Do you know a geek that loves shows like Buffy, Doctor Who, and Star Trek? Even if you don’t, you probably do. Geeks are everywhere. And I know the perfect cheap gift you can get them. Say what you will about Netflix and their pricing fiasco, they currently have a niche market cornered…and no one [ Read More ]
My cousin, Steve Metze, asked me how one could make money selling virtual things. Well, the entire Second Life economy is a lot like the US economy, only it’s based on the Linden (L$), which is their version of the dollar. Now, if it was just play money I wouldn’t be excited about it in [ Read More ]
Do you realize that we are mostly empty space? And when I say “mostly” I mean, almost entirely. Not just 75% or 90% or even 99%…we’re something like 99.99999999999999999% completely empty space! Want to see what I mean? I created a graphic that represents an electron as one pixel, which means that the proton graphic [ Read More ]
Where does a good story begin? In a dark, wet alleyway of a large city? How about a cotton field in Texas? A business cubicle just before midnight? No. It starts inside an atom, just inside the electron shell. The hum of the spinning protons, neutrons and electrons create a weird echo in here. We [ Read More ]