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Category: sci/tech
Schrödinger Sessions II Debrief
One month ago, I was fortunate enough to attend the Schrödinger Sessions II (SS2), a “science for science fiction writers” workshop at the University of Maryland (UMD), organized by the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) and focusing on quantum physics. The…
I volunteered at Open Source Bridge today
And sat in on these great talks: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pelican: A Comparison of Static Site Generators” with Lucy Wyman “Hosting Events that the Whole Community Loves” with Meg Hartley “Teaching and managing for technologists” with Lennon Day-Reynolds “Universal…
I Have Set a Dangerous Precedent
I missed blogging last Wednesday because I was driving to a writers’ retreat, but nobody complained. (Maybe you were all distracted by the awesome new Puzzled Pint blog?) I will continue to make my best effort to blog weekly, but…
I Witnessed Orion’s First Flight
It was beautiful and awe-inspiring, and I hope to see more space flights soon. Our future is up there. Whether or not you believe all the #JourneyToMars hype, no matter how critical you might be of the Space Launch System…
I’m going to KSC!
Last month, I submitted my name for one of NASA’s #JourneyToMars promotions—specifically, the Orion Test Flight “Boarding Pass” shown above, where they’ll etch your name into a computer chip that flies aboard the spacecraft. While I was poking around the…
I Kinda Wish I Had Seen This Sooner
TL;DR: Don’t buy Western Digital or Seagate hard drives.“Hard Drive Reliability Update – Sep 2014” from the Backblaze blog Setting up new external HDD, hope this one lasts more than 2 years, should probably just shell out for RAID/NAS next,…
I Really Want You to Install This App
Like I said last week, go check out the SafeTrek app. I like having it for peace of mind, if nothing else. Now here’s my legwork on what the people behind SafeTrek have done so far in 2014… In late…
I Want You to Install This App
Because though I hope you’ll never need SafeTrek, I don’t want you to ever suffer for want of it. Free download for iOS or Android. The basic idea is this: start the app when you’re traveling through an area where…
I’m Made Out of Meat
That title is, of course, an homage to Terry Bisson’s classic short story “They’re Made Out of Meat.” If you haven’t read it, click over to his site and do it now. It’s less than a thousand words; shouldn’t take…