Monte Schulz has written a follow-up to his dense and mesmerizing novel Metropolis. I’ve pre-ordered a copy of Undercity and have updated Monte’s entry in the links section.
Scam Scum
Freakonomics delves into the prevalent and increasingly sophisticated realm of online scams. Trump voters are perfect pigeons for a pig skinning.
Who’s Where When
Elisabeth Sladen was one of the very favorite Doctor Who companions. She died fifteen years ago, as I noted at the time.
Sladen’s final regular appearance as Sarah Jane Smith during the classic period of the series was in “The Hand of Fear”. The BBC has graciously made the 4-part story from 1976 — half a century ago! — available for free viewing.
Does UK TV from the time appear to have almost HD quality? That’s because it had 625 lines of resolution, compared to America’s 525 lines.
Green Day
Here’s something green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Tom, Dick, and Drawing a Blank
Ouch! I’m feeling what used to be called the generation gap. None of the contestants recognized the Smothers Brothers on yesterday’s Jeopardy!
A Year With Lyrion
A bit over a year ago, I reconfigured my music network over from the last vestiges of Logitech Media Server and onto Lyrion. It’s been great, and their adding support for SiriusXM has been wicked good. Will channel 20 finally turn me into a Springsteen fan?
For all of my experimentation with various headphones and in-ear monitors, if I were forced to limit myself to one pair of each type, for laptop and phone use, these would be them.
They are both from Sony and they happen to be the least expensive products they have. The headphones are the MDR-ZX110, the earbuds are the MDR-EX15LP. They sound nothing at all alike, but they’re equally excellent. Being hairless, I stuck some foam on the headphone band for cushioning.