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Best Movies
Posts
10/13/26

The best movies ever made.

The Three Body Problem
Posts
10/12/26

Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award winning ‘The Three-Body Problem’ is available in four versions, each with their unique merits and short-comings.

Future Tv
Posts
10/6/26

Your home television’s future is the internet, not that outdated and less-and-less used antenna.

Terrifying a Writer
Posts
10/4/26

These two things terrify a writer.

Star Party
Posts
5/4/25

Here’s my astrophotography “pedestal” set up late yesterday afternoon for the Phoenix Astronomical Society¹ monthly “star party.”

International Politics
Posts
3/30/25

International politics are like chess with two boards and you can’t see the other player’s board.

Focal Length Lesson
Posts
3/2/25

Where you put the camera is critical.

Layers and Compartments
Posts
2/24/25

Artificial Intelligence is built from hundreds of layers of software and massive amounts of data.

Astrophotography Begins
Posts
2/17/25

I’m starting a new hobby, astrophotography.

Early Flat5
Posts
10/29/24

This website started in 2001. There’s a ‘wayback’ version if you are interested.

E D Skinner