No, it’s a real thing. No, it’s not “half your age plus seven”. In the course of some research today I ran into this, and thought I’d report on my findings here, since it will amuse some people, and interest some others. The Drake Equation looks like this: N = R*fpneflfifcL I’ll get into what each term means in a… Read more →
Day: December 14, 2006
Stardust Sculpture: Behind the scenes
I love when artists open up about their process and show you various steps along the way to a finished product. I’m also quite the fan of Charles Vess (indeed, I have one of his early pieces hanging in the sitting room). So, when I see today on Charles’ blog a post with a bunch of photos documenting how he… Read more →
Complete Miscellany
The best news story in the world: Camel crashes party, drinks Guinness. I like a Swiss Army knife as much as the next guy (although I greatly prefer my Leatherman), but this is a bit ridiculous. I give money to ORC. You should too (at least the Canadians amongst you should.) I know what an aglet is. I know what… Read more →
Another happy post about torture
Let’s start with a piece in the Guardian: Last week, defence lawyers acting for José Padilla, a US citizen detained as an “enemy combatant”, released a video showing a mission fraught with deadly risk – taking him to the prison dentist. A group of masked guards in riot gear shackled his legs and hands, blindfolded him with black-out goggles and… Read more →
