So I’ve had the new laptop for 2 weeks now, and I ‘m loving it.
Here’s some pics of the unveiling:
The box it came in–it was packaged nice and safe.
All the stuff that came in the box. Powercord, etc. It included a CD for the drivers for the laptop–handy if you want to put Windows [...]
Exercise helps regenerate neurons in the brain
You wanna be “better, stronger, faster”, smarter? Forget bionics–exercise for an hour a day and all that will happen for you, according to new studies.
According to the article neurogenesis is also aided by moderate alcohol consumption, marijuana, socializing, a lot fat-low suger diet; and chocolate (as well as blueberries, [...]
Locus Online Features: Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Robert A. Heinlein
An interesting review of several of Heinlein’s books, and his influence on the SF genre.
Heinlein’s stories are arguments about what shape the new Americas might take and about the kinds of virtues that the men creating those new Americas should have: independence, determination, scientific knowledge, distrust of dogma. [...]
A new show of Johns’ work opens up next month in Chicago. It focuses on the importance of gray in his work, and includes 141 works from 1955 to the present.
There’s a nice article about it here.
From the article:
“I think viewers of this exhibition will be able to experience the great potential and meaning [...]
Here’s a pic from my show, that I snapped with the cellphone the day I hung it.
Seen in the local Borders men’s room:
Ain’t cellphones wunnerful?
…starts tomorrow. I’ll be in Ellsworth hanging it a good part of the day, I’m sure. i’ve been working all week getting paintings and collages ready to hang, and I’m about ready. It’s at the Hancock County Higher Education Center; come visit if you get a chance. The show runs from [...]
Yesterday I participated in The Farnsworth Art Museum’s fourth annual Paint the Town event, where artists get together and go out and paint scenes of Rockland, and then the paintings get auctioned off that evening. Bids weren’t very brisk last night, but the event probably made about $10,000 for the museum, and both the [...]
Well…
Hey, it shipped today.
It was supposed to ship out 5 days after being sent to manufacturing, but due to a surge in orders, it got delayed, and System 76 was nice enough to upgrade shipping to 2nd day express. Turns out that the big reason for the delay was that the CPU I ordered [...]
Sent out for this book today from Lulu.com. It’s a benefit for Diabetes research, and looks like a good read, with 10 excellent authors contributing stories. (Including Cory Doctorow, Mike Resnick, Murr Lafferty, and Robert J Sawyer.)
Some of the greatest voices in speculative fiction join forces in this one-of-a-kind anthology to benefit the [...]
