Every time you say that teachers don't deserve the appallingly low salaries for the work they do please do the following mental exercise:

Think about the best teacher you ever had. The one person who inspired you the most in school to be the best you can. The person who …

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and all the best of the holiday season.

[caption id="attachment_3637" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Christmas Tux 2014 by klowner.com (CC-BY-SA)[/caption]

Here is yet another installment of "Things Not to Say to an Astronomer" #1,282:

JoDee: Here's a picture of the Pelaides. Isn't that cool?

Me: Yeah. "Hey Pelaides!" (in the style of The Beastie Boys: "Hey Ladies").

JoDee: Jerk.

Remember, I do the dumb things so you don't have …

Today marks my annual reminder that I can't play platformer video games for shit.

JoDee tried to include me in New Super Mario World. After watching me commit the equivalent of pixelated seppuku she decided to go it alone.

(Original link: An end of radio)

I've long held that radio was doomed the moment ubiquitous wifi entered the car. We're getting closer each day to having the completely connected vehicle.

The only thing that will save radio is presenting more localized content. Unfortunately content cost money and as more …