When I was in high school, I wanted to be a scientist. I didn’t have any particular field in mind, but Tom Swift Jr and Tom Corbett were my ideal, so more physics/engineering than chemistry/biology. As it turned out, I’m smart, but not that smart. It might have been possible, but it would have beenContinue reading “What I Wanted To Be”
Category Archives: Serendipity
Quotes of the Day (1)
I’m trying to decide if I want to start aggregating them and doing a weekly post. Here’s the latest (from an HFY story): You fight to annihilate. You do not view war as a spiritual trial; you view it as an engineering problem. This editing page has been open most of the week and that’sContinue reading “Quotes of the Day (1)”
OK, Boomer
What Grocery Stores Lost When They Ditched the 1970s Layout contains a lot of interesting factibbles. It also contains a lot of opinions. This quote needed some trimming. It’s section 6. Ask anyone who grew up shopping with their parents in the 1970s about the deli counter and you’ll usually get a smile before theContinue reading “OK, Boomer”
When Would You Pick?
If you were to die today and were offered the chance to be injected into your own mind at any point in your life’s timeline, when would you pick? Before you had your children? For me, that one’s easy because I don’t have children. Chances are very high that, even if you try to avoidContinue reading “When Would You Pick?”
It Must Be True 1
I’m numbering this one. It seems like a recurring theme. That picture is cropped from a YouTube AI music track. I call fake. The POV is the guy in the back. He clearly has an IR light, not just passive night vision. Why would only the guy in the back have his IR light on?Continue reading “It Must Be True 1”
Starship!
I can’t believe I forgot! Congratulations, y’all! I’m ashamed to admit that I did not go look for the results. I watched the “live” stream late and sat on the edge of my seat for something that was already over. It’s very FTL. If you’re far away, you can watch what happens. You then “warp”Continue reading “Starship!”
I Cannot Tell
The weekend goal is to make progress on the outline. After writing it, I decided that I’d rather passively watch something than actively write. Since it’s only Friday night, that shouldn’t impact a weekend goal very much, right? I cannot tell if this is AI or not: It’s good. I’ll even go so far asContinue reading “I Cannot Tell”
Earworm of the Day
I have robins in my garden beds. This is not surprising because I also have driplines in my garden beds, which create soft soil for worms. They – the robins, not the worms, I don’t think – hop along the beds. Every time I see it happen, I think to myself, I think, “poor littleContinue reading “Earworm of the Day”
HFY – Follow up
I’ve “watched” a bunch of these, now. They have even inspired a speech, which I may or may not actually present. I’m not sure Toastmasters is ready for it, which makes it both tempting and intimidating at the same time. I have two things to comment upon: Presentation and Content. Digression: I donated $50 toContinue reading “HFY – Follow up”
Humans – Fuck Yeah!
I discovered a new genre. It’s fan-fucking-tastic. As far as I know – I just discovered this last week – it’s a YouTube thing. The quality varies from “remind me, why does the internet exist?” to “Fuck Yeah!”. I’m not entirely sure why these are on YouTube; there’s no video. They’re audio books. I loveContinue reading “Humans – Fuck Yeah!”
