I’ve never seen a single episode of Firefly even though I’ve had a friend’s copy of the entire series on DVD for over a year now. Maybe I should watch it, or maybe, like Ferris Bueler’s Day off, if I watch it as a 44-year old-adult, it won’t be nearly as good for me as it was for you when you were young 20-something’s.
Category: General Geekdom
My Two Worlds Collide: #Geekdom and #Politics #StarTrek
I apologize, but for the second day in a row, I’ve turned my geek-related blog into a political commentary. I can’t help it. These are two politicians I can really get behind. I refuse to stay silent when the very balance of our universe is at stake.
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My Two Worlds Collide: #Geekdom and #Politics
This is not a political blog. I have nothing to say about politics here. I provide the photo simply to give you a chuckle.
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Internet Scam Alert: Most “Kickstarter” Projects Just Useless Crap (via @theOnion)
Sadly, at times, this is the truth. Kickstarter has a tendency to remove risk from the process of business, and that encourages people to do projects half-assed.
In the end, I suspect Kickstarter will implode. After getting burned enough times, people will contribute only to projects put forth by well-established companies. This might turn out to be just as tragic. First, I’d like to see Kickstarter be used as a way for the new guy with no funds to be given his shot. Unfortunately, there’s no way to distinguish those guys from the people who just don’t want to spend their own money and aren’t really in need of that break, so that’s a pipe dream. Second, it’s unethical for large, well-established companies to take start-up capital from people who aren’t given an ownership interest in the company, and it’s just as unethical for small, well-established companies to do the same unless the backers are given very good value for their contributions. (I won’t call them investments unless an ownership interest is attached.) Unless Kickstarter starts enforcing these rules, this is also a pipe dream.
Kickstarter should start scrutinizing which projects it allows. Until they start, I won’t give them another look.
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Some Perspective on Just How Small We Are
I’ve forwarded this picture every time I’ve received it in a social media stream, and I’ll continue to do so in the future even if you tell me that you’re sick of seeing it. I find this fascinating and decided to post it here to give it some sense of permanency for myself, as well as to further the current discussion surrounding the Curiosity’s landing on Mars.
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Play What You Want 