I'm afraid I snapped, and in so doing, I wrote this essay on Facebook. It seems to have been rather well-received by my small readership, so I am boosting my signal here and on @jspencerlove(I hardly ever post here any more, though I still read my friends list, occasionally comment, and am paying for a bunch of user pics I hardly ever use, and to ( Read more... )

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I commend to your attention the OWL channelThey haven't formally announced yet, but it's imminent. They would be a Science Fiction, Fantasy and Alternate History channel with all-original programming, to start delivering content in 2010. It's all contingent on financing, which would eventually depend on a subscription model ( Read more... )

I'm not much of a joiner. In particular, I am not a member of a political party. I certainly have no desire ever to run for any office. For some people, political affiliations are like their religions, but I am an agnostic ( Read more... )

That's a euphemism that seems oddly fitting, though he's hardly Elvis. I'm so sorry to see him go. I was very sad to read of his passing this morning; I just bought his latest book the day before yesterday ( Read more... )

Speaking as a U.S. citizen and voter, I believe the next administration and senate should sign and ratify the treaties to join the International Criminal Court. No one should be above the law, and especially not us.

( Like that will ever happen. And then... )

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I am working on the lighting plan for the studio control room (and, by extension, for the isolation booth and main recording room).

( What kind of lights should I use? )

Egad! It's been over a year since my last public post. As I type this, it's quite late, which will help me be brief (normally quite unlike me), I hope ( Read more... )

( Political petrochemistry... )