This is why I can't have nice things

Bus went missing. A bunch of us at the Stanley Park Mall split on a cab. That got me a few blocks from my place. Slog home, put a snack in the microwave, the power dies before I can hit on. I put the frozen snack back in the freezer, wait the power cut out. Power comes back on. I turn on the microwave.

White smoke comes out. See, I forgot to put the food back in before turning the microwave back on....

Fuck fuck fuck.

At least I didn't burn the house down.

Well, I know what my next major purchase is....

Any recommendations for cheap, reliable brands of microwave ovens?

This is why I can't have nice things

Bus went missing. A bunch of us at the Stanley Park Mall split on a cab. That got me a few blocks from my place. Slog home, put a snack in the microwave, the power dies before I can hit on. I put the frozen snack back in the freezer, wait the power cut out. Power comes back on. I turn on the microwave.

White smoke comes out. See, I forgot to put the food back in before turning the microwave back on....

Fuck fuck fuck.

At least I didn't burn the house down.

Well, I know what my next major purchase is....

Any recommendations for cheap, reliable brands of microwave ovens?

This is why I can't have nice things

Bus went missing. A bunch of us at the Stanley Park Mall split on a cab. That got me a few blocks from my place. Slog home, put a snack in the microwave, the power dies before I can hit on. I put the frozen snack back in the freezer, wait the power cut out. Power comes back on. I turn on the microwave.

White smoke comes out. See, I forgot to put the food back in before turning the microwave back on....

Fuck fuck fuck.

At least I didn't burn the house down.

Well, I know what my next major purchase is....

Any recommendations for cheap, reliable brands of microwave ovens?

Neal Stephenson on rockets

You folks like rockets, right?

The phenomena of path dependence and lock-in can be illustrated with many examples, but one of the most vivid is the gear we use to launch things into space. Rockets are a very old invention.

Neal Stephenson on rockets

You folks like rockets, right?

The phenomena of path dependence and lock-in can be illustrated with many examples, but one of the most vivid is the gear we use to launch things into space. Rockets are a very old invention.

Neal Stephenson on rockets

You folks like rockets, right?

The phenomena of path dependence and lock-in can be illustrated with many examples, but one of the most vivid is the gear we use to launch things into space. Rockets are a very old invention.

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This is Michael McCollum's site. McCollum used to be a Del Rey author in the 1980s and early 1990s. After about 1992, I think, he wasn't with Del Rey any more; a lot of Del Rey authors left Del Rey around that time, some of their own volition [1], others not. I don't know which set he fell into. In any case, he experimented with selling his books online in 1997. His site is still going almost 14 years later; good for him.

John F Carr pointed out a decade ago that some McCollum stories were reminiscent of Larry Niven stories:

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Mentioned on rasfw

This is Michael McCollum's site. McCollum used to be a Del Rey author in the 1980s and early 1990s. After about 1992, I think, he wasn't with Del Rey any more; a lot of Del Rey authors left Del Rey around that time, some of their own volition [1], others not. I don't know which set he fell into. In any case, he experimented with selling his books online in 1997. His site is still going almost 14 years later; good for him.

John F Carr pointed out a decade ago that some McCollum stories were reminiscent of Larry Niven stories:

( Read more... )

Mentioned on rasfw

This is Michael McCollum's site. McCollum used to be a Del Rey author in the 1980s and early 1990s. After about 1992, I think, he wasn't with Del Rey any more; a lot of Del Rey authors left Del Rey around that time, some of their own volition [1], others not. I don't know which set he fell into. In any case, he experimented with selling his books online in 1997. His site is still going almost 14 years later; good for him.

John F Carr pointed out a decade ago that some McCollum stories were reminiscent of Larry Niven stories:

( Read more... )

A poll

[Poll #1677896]

A poll

[Poll #1677896]

A poll

[Poll #1677896]

Thinking about the instability and turmoil in the US

Given all the extremist political rallies and the fact that the US has gone through two presidents in three years, wouldn't our interests be more effectively protected if we established some sort of stable junta or one man rule there?

Thinking about the instability and turmoil in the US

Given all the extremist political rallies and the fact that the US has gone through two presidents in three years, wouldn't our interests be more effectively protected if we established some sort of stable junta or one man rule there?

Thinking about the instability and turmoil in the US

Given all the extremist political rallies and the fact that the US has gone through two presidents in three years, wouldn't our interests be more effectively protected if we established some sort of stable junta or one man rule there?