http://ask-mark.com/daydream "Everything starts as somebody's daydream." ~Larry Niven Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:35:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last June, Wil Wheaton posted about a book he shared with his son Nolan called Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow (of Boing Boing).  His entry piqued my interest - a book written for young adults and adults alike on privacy rights and such.  Here's the gist: It's current-to-near-future San Francisco; ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/04/11/doctorows-little-brother/ I love Wired magazine more than words can express.  Well, that's not true.  But I love it a lot.   It contains enough information to keep me informed on both technology and current events, but it is never dry.  Invariably, in every issue I read an article that is so captivating ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/04/03/colophon/ Sorry for going MIA for awhile.  I kind of did a no-internets-thing for a couple weeks, ignoring my RSS feeds and my blog.  It was glorious at first, and I got a lot of chores done!  Then...I missed my creature comforts and felt disconnected.  I'm not sure which is a ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/03/27/stupid-people-are-funny/ OK, where are my Academy Awards?  You know the ones I mean - where everything is red and gold and glam, where I laugh, cry and exclaim, "Grant, we have to see that movie!" Where I glue myself to the speeches from beginning to end and just soak in the ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/02/22/the-faux-oscars/ Books printed before 1985 might contain lead.  That does not surprise me.  So now the U.S. government wants to ban the distribution of any pre-1985 book just in case it's harmful.  That, also, does not surprise me.  Because it's idiotic.   Especially because you'd have to actually eat the books to ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/02/22/yummy-lead-books/ This weekend is the annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It's in Chicago, so naturally I am in attendance. Fortunately for me, my work with AWIS qualifies me as a member of the press, and thus I attend for free.  Its basically a ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/02/14/truly-the-quintessential-meet-n-greet/ OK, this is fantastic.  This kid is still on his meds after undergoing oral surgery.  I love the moment when he looks about to say something profound, and then he pauses, and says, "I have two fingers." http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/02/05/high-little-kid-post-dentist/ The downside of living inside your own life 100 percent of the time is the fact that you forget that everyone else around you is facing the same kind of bullshit that you are. The theme of this post is Angst. I don't know when everyone suddenly got so emo, myself included. ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/02/03/angst/ My friends showed me this video. I think it's pretty fantastic. Too often we overlook people who have special needs, or assume what they can and can't do. Also, I think the sense of community rallying at the end is pretty great. http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/01/30/461/ There's a thing going around on Facebook where you write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, you tag people in the hopes they'll do this thingy too. I only broke down and did one after receiving about 5 of these. ... http://ask-mark.com/daydream/2009/01/30/25-things/