Flavor, economy, convenience: pick two
I’ve been baking our family’s daily bread for more than two years now. My standard recipe is a sourdough peasant bread with roughly 10% ryeRead More
Why solar, why now, and why stay on the grid?
One year ago, our family installed a 5 kW solar power generation system on our roof. We used a bit of our long-term savings to do it, butRead More
This is why we can’t have shiny things
As a science fiction enthusiast, I love seeing new technology go mainstream. I’m the kind of person to whom Steve Jobs was speaking when heRead More
Singularity? What singularity?
Yes, the name of this blog is a bit odd. But I chose it because it has several meanings, most of which I think are appropriateRead More
WWJD in this election year?
As 2015 draws to a close, we seem to be having trouble reconciling the two “big stories” of the time: the recent terrorist attacks in Paris,Read More
My years on Azeroth
I spent a decade of my life on a different planet. Well, part-time. It’s been several months since my last visit to Azeroth or Draenor,Read More