Category Archives: Random Musings

It’s probably not hard to guess I’m a big fan of books. So it’s probably also not hard to guess that I would endorse this product/service: https://vimeo.com/121404768 The guy seems a little eccentric–or perhaps sold on the idea of being … Continue reading →

Want to see what a shockwave looks like? Check out this article in Popular Mechanics! Pegs my “Coolness Meter” for the day.

My daughter is an avid reader, but also a very social one. She loves to be able to discuss books she’s read afterward. Hence she’s constantly coming to me with recommendations: “You have to read this, Dad!” The trouble is, … Continue reading →

Any fan of William Gibson‘s “Bigend Trilogy” (Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History) is no doubt aware of his character Hubertus Bigend and his love of soviet-era hardware. This particular footage of a Russian airplane museum would undoubtedly produce the need for … Continue reading →

From Popular Science: A new project out of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, shows that cats are capable of liking music, they just think yours sucks. A pair of psychologists and a composer have combined sounds that cats like—such as … Continue reading →

Nuclear fusion has been a tantalizing piece of science fiction dangling just out of reach for some time. I remember in SimCity the fusion reactor being the ultimate goal in energy production. I remember the Tokamek reactors in Outpost. And … Continue reading →

While I do pay attention to pop culture, I still manage to be late to the party much of the time. Lately I’ve become aware of Ed Sheeran. The name meant nothing to me over a year ago when his … Continue reading →

I recently read a few articles recently by veterans who don’t like being thanked for their military service. I can respect that. But I’ve also heard from a lot of other veterans who do like to be appreciated. The discussions in … Continue reading →

Evidently the “Digital Natives”, the generation that have grown up with the latest electronic conveniences, are not as sold on e-books as one might think. According to an article in the Washington Post, while they consume general content electronically, when … Continue reading →

Last year I posted about a reality TV show about three couples who agreed to let someone else arrange their marriages and meet that person for the first time at the wedding. I speculated that I thought it could work, … Continue reading →