Monthly Archives: November 2007

Book Review: On Basilisk Station

Posted on November 20, 2007 by sbrandt

This is the first book in David Weber’s Honor Harrington series. It is a classic military SF novel in which an untested female captain is given an impossible assignment designed to make her fail. She has a crippled ship, political … Continue reading →

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Exercise Glasses

Posted on November 10, 2007 by sbrandt

Eye exercises have been around for a while. You will have no trouble finding high priced books, videos, “systems” or whatnot to help you set up a regimen. But this is not to say that it is hokum. I have … Continue reading →

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A Cure for Obesity

Posted on November 8, 2007 by sbrandt

I’ve stated previously that I think obesity will be cured by 2040. I imagine all the thin people of the future planted spud-like in their couches gawking at images of fat people from yesteryear. Well, the future may nearly be … Continue reading →

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Category Six!

Posted on November 3, 2007 by sbrandt

The idea of putting solar power stations in space and beaming the energy to earth in the form of microwaves is not a new one. However, the notion of steering hurricanes with microwaves is relatively new. Heating the clouds at … Continue reading →

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