Author Archives: Pace Arko

Music and the Curse of Memory

You know what’s great about streaming music sites on the Web? You get a detailed, real-time play list as the music is playing. This means if a tune comes on that you like, you can just glance at the playlist … Continue reading

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Second Night of Madness

Started this day at 1PM with a veggie burrito and then continued into four blocks of shorts and a thought provoking talk by Charles Stross, yes, that Charles Stross. But let’s start with the shorts: “666 sq. ft.” Directed by … Continue reading

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The First Night of Madness

So I have awoken from the first night at the 20th Annual HP Lovecraft Film Festival, something that I have been attending since 2003 (I think?). So far I’m having a excellent time. Road down from Jet City with a … Continue reading

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Old News About the Divided Internet

This fulmination I’ve repeated many times and is about ten years out of date. And it’s full of remarks that people smarter and better paid than me have already long made. My time online is now divided between two realms. … Continue reading

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Infernal Polkas, Birthdays and The Barbie and Ken of Fear

Wow, more than a whole half century on this rock! And I got well wishes from many of my friends and family. That’s really about all I can say about my birthday. Anyway, today I just read news that Donald … Continue reading

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3D Printing Fabricates a Small, Steel Bridge

Decades ago, I remember reading a short by Philip K Dick called “Autofac” which was about replicating machines. It was a bit like his other short called “Second Variety, ” although not as sinister, which was also about replicating machines. … Continue reading

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The serenity of space doesn't always need classical waltzes

Ladies and Gentleman, the terraforming of Mars as scored by Jamie XX.

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My Return from The Hoh Valley Death March

Normally I don’t do status reports because I’m not famous and usually I have nothing noteworthy to report. But I promised some of my comrades this, so here goes: On the morning of Friday, the 8th of May, my trip … Continue reading

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Education Still Stinks, But Might be Getting Better

About eight years ago I wrote a short essay about how education has remained largely unchanged, aside from the introduction of mass education after the arrival of the printing press, since the Pyramids. This is a particularly bitter pill for … Continue reading

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Nasty, Gluey Chest Cold

So since the weekend, I got hit with a chest cold, which I’m pretty sure I caught either from my board gaming friends or a grocery store clerk Wednesday last week. It didn’t manifest in full force until the weekend–anyway, … Continue reading

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