Day 418: The Titans Of Vegas

originally published February 21, 2013 Every city has its share of oddities, but a city like Las Vegas – sewn together by the forsaken dollar bills lost to an unsatisfied inside straight, fortified by sticky plastic novelty cups and souvenir snowglobes, and ultimately cemented with a seductive plaster made up of $1.99 shrimp cocktail and […]

Day 375: Circus Of The (Xerox) Stars

originally published January 9, 2013 The Apple Macintosh gets a lot of credit for breaking computer users out of their DOS-command prisons and allowing them to unleash their freedom within the first true point-and-click world. Surely the great Apple, pioneer of the way we listen to music, Facetime our nieces and ignore one another around […]

Day 347: The Discs Of Yore

originally published December 12, 2012 When the afternoon sun of one’s mortal stroll hits high in its arc, when one’s thirties begin preparing their thunderous finale from the stage in anticipation of the always-disappointing forties act to follow, one can’t help but face a myriad of reminders that one is getting old. Not let’s-check-out-some-area-homes old, […]

Day 334: Shock And Awww Crap, Why Did I Click That Link?

originally published November 29, 2012 Hi Mom! My mother loves getting a shout-out in my articles, so I’m dedicating this one to her. You see, my mother is a regular reader here. This is a particular honor, because she really only uses the Internet for two things: reading my stuff and playing a single online […]

Day 313: The Robots Take Chess… Then The World!

originally published November 8, 2012 I have stated in the past that I am not tremendously knowledgeable about chess. I am, however, always on the lookout for evidence of the inevitable robot (or possibly super-monkey) uprising that will unseat humanity at the top of our planet’s hierarchy. Perhaps the most publicized such evidence just happens […]

Day 291: A Hasty, Half-Assed Article About Military Robots

originally published October 17, 2012 Today’s article is about military robots. Why am I writing about military robots? Simple – I don’t care about military robots. I care about butler-robots, rapping robots and sex robots (don’t worry honey, I’m only interested in the articles). I read through the article about military robots on Wikipedia. It’s […]

Day 281: Concepting The Car

originally published October 7, 2012 I am totally not a car guy. I don’t know how many horsepower I have under the hood, I have no clue what a limited-slip differential is, and I haven’t the faintest idea how car manufacturers and enthusiasts calculate a vehicle’s torque, or even what that is. I suspect it […]

Day 278: The Secret Origins Of Office Supplies

originally published October 4, 2012 I look around this office and a few things occur to me. Why so much beige? Who looks at these motivational posters and finds inspiration from advice like “eat an ice cream cone upside down”? And where did all this office crap come from? That last question will serve as […]

Day 270: Figuring Out My Digital Camera

originally published September 26, 2012 Today’s article is presented as a public service. And by ‘public’, I mean ‘me’. Allow me to explain. Next week, my wife and daughter are going on a school trip to New York. I will not be going; instead I’ll be right here, writing a thousand words each day for […]

Day 258: Saluting The Makers Of Stuff

originally published September 14, 2012 This weekend, as you feverishly work on whatever yard-work needs doing before the weather gets too rotten (I assume most of you liberally scatter pickled goat-eyes around your lawn as I do, to ward off snow-demons), I think we should pay tribute to some of the people who will make […]