The sounds of baseball on the radio are, to me, the sounds of summer. The cadence of the play by play announcer provides the rhythm while the color commentators provide the melody. The slow pace of the game described along with baseball lore, anecdotes, history, statistics and the like bring me to what is, perhaps,… Read more about Radio Days and Radio Nights
A Look At Accessible GNU/Linux
Introduction For the past year or so, I have wanted to try a good operating system built on top of the Linux Kernel. (A “Kernel” is a bit of software central to all computing. It works behind the scenes interpreting your mouse-clicks,, keyboard events, handles memory management and much more.) I do most of my… Read more about A Look At Accessible GNU/Linux
An Atheist in a 12 Step Program
Hello, my name is Chris and I have a substance abuse disorder. “Hi Chris!” say the chorus of other addicts and alcoholics. I say a bit about what is going on in my life regarding recovery and I pass to the next person. This is how almost all 12-Step programs conduct their meetings. “But Gonz,… Read more about An Atheist in a 12 Step Program
Women, Men And The Skeptical Movement
Yesterday, while I sat on my sofa feeling depressed, wearing grey sweat pants, a Point of Inquiry t-shirt, eating Captain Crunch (with crunch berries) straight out of the box, buzzed on Blue Dream and watching Investigation Discovery, the all true murder and mayhem channel, my phone rang. The caller, a dear friend, asked, “Have you… Read more about Women, Men And The Skeptical Movement
Crowdsourcing Access Technology
All around the world, especially in cities where many people work in or study technology, people highly skilled in making new concepts become real have formed communities often called “Hacker” or “maker” spaces. Motivated by a desire to change the world and to have fun working on cool technology projects, these people have created locations… Read more about Crowdsourcing Access Technology