"Science fiction is one of the most thought-provoking genres out there with the potential to tell good stories—which, among other things, explore what it means to be human. It gets at who we are and why we do the things we do and takes us down the roads those choices lead. It tells us something about ourselves, the reality we live in, the people around us. It invites us to reflect on our lives, provokes us to examine what we believe and why, and helps us think through the issues facing us in our own lives"
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A lament for cancelled science fiction television
Referencing SGU and Caprica (and for me also Flashforward, SCC, Dark Angel, and alas too many others), Carmen says it so beautifully in this well written piece.
Friday, February 11, 2011
miniaturization, and "eighth"
I totally owned one of these. It was about 6 inches long and half an inch thick. (I realize that this latter sentence leaves me open to certain snide remarks being made.)
Now I own one of these. It's about an inch wide and about an eighth of an inch thick. It holds exactly 1 million times as much information as the first one (yes, it's a different sort of memory, but it still works out.)
By the way--when you say "eighth" out loud, do you pronounce it "tth", that is, with a hard t followed by the th sound? Or do you simply pronounce it with the th sound?
Now I own one of these. It's about an inch wide and about an eighth of an inch thick. It holds exactly 1 million times as much information as the first one (yes, it's a different sort of memory, but it still works out.)
By the way--when you say "eighth" out loud, do you pronounce it "tth", that is, with a hard t followed by the th sound? Or do you simply pronounce it with the th sound?
Saturday, February 5, 2011
The intersection of Whingers and Wankers
Help me out--What label goes in A? I'm still trying to learn Australian.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I'm a millionaire! Woot!
receieved today in my facebook inbox:
Subject: Please reply to my private email ID: sksandrakossi@gmail.com for more informations
ATTORNEY MRS SANDRA KOSSI
Senior Advocate, International Legal Practitioner
Sandra chambers & Financial ATTORNEY
Dear Benjamin Ady,
I‘m sorry if this proposal or information of mine may be a disturbance or harassment, Mr.P.A.Ady was a senior engineer here in Togo West Africa and he was my client as well, he died by car accident and he also left some funds with Commercial Bank of Togo before he died so contact me for the claim trough this address below and for more information because you have the same last name with him.
NB: The funds left by your late relation which was my late client with Commercial Bank of Togo is $6.5 millions dollars
Please reply to my private email ID: sksandrakossi@gmail.com for more informations.
Remain bless
Best Regards
Mrs Sandra Kossi.Esq
+2286066302
Subject: Please reply to my private email ID: sksandrakossi@gmail.com for more informations
ATTORNEY MRS SANDRA KOSSI
Senior Advocate, International Legal Practitioner
Sandra chambers & Financial ATTORNEY
Dear Benjamin Ady,
I‘m sorry if this proposal or information of mine may be a disturbance or harassment, Mr.P.A.Ady was a senior engineer here in Togo West Africa and he was my client as well, he died by car accident and he also left some funds with Commercial Bank of Togo before he died so contact me for the claim trough this address below and for more information because you have the same last name with him.
NB: The funds left by your late relation which was my late client with Commercial Bank of Togo is $6.5 millions dollars
Please reply to my private email ID: sksandrakossi@gmail.com for more informations.
Remain bless
Best Regards
Mrs Sandra Kossi.Esq
+2286066302
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