Two major talents
Jul. 11th, 2017 05:06 amGeorge R.R. Martin & Nnedi Okorafor team up for a TV series.
I was not paying attention, and I missed the anniversary of Stanislav Petrov saving the world, and World Contraception Day, which is about doing the same sort of thing on an individual basis.
Useful skill
Aug. 15th, 2014 06:02 amHow to be polite
People silently struggle from all kinds of terrible things. They suffer from depression, ambition, substance abuse, and pretension. They suffer from family tragedy, Ivy-League educations, and self-loathing. They suffer from failing marriages, physical pain, and publishing. The good thing about politeness is that you can treat these people exactly the same. And then wait to see what happens. You don’t have to have an opinion. You don’t need to make a judgment. I know that doesn’t sound like liberation, because we live and work in an opinion-based economy. But it is.Thanx to Making Light.
4 new astronauts
Jul. 11th, 2013 06:21 pmHalf the new class of astronauts are women: Christina Hammock, Nicole Mann, Anne McClain, and Jessica Meir.