Bots on The Ground via washingtonpost.com (via Pete) (tags: robot science politics tech research todo)
Doom! Doom! No children born in twenty years; of course despair will follow. I feel like the last person on Earth to have seen this but: Terrifying film. Gut wrenchingly emotional and suspenseful. Had trouble sleeping last night; really, really got to me. Adam hit it on the head when we chatted about it this […]
Got four more beds built tonight after work; plus the two from the weekend (re: garlic & onions), that makes six total. If we stick to our plans, we’ll build four more beds tomorrow night after work, giving us ten beds for nine crops. Hopefully we’ll be able to start the rest of the planting […]
Bill To Outlaw Genetic Discrimination In US via /.: (see also: “Joshua” project) (tags: genetics science research law) Human evolution has stalled via kuro5hin.org (tags: evolution science essay research todo) Farmers Markets: Great, But Still Not Perfect via TreeHugger: “…we were also struck by two things – an awful lot of cars, and a ridiculous […]
Nutshell version? Nice dinner with some friends Friday night. Saturday was some chores plus garden surveying (and then an evening out). Sunday was the first round of planting (garlic & onions) and the grill’s 2007 seasonal inauguration. Extended version? Add to the above: re-potting some house plants (Saturday & Sunday), replacing a dozen incandescent bulbs […]
Julia Oldham (tags: art friend)
Short version: Fun is where you find it. Funny how fun a night will turn out to be when you don’t expect it. “Short walk?” “Sure!” Hours later… You’ve admitted secret desires for industrial’s come back while at the same time spending half you’re night talking about house music, how you love to play it […]
We’re out front of a hotel, waiting for a cab when we see him. He’s just a little kid — he’s maybe six years old. But there he is, breaking glass bottles on the street. At first it’s a little funny. “Ha! Look at that kid smash those bottles!” But it isn’t long before smashing […]
I’m at my grandparents’ house and I dash into the bathroom to use the toilet. Moments after I sit down, there’s a loud sound at the door. I think it’s someone knocking but before I can open my mouth to shout, my brother breaks down the door. His face is red, veins are bulging from […]