The false evolution debate is one thing I have a hard time ignoring. I call it “false” because there really is no debate: evolution happened. Yet there are people out there that continue to make a lot of noise and push a disturbing pseudo-scientific religious agenda in order to protect their theologically and […]
Alright, it’s been far too long since my last TAM6 post, and I never wrapped things up. I really enjoyed my time in Vegas, although I didn’t meet as many people as I had hoped. I chatted with quite a few, but never really connected with them. I also found that the […]
I’m sitting at a table awaiting the beginning of the second full day of presentations. Yesterday was really neat and I’m still pondering the heavy-science presentation by PZ Meyers. He simply blew my mind with a brief introduction to molecular biology and the way a particular experiment mapped a genetic growth factor between […]
Penn and Teller kinda took the easy route and just did a fairly short Q&A session. The most surprising part was, of course, Teller’s voice. For some reason I assumed he’d have a smaller more typical voice, but it is quite rich and radio-worthy. The typical questions were asked, with a few […]
I’m here in Vegas for TAM6, which is rolling along now. The first day was just a few cocktails and paid sessions (which I skipped), but now we’re into the swing of the normal sessions and presentation. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, billed as the keynote speaker, was fantastic. Speaking in a much more […]
Mitch and I headed over to the Fillmore tonight to catch Dethklok, the most brutal band in (animated) metal. When we got there, I saw people getting pushed out of the door instead of going in, and the line wasn’t moving. Only a few minutes later, about six fire trucks showed up, including […]
Support is frustrating. On-line chat support goes beyond that into the realm of “infuriating” by using even less equipped employees who are given little or no training and a click driven interface for providing robotic responses that are at their best ingenuous or, at their worst, simply insulting. Rhapsody, which I love but […]
I’m horribly saddened at the passing of Bill McCauley. I count him among my friends, and am very sad to see that he took his own life.
That really sucks, Bill. I’ll miss you.
The Bring Your Own Big Wheel race was right in front of my house yesterday! It’s a uniquely SF sort of event, and was a lot of fun to watch. I had friends over for beers and laughs. My raw video footage is after the jump…
Basically, it’s another event for adults to […]
I’ve succeeded! I previously wrote about making an effort to reduce the amount of junk on my lawn. I put my name in a couple of registries and have a noticeable drop of in junk mail (particularly credit card applications, thank goodness). Additionally, I escalated my problem with The Examiner again and […]