I have no idea why I'm thinking about this. Perhaps its feeling my mortality as I pass my 41st birthday. But I've been pondering how humans may soon be substantially changed over the next 10-20 years as more and more technology gets implanted into us. Some recent news along these lines: FDA approves telescopic implants…
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Self Portrait: Rik the Wily Chinaman
I was invited to submit a picture of myself for an ad campaign, so I got a bit wacky taking self portraits of myself this morning. It's the first time I've used my Canon Rebel with an external flash, I don't own a remote, plus I'm not a very good photographer, so this took way…
First Trailer for Lego Universe MMO: ZOMG! (video)
Massively has gotten their hands on the first trailer for the upcoming Lego Universe MMO, coming soon(?). The trailer really has everything one could ask for: ninjas, zombies, race cars, knights, rockets and more. The cinematics of the video are incredible! Head to Massively for more screenshots. Gizmodo meanwhile has a nice description of what…
Baby Micah likes my singing… to a point (video)
Here's my friends Manu and Karen's baby Micah cracking up as sing to him. And then… not.
What shirt goes best with my awesome Christmas sweater? (animated gif, sorry!)
My friend Voon helped me pick out a couple of shirts to go with my incredibly sexy Christmas sweater vest. They are appropriately red and green. Shooting pics of myself in the vest, I realized it would work perfectly as a holiday-themed animated gif. Enjoy!
Passing the Friend Test as a Known Sperm Donor
I'm in the Schipol airport in the Netherlands waiting for my flight back to the States, successfully completing my mission to help my friends conceive a child. The process so far was relatively painless and smooth, even though this was done at a large public Dutch hospital involving several departments. Pretty much everyone we dealt…
Donating Sperm at a Dutch Fertility Clinic
I had an interesting day spent mostly at one of the main public hospitals in Amsterdam, fulfilling my role as the "known sperm donor" for a couple of friends of mine. It began, strangely enough, with the actual donation. I met the nice lab tech guy named Cor, who handed me a plastic cup and…
Meta-gaming: My Second Life avatar playing video games
Just when I thought I had seen everything in Second Life, I stumbled upon a Second Life Wii-style game system called "Pineplay." It's the first time I've encountered a game where I have to control my avatar who is himself controlling the game character in a simulated console game. It reminded me of that infamous…
Hoofprint or vulva? You decide.
I had a lovely day at the American Museum of Natural History seeing IMAX movies and catching up on the exhibits there. In the "Hall of Human Origins" I saw this bit of ancient art from France that's apparently more than 30,000 years old! The placard says that this is a "vulva or hoofprint engraved…
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