I love my Kindle…
but I want a new version, with: Higher-resolution screen (200 DPI or more?) with greater contrast Full Unicode fonts (or at least handle the Euro symbol, Cyrill...
Author: capnrefsmmat
Moderation Observations, part 2
Back in October I wrote my moderation observations, and optimistically titled the post “part 1,” presumably believing that I had enough profound tho...
Writing Concisely, for Dummies
Write like this.
Alex’s Laws of Internet Argumentation
So it seems a thread on SFN inspired me to create Alex’s Law of Internet argumentation. I’d like to elaborate a bit on that, and propose a new Law o...
Making Darwin UnComfortable
Evangelical minister Ray Comfort recently put out a “150th Anniversary Edition” of On the Origin of Species, with a Special Introduction attacking D...
Moderation Observations, part 1
I’ve been a moderator here at SFN for almost four years now, and an administrator for about three. (The promotion to administrator was rather ad-hoc and I...
Nerd Poetry no. 2
First, read the poem What I Believe, by Michael Blumenthal. It’s crucial to understanding my poem. What I Believe I believe that unicorns exist, but that ...
Communication Media
[Note: There’s basically no point to this post. But hey, it’s the Internet. That’s allowed here.] Media I can use to communicate with people I...
Brilliant Idea
To prevent phishing, all Internet scams and cons should be required by ICANN to use the TLD .con rather than .com. That is all.