We’ve all heard the line about how an infinite number of monkeys banging away at a keyboard will in the fullness of time produce the complete works of Shakespeare. A group of college students in England decided to put the theory to the test. Infinite monkeys? No, only six. Infinite time? No, only one month.Continue reading “Monkeys”
Reminder
Tonight’s episode of Enterprise is “Regeneration,” the Borg episode. Check it out if you’re curious to see the 22nd- and 24th-centuries collide. My speculations on the episode when it was first announced can be found here. For a possible result of the episode in the 24th-century, look here.
What Jesus Wouldn't Do
We’ve all seen the stickers and buttons–What Would Jesus Do? Two semi-related personal anecdotes. Guy comes in my store about two years ago. He turns to me and says, “Dude, where’s Jesus?” Now, I’m the only other person in the store, and I’m an atheist, so I look at him and say, “Excuse me?” “Jesus.Continue reading “What Jesus Wouldn't Do”
Travels with Dante
Here’s an odd personality test–if I died and went to Dante’s Inferno, where would I go? The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell – The City of Dis! The City of Dis, for those of you unfamiliar with Dante, is the city where the unbelievers in god and afterlifeContinue reading “Travels with Dante”
New Star Trek: New Frontier News
While this piece of news was announced several weeks ago on several Star Trek news websites, I’ve held off making the announcement here until the story in question was finished. I was asked to submit a short story for the upcoming Star Trek: New Frontier anthology, No Limits, due out this October. New Frontier, forContinue reading “New Star Trek: New Frontier News”
Quidditch!
When the first Harry Potter movie came out, my coworkers and I were talking one day about how Electronics Arts should make a video game devoted solely to Quidditch. EA produces some of the best sports simulations in the video game industry, and their name is synonymous with quality. When people think video game football,Continue reading “Quidditch!”
The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot
In going through a box of tee-shirts this morning, I found several Animaniacs shirts I had bought a number of years ago and forgotten. Ah, the fickleness of memory. I loved Animaniacs. It was a fantastic show, and in many ways one of the best animated television programs of all time. Certainly, it was amongContinue reading “The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot”
What if… No Khan Noonian Singh?
Try this on for size. It’s 2266. Captain Kirk and the Enterprise are zipping through space, and there’s an emergency distress call from a nearby colony, under attack. The Enterprise diverts from its routine patrol. Had the Enterprise stayed on its course for another day, Spock would have detected a derelict Earth ship from theContinue reading “What if… No Khan Noonian Singh?”
Super-heroes
I like super-heroes. I have the comic collection to prove it. If I were a hero in the Marvel universe, who would I be? Take the test. A warning–the page loads very slowly. Unlike most personality tests I’ve seen online, though, this one doesn’t have many truly obvious answers that point to a particular outcome.Continue reading “Super-heroes”
A Peace Offering
The tale of my cat, Tails, has been oft told. The important points are these–a kitten with a broken tail and a broken foot ran in the garage on a cold November day two and a half years ago and never left. In time the sore on her back paw healed and the fur regrew,Continue reading “A Peace Offering”