Xerox Paperless Desktop: The Personal Supercomputer Nobody Wants or NeedsA look at where general-purpose processor architecture might be headed in the 21st century, and a nod to retrocomputing.Oct 9Oct 9
Movie ReviewsI’ll mostly be reviewing the new releases at any generic, middle-of-the-road arthouse theater.Oct 2Oct 2
Mark 5 × UGM-96A: Intercept This!The MaRVed SLBM, and the logical endpoint of the ancient human quest for better and better projectile weapons.Apr 9Apr 9
Asterius: Inertial-Confinement Fusion on SteroidsA preposterous sketch of how ICF might be transformed from a major technical challenge into a helpful experimental tool.Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Ocean Fertilization: Two Bad Tastes That Taste OK TogetherA failed attempt to imagine how carbon dioxide removal might be accomplished with a radically low capital intensity.May 6, 20221May 6, 20221
Towards a Liquid Hydroxide Thorium Reactor?A plea for molten hydroxide and deuteroxide reactors that might sidestep the problems of graphite and plumbing.Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
Dream JournalI cut my own dick off. It eventually grew back, but I was just as disturbed as when it was a bloodless stump. I was driving something…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Zelle MemosWhen I get takeout with my friend, we put it on one card, and then use a payment service to get even. I will continue to update this with…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020