In Thailand, the Buddhists are violent?

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thai insurgency takes toll on locals: "Inside the grounds of a Buddhist temple in Tak Bai district, dozens of villagers have been learning how to fire a rifle." Um, last I checked Buddhism was extremely non-violent, to the point of not eating any meat.

Not that I blame them.

Solution for Mayhem - Cambell's soup

The good people of rasfw recomended The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell.

Great stuff if you're looking for exuberant, classic science fiction to get your mind off of the stupid and crazy things human beings do to each other for no apparent purpose.

Wanted: iconic representations of categories

Slashdot has a nifty feature where posts are categorized along with an iconic represntation. Blogger needs to support something like that.

Steam

So I've renamed this blog and moved it to a new location. The name Steam comes from realizing that most of my writing is either fiery or sublime. And what happens when you mix fire and water? You get steam, of course!