It's hard not to come away from watching a movie like Hawking and not feel in some way changed by the experience. Sure Stephen Hawking is a brilliant scientist (the movie's subtitle mentions as much) but Stephen Hawking is also an exceptionally grounded individual. The movie portrays a man who …

We just moved so I've had a heck of a time trying to find things like charging cables and what-not. Most of the devices in the house use some form of USB charging so that hasn't been an issue. I have a Pebble watch that uses a special charging cable …

Put myself back on Twitter after about a month's worth of absence. Why the change of heart? Blame Douglas Whitfield of the Music Manumit Podcast who apparently thinks that a private account that doesn't follow anyone, with a location set to "Deactivated" is a perfect avenue to engage in conversation …

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Dear Publishers:

When it's easier for me to find a PDF version of your book than it is to find a storefront that sells your book electronically, you have failed to make a sale.

When it's easier for …

Finally set my Twitter stream to private and unfollowed everyone on Twitter today. The whole blow-up over the tragedy at UCSB and the echo-chamber overload therein pretty much gave me the impetus to do what I've been meaning to do for quite some time.

You can find me on this …