I am a fan of ebooks. (Or e-books, e-Books, eBooks…whatever floats your boat.) One thing I can’t say I’m a fan of is sloppy, irritating, tedious, “creative” formatting. This is one reason so many people, when asked, still prefer good old paper-based books rather than their digital equivalents. It’s like asking someone, “Would you prefer […]

I just thought some of you may be interested in this: For his next stunt, David Blaine says he’ll perform an “easy and fun” high-wire act in Manhattan on Halloween. Blaine explains, “Basically, it’s something that’s been done in the circuses, based on the old high-wire acts.” The entire (short) article is here: Blaine plans […]

Religious tolerance has to be the oxymoron of the twenty-first century. (Oxymoron, by way of clarity, isn’t a toothpaste for idiots.) It, and its first cousin, “diversity,” may have their roots in good intentions, but have had their respective meanings twisted all out of shape. One would expect that, in this enlightened society so many […]

Aside from the obvious smoke-and-mirrors connection, magic and politics share one additional, unassailably strong tie: like politicians, the general public just assumes we are lying to them. (Yes, I know, not all politicians are liars. Dead politicians don’t lie, and the live ones who tell the truth we call “single-term politicians.”) Truth be told, for […]

Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Flies Yes Regis, that’s my final answer.

I’m not sure who, in the history of selling, originally got it into his head that lowering his normal price — having a sale — was a brilliant idea. I believe if it were possible to clearly identify this man, I believe his decendants should be punished for his crimes against commerce. Maybe they — […]

No, not that kind of bash — the old fashioned (positive) kind. Have you visited Glenn Bishop’s web log lately? Wow.

What is it with synchronicity? This topic of method is like buying a new car and, next thing you know, there’s suddenly one just like it on every corner. I’m winding down, leafing through a book of one of my favorite writers, and this leaps off the page: Method is the soul of business. –OLD […]

This is in addition to the post a couple days ago. I’m a big RFID fan. When Texas Instruments first made their RFID evaluation kits available years ago, I was worse than any of the geeks standing (in the wrong line) to see Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of George Lucas the Sith. Except, […]