I would like to propose that any mortgage lender that receives federal bailout money be required to refrain from foreclosing on any homes (primary residences only) for at least a year. This would keep people in their homes in these tough economic times, and would actually be a smart move [...]
Have you seen “Lars and the Real Girl” yet? It’s a great movie about a lonely guy who buys a life-sized, life-like humanoid doll of silicon and latex to be his “girlfriend”. It is a very sweet little movie, and actually has no X-rated content.
In the real world there is [...]
There are plenty of Linux reviews out there already, so my focus here is about my own personal market segment: a Linux distribution that comes with all the software I want, connects to my home network and the internet, prints, has sound, can access my Windows files - and plays [...]
Silence in the Library was the two parter episode of the new Doctor Who series from BBC Wales. Written by Steven Moffett, it delivered exactly what we have come to expect from Mr. Moffett: pure genius. He gave us a time-twisted love story with Alex Kingston, the fading electronic echoes [...]
We are all supposed to swap our power wasting regular light bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) so that we can collectively make a large contribution to slowing global warming. In fact, countries around the world are passing laws that will force manufacturers to phase out normal light bulbs, so [...]
There is a new continent forming in the Ocean, a continent made entirely of the cast-offs of human civilization. The tons of garbage that we toss into the ocean every second of every day has been accumulating at the center of the circular ocean current called the North Pacific Gyre. [...]
Aaron Burr is the odd man out in the short list of founding fathers. He is variously portrayed as a sneaky villain, a snake charmer, a foppish dandy, an empty suit accidentally thrust into the spotlight, or some combination of all of these. For the most part what we hear [...]
As per my previous article about the people who can only access their “animal mind” I will pretend that only rational people will be participating in this discussion. I am in favor of the so-called “public option” for health care reform, so I would like to address the most common [...]
Sometimes the worst things are also the best. Mary Hartman Mary Hartman (MH2 to those in the know) is simultaneously one of the worst shows ever produced for mainstream network television, as well as one of the best parodies of mainstream network television that has ever slipped under the radar [...]
It just seems to be a basic facet of human psychology that we naturally make up our opinions about things based on everything other than logic, reason, or facts. Our brains are mostly animal urges, drives, and socializing behaviors common to herd and pack animals. Slathered on top of this [...]
Artificial life continues to evolve, now with artificial chromosomes. According to this article on Physorg.com:
The first artificial creature to receive the genomic personality is Rity, a dog-like software character that lives in a virtual 3D world in a PC. Rity’s genome is composed of 14 chromosomes, which together are [...]
I love the idea of the “Hobbit House”, which to me encompasses a whole bundle of different building techniques and aesthetic qualities. I like underground, earth bermed, or just green roofed - they all sound good to me.
I just ran across a new Hobbit House, called the Hobbit House [...]
I have always been a strong believer in the First Amendment - every part of it. Free speech, freedom of the press, separation of Church and State - those are the very foundations of the American Experiment. But every right has its natural limit; as they say: “My right to [...]
After a nightmare period with our previous webhost, we are now successfully transferred to a new host.
The Hogblog is back again, with all the old content, and new content on the way.
This also means that Slaphog.com is revamped, and now has the COMPLETE collection of mp3 files on board. As [...]
