I’m just about out of clay, I’ve been making so many of these silly little fridge magnet sculptures. Today I made a sculpture of Pastafarianism’s “deity” the Flying Spaghetti Monster… I am an atheist because I value intellect and trust that the universe makes sense and can be understood, but I think…

As the saying goes, “by the time you read this I’ll be dead.” Caitlin has probably posted it by my request, or it’s been posted as part of a dead-man switch. I have known this was coming for years, at times even hoped for it, and most of that time I haven’t ever been afraid of it, although as it’s…

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As an experiment, I’ve recently been investigating Bitcoin and itscharacteristics as a form of money. I’m not a fan of the use of Bitcoin ineveryday transactions; clearing is far too slow for real-time use, and theconcept of a fixed pool of circulating currency with diminishing returns on‘mining’ is…

When the sun came up in Saratoga Springs, New York, on May 15, 2009, it looked like a great morning for a bicycle ride: clear and sunny with temperatures forecast to be in the low 70s—perfect conditions for Bike to Work Day. On the corner of a park downtown, tables serving fresh fruit, yogurt,…