Category Archives: That from a long way off look like flies

Happy Lunar Landing Day!

Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Keith

40 years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. Think about that over the next few days, while you wondering what to do with this world we inherited, that sometimes seems so broken and wrong. We can do extraordinary things … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Cosmonautical, Blinded By Science, That from a long way off look like flies, The Future!! | 1 Comment

That Squid’s Been Looking At Me Funny All Day

Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Keith

I’m just dumping some reference images and links here so I know where they are. I’m busy gathering info and doing research for my next book. The above image is by Bob Eggleton. The Crystal Palace — The first big … Continue reading →

Posted in Reference, Steampunk, That from a long way off look like flies, Where'd I Put My Keys?, Writing | 1 Comment

New Hampshire Legalizes Gay Marriage!

Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Keith

And for real, not like California’s implicit, we’ll-have-to-go-the-whole-way-eventually-but-not-today kinda way. New Hampshire did it right and just laid it all out there, joining such bastions of saniy and modern living as Ohio Iowa* and the Sims 3 game. That’s right, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, LGBT Rights, Social Justice, That from a long way off look like flies, What Are Conservatives Smoking? | 3 Comments

California Legalizes Gay Marriage!

Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 by Keith

As John Scalzi points out, the California Supreme court’s decision today, recognizing Prop 8 as legit, effectively legalized gay marriage. All Prop 8 does now is put a (temporary) cap on the number of gay marriages that the state can … Continue reading →

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Amazon Meets the FAIL Whale

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 by Keith

So, this whole Amazonfail thing is pretty wacky. For those of you not emersed in the Internet, the short version goes like this: A bunch of LGBT/feminist and sex ed books listed on Amazon were reclasified as “adult” and omitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, By the Power of the Interweb!, Technology, That from a long way off look like flies, Web 2.Oh Really? | Comments Off

Fiddling With Code While the Matrix Burns

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009 by Keith

You may have heard that the Singularity is coming. Or maybe not. Either way, you should know that several people, some of them even smart, are all about the idea that humanity is on the verge of some unfathomable technological … Continue reading →

Posted in Blinded By Science, Science Fiction, Technology, That from a long way off look like flies, The Best Minds of My Generation, The Future!!, We're All Gonna Die! | Comments Off

The Easy Part is Done

Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by Keith

The new novel is in the mail! Well, over the ether, at any rate. I’ve sent a query off to an agent and hope o hear something soon. I’ll post the synopsis shortly.

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But Hellboy Has a Kickass Health Care Package

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by Keith

When The Dark Knight came out, there were a few bloggers who saw an authoritarian/Conservative bent to the character. Similar things were said about Iron Man being a shill for the Military Industrial Complex and Superman as a tool of … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In The Universe Next Door…

Posted on Friday, June 6, 2008 by Keith

John Quiggin at Crooked Timber brings to our attention this not-so startling study, showing that: [...] since 1972, at least 90 per cent of the books that have been published disputing mainstream environmental science have been produced by rightwing thinktanks … Continue reading →

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Forget Sasquatch

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Keith

I’m more interested in why that raccoon is riding a pig.

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