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Toba. I have this inexplicable desire to stand on the remnants and laugh maniacally at humanity. Do you recognize the planets in the night sky when you see them?

It depends. If it a journey for the sake of it, then yes. You have one last adventure in front of you. Where do you go?

Home. Same.

Geography. I think that a few hundred years ago I would have made a good cartographer. Except for the absolute lack of anything resembling artistic ability, that is. Damn details... Wow. Assuming you mean secondary school I am at a loss. What a waste of four years. I suppose it was how to take...

It's a matter of distributed impact. Centralized anything, whether it be computing, economic reliance or population distribution may be more efficient in the macro sense but carries the risk of depending upon nothing going wrong. If there is one thing the past should teach us it is that Bad...

Wit. It appeals to my dark humor side. Same.

As far as the publishing side of it goes, I agree. The publishing houses have been too slow to react to technology changes and are stubbornly clinging to old models that will no longer work. They haven't been as utterly stupid about it as the music industry, but they still can't seem to grasp...

As much as I love my Kindle I am not a huge fan of the Amazon/WalMart business models. I truly believe economies should start out locally and graduate outward into the macro. Having all of your eggs in one basket is cheap, sure, but inherently dangerous. Unfortunately, if the opportunity to save...

Romance: (1) a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (2) Chocolate Do you like grand theater? Think Broadway or the RSC.

I thought hype was merely shorthand for hyperbole.

Humbug. Again. There has to be at least one romantic amongst us.

The Singularity cometh, and right quick too.

Either due to mathematical probability or for the entertainment of something with a dark sense of humor. Does it really matter?

No. Favorite letter of the alphabet?

No, I am sorry, but we have no Edam. I once had some Edam in Edam, though. Does that count?

Yes, that doctor. Monty Python. Brilliantly silly stuff. Do you have any cheddar?