Incredible pictures of plasma storms on the sun, direct from the SDO 
I’m helping my brother-in-law get some of his previously published and as-yet unpublished works on the Kindle store. You can check his print and eBook titles out at http://amazon.com/author/mhickins
His work is hilarious, often shocking, but well worth a look see. Amazon Prime members can get free stories on their Kindle. Go...
I am a geek. A hacker. A smart dude. I think a lot of myself, and once in a while it’s warranted. Which is why, when my Internet phone service stopped working I called and complained, and when I didn’t get the answers I wanted, or a smart-enough-sounding tech support person on the phone, I haughtily canceled my service. At least,...
Well, I’m back and I still own an appendix.
I had appendicitis, but it took me a week and a half to figure it out. Couple that with my built-in fear of all things medicinal and by the time I had a CAT scan I’d actually beaten the inflammation back from whence it came.
As it turns out, I now know what that funny stomach ache that...
That all content wants to be free. Did you know that MLK’s “I have a dream” speech is copyrighted and unavailable without licensing fees? Did you know Martin Luther King’s children still issue takedowns on Youtube if video of King giving the speech is posted online? Did you know it is ILLEGAL in the United States to make a copy of THIS FILE:...
Read MoreRSC Policy Brief: Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it
(This document appeared briefly on a republican study committee Web site chaired by US Congressman Jim Jordan but was removed within 24 hours. I have copied it here for historical reference.) Page | 1 RSC Policy Brief: Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it: November 16, 2012 RSC Staff Contact: Derek S. Khanna, Derek.Khanna@mail.house.gov, (202) 226-0718 This paper will analyze current US Copyright Law by examining...
Read MoreThe Funny Thing About Inventing The Tractor Beam
Is that we already named it. No matter what, it’s going to be called a tractor beam. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/138347-manipulating-nanoparticles-with-an-electron-tractor-beam #lotd
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Pirate Parrot
Pirate Parrot
Read MoreYet Another Version of Star Wars
This one, we like. Star Wars ASCII Animation #lotd
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