Great night for caffeine

One of my (surprisingly) favorite Sci-Fi shows of late has been the new Battlestar Galactica series from the Sci-Fi channel. I originally balked at the show when it first debuted. (Starbuck was a man damnit!)

I've since decided to give it a second chance and my fiance' and I love it!

Apparently we're not alone:

We're all Cylons: Battlestar Galactica’s last days

"Of all the television shows of the last twenty years, Battlestar Galactica stands head and shoulders above the rest. While the spin off series Caprica looks promising, it's going to be hard to top this. Battlestar has held up a mirror to the present and we could all benefit from taking a good hard look at ourselves. And you thought it was just a television show?"

Update on the Helios Project

http://www.heliosinitiative.org/help.html

They have a new site that further explains their project. I'd still encourage folks to read about it and contribute if they find their cause worthwhile.

Freedom to speak...

This comic from xkcd is very apropos for me today after having a little skirmish erupt over comments on one of my posts regarding the HeliOS project.





So far, my logic, and rationality have been called in to question. :)

For the record: I mostly believe no one reads what I put out here. I do it for me as a catharsis of sorts, plus it's nice to see that I'm not mad when I re-read on occasion ideas that present themselves to me.

I'm surprised to find out when people do read, and make/leave comments. For the most part I publish whatever because I'm lazy and take it as my friends having fun with me.

Since the offensive posts were made in what I thought was our usual public mental banter, I removed them lest we be seen as offensive.

However...

After much discussion it was pointed out to me that while their commentary may have been flippant that their point should still be allowed to stand. Which basically is: Caveat emptor

So, I've allowed both posts to stand, and agree that if you are to give away monies you should do your homework.

I'll also be looking in to adding a Paypal button to my site. :o)

Sad day

'Lost in Space' actor Bob May dies at 69 in Calif.

The speaker of my namesake is no more... :o(

http://snipr.com/af5x5

Thanks to Mit for his, always timely, notification of this sad event.

Updated photo of Radio Gear

Update: I've had a few queries regarding the "big red button" It actually is the reset switch for my ID-O-Matic.
http://www.hamgadgets.com/product_info.php?products_id=64