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Z-Day

No, not Zombie Day--Zeitgeist Day. Last Sunday, my friend Kelly, whom I play D&D with, put together a meet-up at…

16 years ago

Final Exams

Now that my final exams are over, I thought it might be fun to post the questions from some of…

16 years ago

“Eutopia is scary”

Friend Jay Dugger sent me this link to a very interesting post on Overcoming Bias, which may well be my…

16 years ago

Whither utopian movies?

I was on Amazon.com, adding Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy to my "Save for Later" list because my copies are…

16 years ago

Xmas Eve

Just sending out my well-wishes right quick, it being the 24th here. But it does call to mind the utopian…

16 years ago

Cult of Mac

Anybody who's ever participated in a Mac-vs-PC flamewar, or simply witnessed one (and who hasn't witnessed dozens?) knows that Mac…

16 years ago

Vegans wonder what they’ll eat now

Sometimes utopia is defined as a world of true justice, dignity, and equality. But can it go too far? This…

17 years ago

Dream the Impossible Space Drive

China is building a microwave-based space drive, developed by a British scientist, that most physicists claim is impossible. From what…

17 years ago

Dystopia: Blade Runner

A couple of days ago, I received the Bluray version of the Blade Runner Ultimate Edition (the 5-disk one with…

17 years ago

Use of Weapons

I noticed just now that the new US edition of Iain M. Banks' Use of Weapons is available and in…

17 years ago