27 Dec 2008, 15:55 p.m.

After "Sleeping in Light"

Some assorted thoughts on Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine, collected from household discussion over the past seven months. Contains spoilers. Past by-the-ways: a nitpick, another nitpick of first season writing, and Vorlon silliness, and …

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25 Dec 2008, 22:17 p.m.

Yay Bay

I'll be visiting San Francisco, the East Bay, Silicon Valley, and related areas January 13-23rd of next year. And I'll make sallies towards Boston in early and late January; yay Greyhound. Barrages of planning emails …

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24 Dec 2008, 23:31 p.m.

Merry Christmas

... from a household of boxes and cookies.

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22 Dec 2008, 7:59 a.m.

Movies, TV, Music, And More! Well, Actually, That's It

Previous entry aside, Leonard and I have been staying in from the cold and experiencing media. Music: Dar Williams's latest CD, Promised Land, has a song about the Milgram Experiment! Timely. And I'm on my …

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22 Dec 2008, 7:37 a.m.

On Shyness And Parties

Thanks to Tor for hosting a holiday party last week! Leonard, some friends and I went. I met people so notable that they have Wikipedia pages! Indeed, how can anything be more star-studded than that. …

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21 Dec 2008, 15:11 p.m.

On Reporting

How do reporters manufacture the news? I don't mean the investigative stories, but the other 95% of the content in magazines, newspapers, TV, radio, & newsish websites. When I was a kid, I thought that …

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19 Dec 2008, 22:24 p.m.

Cynical Aha

I was discussing social media, social networking apps, and what have you in a job interview*, and mentioned that I don't really see the immediate value. Sure, you might be able to build tenuous community …

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18 Dec 2008, 6:38 a.m.

Gig-Hunting & Travel

My luck has turned. Last year around this time, my job search sputtered. Now, I've been consistently impressing possible bosses -- and, more excitingly, possible partners for cofound-y relationships. I have four strong leads in …

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18 Dec 2008, 5:16 a.m.

How I hesitated / Now I wonder why

Wally Holland's commentary on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which is one of my top media memories of 2008.

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17 Dec 2008, 7:29 a.m.

Happy Holidays from My Favorite Cause

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