A science fiction short story featuring shipping containers.
My former prof and (according to the picture) moody teen heartthrob Steve Weber has made remarks on the war with Iraq. He says that the UN Security Council is over but we shouldn't worry too …
April Fool's Day forces upon me only a broader necessity of skepticism. I already have to look out for media bias and implausibilities, but at least 364 days of the year I don't worry that …
Phone Booth seemed promising with its exciting, unorthodox, Matrix-style opening, but then drudged slowly into the mediocre. Good concept, not great execution. The best developed character: the sniper, not the snipee. With movies, such as …
This photograph of me dropping a postcard into a mail chute reminds me of many of Brendan's IdiotCam shots. It's fuzzy and the subject looks goofy. Tonight Nandini and I see a sneak preview of …
The Gulf War II Drinking Game and Many Great April Fool's Hoaxes. I didn't have the creativity to pull any pranks yesterday, so that list cheered me up. I never knew the Russians were so …
Shouldn't we rename "Eggs Benedict" before getting rid of "French Fries"?
Sumana has returned to Berkeley. No plane crashes, no undue attention from security, no Sumana-directed disasters. I'll type up my notes for a travelogue sometime soon.Also coming soon: new "In Soviet Russia..." punchlines by Andy …
Various clever things were said, including, regarding flamboyant behaviour, "I kindly request that you work it...you have to put in a work-it order."