Month: October 2022
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Narrative of Captain James Cook’s voyages around the world by Kippis, Andrew, 1784, book review
Captain Cook was dispatched by his Majesty to explore the Southern Ocean and take measurements of the “eclipse”. What are they measuring on the dome, what wizard tools and rituals are we talking about? It’s a long journey. Cook made three explorations. One journey lasting more than four years away from the “British” island before…
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The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut book review
I’m glad I picked this one up. Kurt Vonnegut is always a favorite, this is my first experience with his “science fiction”. A very clever double cross story of interplanetary and time travel hijinks. My old self would’ve mused at the unique way Vonnegut routs the believers. God is a joke, and Vonnegut has all…
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Apocalypse Science – What I Miss about The City. DUMPSTER DIVING
I’ve been living out in the pines for ten months. Everything is going according to plan, the installs, upgrades, and maintenance. One thing I miss about my tract home and suburbia hellscape is other people’s garbage. I’m talking about the physical refuse that subsistence apartment structures provide. DUMPSTER DIVING. The unlimited supply of other people’s…