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May 11, 2025: Everyone’s comparing Expedition 33 to Final Fantasy because it’s the RPG they can name but really it’s Xenoblade Chronicles I feel …
Apr 16, 2025: I’m reading Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park in Spanish for the first time. Read it in English several times. I’ve only just …
Apr 9, 2025: Scientists did not bring dire wolves back from extinction Did Colossal Bioscience really bring dire wolves back from extinction? Absolutely not. Why not? And what did they do then?
Mar 31, 2025: If you’re anxiously awaiting the totally legit paper about the very real megastructures under the pyramids, why not read others from the …
Mar 1, 2025: Finally playing Monster Hunter Wilds today. A new MonHun for me is special. Like a new Zelda, Mario, or From Software game. Been in love with this …
Feb 24, 2025: New mechanical build today. Put this one together for a gift. Fully automatic, no battery, specific Seiko dial because it was exactly the right shade …
Feb 19, 2025: My friends scattered. I’m setting up a POSSE approach to posting. Publish (on your own site) Once, Syndicate Elsewhere. I’m writing this …
Aug 27, 2020: Women in tech history: Hedy Lamarr — Hitler, Hollywood, and Wi-Fi 📽️ This is the sixth article in a series about amazing women in tech history. Previous entries have featured Margaret Hamilton, Grace Hopper, the ENIAC …
Aug 26, 2020: Women in tech history: Bletchley Park This is the fifth article in a series about amazing women in tech history. Here we look at the women of Bletchley Park who saved many lives during …
Aug 26, 2020: The difference between “homeobox” and “Hox” genes This is a big pet peeve: the terms “homeobox” and “Hox” are not interchangeable. They mean different things. I’m correct in saying that Amphioxus …
Aug 25, 2020: Women in tech history: Katherine Johnson, the mathematician who guided us to the moon 🚀 This is the fourth article in a series about amazing women in tech history. The first featured Margaret Hamilton, the software engineer who helped …
Aug 24, 2020: Women in tech history: ENIAC and the programming pioneers that nobody knew This is the third article in a series about amazing women in tech history. The first featured Margaret Hamilton, the programming pioneer who helped …
Aug 24, 2020: Women in tech history: Grace Hopper — Admiral, programmer, and rebel This is the second article in a series about amazing women in tech history. The first featured Margaret Hamilton, the programming pioneer who helped …
Aug 23, 2020: Women in tech history: Margaret Hamilton, the engineer who helped get us to the moon 🚀 This article is the first in a series about amazing women in tech history. The next is about Grace Hopper, the programming pioneer who was the first …
Aug 22, 2020: Who is the Blade Runner? 📽️ I’ve always known that there’s debate over whether Deckard is a replicant or not in the movie Blade Runner. I’ve never understood …
Aug 21, 2020: Some thoughts and disagreements on The Matrix as a trans allegory 📽🏳️🌈 This post was originally published on Medium in 2017. Late in 1999 I was feeling pretty lost. I had a good life by most measures but something was …