a great experience with Absolute XPress last time, I naturally jumped at the chance to enter the latest contest ( Read more... ) -
Flickr Update
It's been a long time since I've updated my Flickr page! So I've dumped a lot of photos on there from the snowstorm, to the great flowers we had this year, and also the recent thunderstorm. See them all from my Flickr page. -
Just when you think you're out...
So the Mobile Mencken, my old IBM laptop, is coming out of retirement. The Timken branch of the Writing Lab has no computers or internet connection, so the little black trooper that I lugged back and forth to Tanigawa Junior High School every day of the week is going to be getting stuffed into my backpack once again. That way the Traveling-Tesla ( Read more... )
