In a post-WorldCon entry on his blog Contrary Brin, science fiction author David Brin worries that the grey hairs that dominated the convention are yet another sign that science fiction fandom is aging … and that this does not bode well for the future of the genre. He writes: The number of elderly people, riding … Read more
Yeah, it had to happen eventually. I’ve created a MySpace account, partly as another way of promoting Nuketown and Radio Active, partly to play with something new, and partly so I know what the hell I’m talking about when I’m asked about it (or pontificating on my ol’soapbox). MySpace has given rise to some of … Read more
For the last few years I’ve been thinking about getting back into model rocketry — it was one of my favorite hobbies when I was a kid, and it’s just the sort of focused-yet-relaxing activity I could use more of nowadays. Plus, Jordan’s now three and loves to build stuff. While I don’t think she’s … Read more
Geeks are supposed to be the loners. The outcasts. The freaks with no friends, and no desire to make them. We live on the fringe, and in a world with 24/7 high speed internet and online pizza ordering, we need never see the light of day, let alone another human being. And yet, for all … Read more
Over at Uncle Bear we’ve had many a conversation about long-tail fandom, the idea that there’s so much good stuff out there — science fiction novels, games, movies — that you don’t really need be current to satisfy your geeky desires. I tend to stay a little closer to the wave front then Berin — … Read more
I’ve been tinkering with a C#-based RSS ScreenSaver for Windows based on the example screensaver project included with the Visual C# Express Studio. Things were going well — despite the fact that I’d never done anything in C# before — until Friday when I tested it on a production box and discovered something … odd. … Read more
A powerful thunderstorm hit Easton Pa. on Tuesday night, knocking out power to my house and to the college where I work. It made for a long Tuesday night/Wednesday morning as we sweltered in a house with out fans, but thankfully things cooled down when power came back up Wednesday morning and the air started … Read more
As a whole, Geek Nation isn’t the healthiest group of people around. We eat too much junk food, we sleep too little, we work too much on computers, and we almost never exercise. That’s the perception, and looking around at my friends and myself, I think there’s a lot of truth to it. I for … Read more
Historically I’ve ignored video blogs as I almost always have more time to listen to shows than watch them. That changed when NeutronLad was born, and I now find myself up at 3 a.m. with nothing but bad infomercials and reruns of SportsCenter to keep me company. Yes, yes, I know there’s Tivo, but we don’t … Read more
After six months of hard work, a year’s worth of speculation, and a decade’s time spent on the Web, the new Nuketown is online. The redesigned site features a new look that evokes earlier iterations of the ol’thermonuclear burg, while updating it with a slightly glossier feel. New features abound on the site, which is … Read more