June 13th, The Inexplicably Big Day in the Southeast
One of the things I’ve noticed from living near Myrtle Beach is that there will be stretches where there aren’t any events I care about, then a weekend were everything happens all at once. June 13th is one of those days where in my drivable radius there are a bunch of events. In rough order [...]
Tags: bakersdog, eddiesattic, southeastlinuxfest, susifrenchconnection, waynesutton, wordcamprduAround the Podosphere – 5/28/09
Here are a few things I’ve listened to that jumped out at me as being interesting. All are comic book related, just the way it fell.
Here is exactly the kind of show I always say that podcast exists for. I don’t know exactly how wide the audience is for a 75 minute show entirely about [...]
Tags: chrisbrandt, craigyoe, flashbackpodcast, inkstuds, podcastingBalticon 2009 in Strobe Flashes
I’m really bad at doing thorough con wrap-ups, as evidenced by the fact that I usually don’t actually finish them. I though about presenting my Balticon 2009 wrapup as a compressed novel in honor of the recently late but always great JG Ballard but that turned out to be really difficult. Imagine that. [...]
Tags: balticon, chrislester, davidghartwell, davidmoldawer, earlnewton, erkpod, evoterra, geistbear, hughmacleod, jimvanverth, johncmar, kathryncramer, keithradecandido, mattwallace, murlafferty, paulfischer, philrossi, rosscott, thomasgideon, tomvincentBalticon Hangover
I’ll attempt a writeup of my Balticon experience later today. This is no promise, considering that I never actually finished my Orcycon 2006 or Dragon*Con 2009 wrapups. Yesterday I had a panel from noon to 1 PM. I drove straight from my panel to Baja Fresh for lunch (second time that weekend eating there!) and [...]
Tags: balticonEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 22, 2009 – “CREATE South and Balticon, 2009 Style”
Here is the direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for May 22, 2009. This is my first ever episode recorded in a car. I give a wrapup to our 2009 CREATE South conference; I play my goto song for this kind of topic by Alana Davis; I then talk about Balticon and why from [...]
Tags: alanadavis, balticon, createsouth, createsouth2009Balticon Rocks
I’m having a great time at Balticon. I’m shocked that it is early evening Sunday. I’ve been doing stuff practically non-stop since I got here and yet there are many many things I have yet to do, people I have yet to talk to and so forth. I’ve seen Brenda Clough and Keith DeCandido in [...]
Tags: balticonOff to Balticon
I’m heading out the door for Baltimore. I’m ahead of schedule, let’s hope that’s a good omen. I’m doing a Reality Break interview at 7 PM and then I’m giving my talk at 10 PM tonight. There is some talk that all programming in the room its in will be live streamed. If that’s the [...]
Tags: balticon, realitybreakpodcastMichael Pollan on “Deep Agriculture” from the Long Now
I listened to an interesting episode of the SALT (Seminars about Long-term Thinking) from the Long Now Foundation. This episode was author Michael Pollan talking about “Deep Agriculture.” This is the same guy who wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I enjoyed this talk and was excited and enthused by it. It gives me hope that with [...]
Tags: longnowfoundation, michaelpollan, podcasting, saltCynicalman Movie
This makes me happy, that someone is making a Cynicalman movie. Even better, Matt Feazell himself is in this clip as “Dad”. I used to see him at various comic conventions around the south and I have a number of old Cynicalman issues myself. This movie is goofy as all hell, [...]
Tags: comics, cynicalman, mattfeazellBalticon – T Minus 24 Hours
Very close to exactly 24 hours from now, I’ll be getting in my car and pointing it north up I-95 for my trip to Balticon. I’m excited about this trip. I have wanted to attend this convention for many years and am delighted to be able to do it. My talk “Amateur Means You Do [...]
Tags: balticonWolfram|Alpha isn’t sure what to do with your input
The title of this post is what I see when I try to use Wolfram|Alpha. Repeatedly. Almost exclusively.
Q: How many calories in a latte? A: Wolfram|Alpha isn’t sure what to do with your input.
Q: What wavelength is ultraviolet radiation? A: Wolfram|Alpha isn’t sure what to do with your input.
Q;: calories burned swimming one mile A: [...]
Balticon Is Nearly Here
Next weekend, I’ll be a guest at Balticon in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I’ve never actually been to Maryland so this will be a big adventure to me. If you are wondering what to expect from the con, this promo should give you some idea.
I’ve got my first science fiction interview for Reality Break [...]
The Price of a Stamp
In one of many sure signs that I probably shouldn’t run for high profile office, I admit sheepishly that when first class postage stamp rates went up earlier this week, I couldn’t tell you what they were before and I couldn’t tell you what they are now. That’s partly my own disconnection, and partly due [...]
Rip: A Remix Manifesto: FAIL!
I saw some references to Rip: A Remix Manifesto (probably on Lessig’s blog, I forget) and it sounded interesting and right down the line with my political beliefs. I went to the site and see they are doing an “open source film tour.” OK, interesting. You have to create an account to book a showing [...]
Tags: openfail, riparemixmanifestoEnd of an Era?
Over at AmigoFish I have several vanity search podcast RSS feeds. Yes kids, you can do that over there! Subscribe to a search FTW!
One of the shows that turned up on the search for “evil genius chronicles” is this episode of the Eight Things podcast. It’s kind of a depressing take on things in the [...]
Balticon
Over Memorial day I will be a guest at this year’s Balticon. Paul Fischer has been inviting me for years and for once I was able to accept. I’ve never been to Baltimore in my life, so that should be interesting. From here forward, I’m probably not traveling that far to any solely new media [...]
Tags: balticon, podcastingThe Band
One of my favorite groups of the 60s and 70s is The Band. I love their music and I loved how they defied the psychedelic times by wearing clothes out of the 19th century and singing songs about the Civil War. As I get ever more burned out on “oldies”, this is music [...]
Tags: thebandVery Timely Podcaster Equipment Note
Sorry for this, but you have 3.5 hours to act at publish time. I’ve never heard of this site before today, but at 1 Sale a Day today’s deal is for a hard-sided aluminum case with configurable foam inserts. They bill it as for “photo/video” equipment but it also looks like it would be perfect [...]
Tags: podcastingComedy History Question
So would it be correct terminology to refer to Chico Marx or Norm Crosby or Foster Brooks or anyone else whose shtick was funny mispronunciations as a “malaprop comic?”
A Unique Work Experience for Me
I’m approaching the three year anniversary of my current job. At the end of June I’ll cross that milestone, which will result in me bumping up the ladder and getting into the higher tier of earning vacation. I’m in my 40s and that has never happened for me before. It used to be a joke [...]
