I am: Alfred Bester A pyrotechnic talent who put only a small portion of his energy into writing. Which science fiction writer are you?

Not that it was so difficult. “The time has come for universal health care in America,” Obama said at a conference of Families USA, a health care advocacy group. “I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country,” the Illinois senator [...]

Believe it or not, it comes from Mac users. Grr! Why do we allow a tiny minority to screw up our website viewing pleasures? The web is supposed to be for everyone. Have these people not heard of “cross-platform compatibility”? I code for them… why can’t they code for me? To wit: When someone codes a stylesheet [...]

WFMU has posted a conversation record meant to deter burglars. It’s glorious in its sustained banality. Why don’t we see more of these? Or podcasts devoted simply to a conversation, not for entertainment, but for companionship? I think there should be an argument conversation record too. “YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME! GOD, I COULD JUST STRANGLE [...]

I just noticed that one of my commenteers asked me what a Telharmonium was. Good question. I forget that most folks haven’t had a fleeting obsession with abandoned musical instruments. Indulge me for a moment. Rather than linking to an article, I’d like to share my description of it from Ghost Month. Perhaps this will serve [...]