Category Archives: Belonging To The Emperor

Happy Holidays!

Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 by Keith
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Space Suit

Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 by Keith

At Wired, they have a great little slide show covering the history of the space suit. I especially like the anecdote form Yuri Gagarin: After reentry, Gagarin had to eject from his spacecraft and parachute down to the ground. He … Continue reading →

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RIP, Steve

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Keith

Steve Jobs has died. I’m writing these words of a Mac. But whatever platform you use, you owe the ability to do so to this man. His innovative thinking reached far and wide, from Pixar to John Hopkins medical research … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 by Keith

If I were prone to anthropomorphizing, I’d be scared because Hurricane Irene seems to be targeting about 90% of the people I know. My family is in the Chesapeake Bay area/ Eastern Shore, up through Baltimore and my wife and … Continue reading →

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The First Rule About Publishing Is…

Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 by Keith

Over at Making Light, Jim Macdonald lays out the basics of Yog’s Law in clear, simple prose, so even dummies like me can understand. Yog’s Law is very simple: Money flows toward the author. The corollary is: The only place … Continue reading →

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Beware of This and That

Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 by Keith

I meant to post this a few weeks ago, when it was still on the front page of 3 Quarks Daily, but it’s one of those timeless essays that you can enjoy even after the Internet ADHD has kicked in: … Continue reading →

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2011 by Keith

I’m doing a bit of site clean up and redesign so things will be…indeterminant for a while. Should be back to normal soon. Update: Well that didn’t take long at all. WordPress has done a bang up job making site … Continue reading →

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Die or Evolve

Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 by Keith

Patton Oswalt has opened a can of worms: Fast-forward to now: Boba Fett’s helmet emblazoned on sleeveless T-shirts worn by gym douches hefting dumbbells. The Glee kids performing the songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. And Toad the Wet … Continue reading →

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Dickens in a Dirigible

Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 by Keith

A few weeks back, Charlie Stross opened a can of virtual worms in this post about the weekpoints of Steampunk as a genre. I observed the hubub from a safe distance (those zeppelin jockies have explosives, man, even if they … Continue reading →

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The Beasts of Heaven and Earth

Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2010 by Keith

Akira Kurosawa wanted to direct a Godzilla movie. The director of such classics as Rashoman and The Seven Samurai was a fan of kaiju flicks. I imagine they fit well with his dreamlike imagery and fascination with nature and weather. … Continue reading →

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