This week I finished reading the Expanse book series and the Expanse TV show almost simultaneously. I’m sad to see the TV show go, as they didn’t finish out all 9 novels. But I think they stopped at a good… Continue Reading
Today I heard the song “Twisting” by They Might Be Giants. It has the line: “So turn off your smoke machine and Marshall Stack” In 1994, for the first time in my life, I had access to the World Wide… Continue Reading
I just finished reading the Green Bone Saga novels by Fonda Lee and I think I have a new favorite trilogy. I’m serious when I say this is the best thing I have ever read. It’s more engrossing than LOTR,… Continue Reading
I am again going to sing the praises of the TV show Doom Patrol. I went into watching the 3 seasons on the recommendation of my brother and almost no familiarity with the comics. As I wrapped up the finale… Continue Reading
Today Spotify offered me a #ThrowbackThursday playlist and it was quite the blast from the past. There was music I hadn’t heard in a very long time, such as 311 and Smashing Pumpkins. Of all the ’90s alternative bands I… Continue Reading
Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Avett Brothers. They’re extremely accomplished and entertaining both live and recorded. They shift genres effortlessly (sometimes within the same song) but always have a coherent sound. The two brothers’ voices are distinct… Continue Reading
Warning: this might be a rambling story of self-serving nostalgia. Sometime in 2022 will be the 25 anniversary of me first installing Linux. In 1994 I first logged into a Unix server. This was for a programming class (I was… Continue Reading
Happy Life Day, everyone!
I just find this amusing. I was looking up Christmas stuff on Wikipedia, and I saw this first depiction of “Santeclaus” with a reindeer. I don’t know why, I just find the “REWARDS” amusing.
A couple of weeks ago I saw the video below explaining how energy really moved through electrical wires. I felt like it broke my brain and told me that everything I learned about current and electromagnetic fields was oversimplified. All… Continue Reading