The Anti-GeekDad, Circa 1914

[from my GeekDad post] Lest we take the modern GeekDad for granted, I submit for your attention this comic strip from 95 years ago regarding the exploits of a ‘lectric-obsessed child and his less-than-supportive father. (Click through for the rest of the comic.) This was before the first personal computer, before the Nerds took their [...]

I have a dream

Just to remind you that the change between yesterday and tomorrow is enormous: …or read the full transcript at American Rhetoric.

when a blast of medicament is just the thing

I’ve been getting such a kick out of the Modern Mechanix blog lately. Anything with the tag line “Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today” sounds like it would be right up my alley, of course, but something about the presentation and choices make me laugh daily. The format is pretty simple: a segment from an old science or [...]

Explorer beat Sputnik?

World Violence Decreases

You read that right. Steven Pinker thinks so and I’m inclined to agree with much of his reasoning. “We’re Getting Nicer Every Day” is an html version of a pdf, so a bit messy, but you can always download it if you prefer…