TechTalk Trivia: What classic board game was used by the Allies to help rescue POWs during WWII?

Image via WikipediaAnother of my various and sundry appearance on the TechTalk radio show has been archived online for long-suffering posterity. In this episode, I divulge which classic board game was used by the Allies to help rescue POWs during WWII?

I promise, this is far more useful information in the podcast than my trademarked pedagogical ponderings. I invite you to seek it out.

Louisville could be the startup hub of the Midwest

The indefatigable Terry Boyd over at Insider Louisville spliced together some older quotes from my colleague-friend-boss, Rob May, and myself explaining how Louisville could actually participate in the 21st century economy. There's a lot of wisdom (mostly from Rob) and a lot of criticism (mostly from me). I'd love to hear what other folks think of our fair city and its prospects for growing tech-centric jobs -- and whether the Louisville Digital Association is doing right by its mission.

Is Robert Heinlein still relevant?

Image via WikipediaRobert A Heinlein is considered one of the most influential writers in the history of science fiction -- but are Heinlein's works still relevant today? Thus is the question posed (and, ostensibly, answered) in my latest SF Signal podcast appearance.

Not to worry, my inane babblings are more than compensated for by contributions from Fred Kiesche, Derek Johnson, John DeNardo, Jeff Patterson, Patrick Hester and the music of John Anealio.

As always, you you can hear my previous SF Signal audiocrimes here.

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• How Robert A. Heinlein became one of science fiction's giants [Book Review] (io9.com)

The growth of social media in real time [Interactive graphic]

Found this doing some research this weekend. Wow.

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TechTalk Trivia - What item of cargo from the original Challenger disaster survived unscathed and is still in use today?

My most recently archived appearance on the TechTalk radio program, wherein I discuss the Challenger disaster.

Podcast: Why I don't (but do) watch 'Fringe'

Image via WikipediaHere's my latest SF Signal Podcast appearance, wherein I, Scott Shaffer, Fred Kiesche, Matthew Sanborn Smith, Lisa Paitz Spindler and Patrick Hester discuss why we don't (or, in my case, do) watch Fringe.

Listen for the other contributions, which are imminently more useful than my own. If for some reason you think my comments have redeeming value, you can hear my previous Sf Signal audiocrimes here.

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• Mailbag: What Does 'Likely to be Cancelled' Mean for 'Fringe' or Any Other Show? (tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com)

From Twitter 03-05-2011

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• Backing up my tweets with @Backupify http://backupify.com - Twitter backup is free!
  
• RT @JasonFalls: Hope Louisville is as excited for @jaybaer and @ambercadabra as I am. Tuesday night. Just a few FREE tickets left: http ...
  
• Are You a Constant Procrastinator? http://dlvr.it/JM8PB
  
• Authors, readers and discoverability in the new age of publishing, by Jane Litte http://dlvr.it/JMBnm
  
• Which baseball team should you root for? http://dlvr.it/JMFm5
  
• Drawing Inspiration From Facebook, Google Revamps Public User Profiles http://dlvr.it/JMKBM
  
• The High Price of Free http://dlvr.it/JMMtc
  
• How to Say No http://dlvr.it/JMQKd
  
• Superman reboot movie gets its Kents http://dlvr.it/JMTq1
  
• WordPress.com Suffers Largest DDoS Attack In Its History http://dlvr.it/JMXMX
  
• The Apple Strategy Tax http://dlvr.it/JMZpw
  
• Guy Sues Facebook For His Failure To Be Elected To Congress http://dlvr.it/JMdVt
  
• New Author Spotlight: Jaye Wells http://dlvr.it/JMh6w
  
• Hacking Techmeme http://dlvr.it/JMkBv
  
• Ditto is Future-Based Networking http://dlvr.it/JMml4
  
• Libya Finds New Way To Cut Off Internet http://dlvr.it/JMq3l
  
• Amazing: A Long, Detailed Article On Hollywood's Struggles... That Never Mentions File Sharing http://dlvr.it/JMsNM
  
• New Thor Posters Released http://dlvr.it/JMwSG
  
• Is The Internet Enabling Bad Content... Or Killing Bad Content? http://dlvr.it/JMyr1
  
• Blade Runner Sequels and Prequels Happening http://dlvr.it/JN0Gk
  
• There are two points to note about the new iPad http://dlvr.it/JN2bc
  
• The bad news about News http://dlvr.it/JN4dS
  
• The Cloud: Battle of the Tech Titans - BusinessWeek http://dlvr.it/JN6sQ
  

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From Twitter 03-04-2011

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• Why Is A Treaty For Letting The Blind Have Access To Books Too Difficult, But ACTA Is Fine? http://dlvr.it/JFN7y
  
• TRAILER: Tron Uprising http://dlvr.it/JFVSx
  
• Friday YouTube: Wonder Woman Gets Locked Out of Her Invisible Plane http://dlvr.it/JFdgZ
  
• Seeing through the Clouds http://dlvr.it/JFlq3
  
• Apple Said to Negotiate Unlimited Downloads of Music Purchases (Bloomberg) http://dlvr.it/JFst3
  
• RT @backupify: Attending SXSWi next week? Join @backupify @hubspot and @oneforty for our Boston in Austin Happy Hour http://ar.gy/AYL
  
• Branded content: Shoveling sh*t or fostering solutions? http://dlvr.it/JG02S
  
• RT @atfmb: #FF @tn_tobias @adribbleofink @tordotSF @paulvaughnmac @daj42 @jamietr @lketchersid @jaygarmon @LeeThomasWriter @FredKiesche
  
• Dear Writer: I’m Sorry, I Don’t Have Time to CRUSH YOU http://dlvr.it/JHKwJ
  
• Is This Uncanny Valley-Scaling Robot Proof Of Our Impending Demise? http://dlvr.it/JHPNz
  
• iTunes to add unlimited downloads for purchased music, MobileMe going free? http://dlvr.it/JHT3S
  
• The rise of the 99-cent Kindle e-book | Fully Equipped - CNET News http://dlvr.it/JHXM6
  

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From Twitter 03-03-2011

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• From Twitter 03-02-2011 http://dlvr.it/J6x5N
  
• YES, THIS --> http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2172#comic
  
• RT @BadAstronomer: Man, I'd *love* to see @breagrant as Deena Pilgrim! http://is.gd/5tGH72 I mean, c'mon: http://is.gd/gzfNKt
  
• RT @kpwerker: Photo: A book commits suicide every time you watch Jersey Shore. http://tumblr.com/xdq1nxgsug
  
• Steve Jobs' reality distortion takes its toll on truth http://dlvr.it/JB7SL
  

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From Twitter 03-02-2011

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• From Twitter 03-01-2011 http://dlvr.it/J1SZL
  
• Arcade Expo Giveaway http://dlvr.it/J36PB
  
• 4 Sanity Saving Tricks for Gmail http://dlvr.it/J3BKC
  
• RT @PaulGrahamRaven: Yup, there it is -> RT @Eamonn_Forde: "OMG" – I've been leaked a pack shot of the new iPad #apple #ipad2 http:/ ...
  
• Book Publishers Need to Wake Up and Smell the Disruption http://dlvr.it/J3JCp
  
• You’re already dead http://dlvr.it/J3PBR
  
• 2 of my meetings disappeared from my calendar today. Serendipitous as I must write my face off now.
  
• MIND MELD: Movie Novelizations That Are Actually Good http://dlvr.it/J3VTy
  
• RT @Greendrv: Get tickets for *free* Steven Levy @wired talk for Tues 4/26 7pm at Lou Free Public Lib http://digs.by/hOvWmR
  
• Can You Sue Facebook To Restore Your Falsely Taken Down Fan Page? http://dlvr.it/J3cmZ
  
• RT @mattstaggs: Sheen Family Circus http://t.co/7aSUXxX
  
• Give Better Interviews http://dlvr.it/J3jXT
  
• B to B Companies: Social Marketing and A Cautionary Tale http://dlvr.it/J3qBv
  
• Are humans still evolving by Darwin's natural selection? (hat tip @sfsignal) http://dlvr.it/J3xRn
  
• RT @Turner: @Backupify I'm super impressed with your service. Very well done, and way to stay on top with the incredibly elevated volum ...
  
• RT @carumors: BREAKING: NO HARDWARE/SOFTWARE TO BE REVEALED TODAY. APPLE SCHEDULED EVENT "JUST TO TALK." "SO LONELY," SAYS THE COMPANY. ...
  
• Google Apps customers can now purchase additional storage on the cheap http://dlvr.it/J455b
  
• GreenGoose and the gamification of… er, pretty much everything http://dlvr.it/J4BH5
  
• Play Along With Our Apple Event Bingo Card http://dlvr.it/J4GKd
  

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From Twitter 03-01-2011

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• From Twitter 02-28-2011 http://dlvr.it/HwDD4
  
• RT @backupify: How to use Social Media to Turn Prospects into Evangelists [Webinar]: Backupify is teaming up with Hubspot and o... http: ...
  
• How Can Google Determine QUALITY Blog Content? http://dlvr.it/HxtzG
  
• Google Declares War On Content Farms, What's Demand Media To Do? http://dlvr.it/HxzVn
  
• Creator Of Angry Birds’ Physics Engine Calls Out Rovio For Not Giving Him Credit http://dlvr.it/Hy56X
  
• 'The Robot E.P.' by John Anealio http://dlvr.it/HyBHB
  
• For 40,000 Gmail Users, Google Has To Leave The Cloud To Review The Tapes http://dlvr.it/HyHbz
  
• Yet Another Entry Into The 404 Page Hall Of Fame http://dlvr.it/HyP9r
  
• Gmail Contacts for Google Apps get business specific enhancements http://dlvr.it/HyTmD
  
• Empowering Your Employees May Solve Your Content Problems http://dlvr.it/HyZsF
  
• How to use Social Media to Turn Prospects into Evangelists [Webinar] http://dlvr.it/HygfZ
  
• Transhumanism has already won http://dlvr.it/Hymyl
  
• Backupify Your Life for FREE for a YEAR – Sign up ends Tonight at MIDNIGHT http://dlvr.it/HytFF
  
• Peter Weller Has Strong Feelings about Detroit's Robocop Statue (hat tip @sfsignal) http://dlvr.it/Hyy2k
  
• RT @richl1: Oh my god. I've worked it out. This whole Charlie Sheen thing is just him adlibbing Hot Shots Part Trois only in real life.
  
• Productivity For Creatives http://dlvr.it/Hz287
  
• Massachusetts Apparently The First State To Let You Officially Register As A Pirate Party Member http://dlvr.it/Hz6lr
  
• RT @RedstoneSF: Victory! Our excellent stories in RSF #10 by @lavietidhar & Patrick Lundrigan are up and running. http://bit.ly/rsfmag
  
• Climate propaganda not profitable http://dlvr.it/Hz9Rx
  
• How others see us (literary agent edition) http://dlvr.it/HzG0x
  
• Senator Franken Defends Censoring The Internet Because He Doesn't Think Hollywood Should Have To Change Biz Models? http://dlvr.it/HzKZP
  
• Obsolete before it ships http://dlvr.it/HzNpJ
  
• How the Dark Knight should Have Ended http://dlvr.it/HzSZC
  
• Working for a Start-up: Expectations http://dlvr.it/HzVzM
  
• 10+ Chrome keyboard shortcuts that make surfing easier http://dlvr.it/HzZN2
  
• Anatomy of the long sales letter http://dlvr.it/HzfZx
  
• How To Back Up Your Gmail The Easy And Cheap Way http://dlvr.it/Hzjrq
  
• 70% of the Public Finds Piracy Socially Acceptable http://dlvr.it/HznCS
  
• Picking a fight with an 800 pound gorilla http://dlvr.it/Hzrt4
  
• RT @jchutchins In Afghanistan, you can buy an AK-47 for less than the price of a Blu-Ray movie. I want to retcon the whole goddamned world
  
• Mental note: When taking on tasks that are intentionally outside your comfort zone, don't be surprised when they stress you the fuck out.
  
• I have a metric frak-ton of writing to do before tomorrow and no mojo. Help me Slacker.com, you're my only hope!
  
• 2 hours left to get a free @Backupify Pro account -- including Gmail, Twitter & Facebook backup. Promocode 'savegmail' http://dlvr.it/HytFF
  

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From Twitter 02-28-2011

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• Workshifting: The Rise Of The Zealot And Fall Of Your Weekend? http://dlvr.it/HrcfB
  
• I Disagree with Fred; Marketing is for Companies that Have Great Products http://dlvr.it/HrlRR
  
• The Responsibility of Running a Business http://dlvr.it/HrsNR
  
• How Social Media Is Pushing the Limits of Legal Ethics http://dlvr.it/HrybX
  
• What’s The Real Deal With AngelList? http://dlvr.it/Hs3K3
  
• Quora: What is considered a significant number of users for a free consumer internet product? http://dlvr.it/Hs8c5
  
• Weather change causing major sinus headache. Meds ineffective. Time for the nuclear option: A Qdoba extra spicy burrito.
  
• Lunch? Lunch!
  
• RT @robmay: Worried about gmail data loss?, Backupify offers a free Pro100 account for the next 24 hrs w/ code "savegmail" http://bit.l ...
  
• #Fail, #Fail & #Fail Again http://dlvr.it/HsFjM
  
• Burning Chrome http://dlvr.it/HsLMS
  
• LastPass XSS vulnerability found, website and browser add-ons affected (updated) http://dlvr.it/HsR2W
  
• Humans Are The Routers http://dlvr.it/HsWYg
  
• Digital Literacy Is In Crisis http://dlvr.it/Hsb5S
  
• Sorry Entrepreneurs: You’re Probably the Rule, Not the Exception http://dlvr.it/HsgTM
  
• My Post-Oscars Thoughts http://dlvr.it/Hsm4G
  
• RT @5tevenw: Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by a ...
  
• RT @Greendrv: For auction: one slightly used Soviet era Vostok space capsule http://bit.ly/frAVJn
  
• The Unspoken Evil Of The RFP http://dlvr.it/HsqpH
  
• Dear raging sinus headache. Fuck you. Sincerely, me.
  
• You Can’t Finish If You Don’t Start http://dlvr.it/HsvZ4
  
• Libyans Using Coded Dating Site Messages To Avoid Government Monitoring http://dlvr.it/HszCJ
  
• Report: Coal costs U.S. $500 billion in ‘hidden costs’ http://dlvr.it/Ht2cS
  
• Backing up my tweets with @Backupify http://backupify.com - Twitter backup is free!
  
• Another War Entirely In The Past http://dlvr.it/Ht6kW
  
• RT @digiphile: Does anyone see evidence of "Like-building" on Facebook emerging to parallel link building on the Web? SMO folks as the n ...
  
• HarperCollins Wants To Limit Library Ebook Lending To 'Protect' Authors From Libraries http://dlvr.it/Ht9XY
  
• How to get good at making money http://dlvr.it/HtDwD
  
• Prevent your next Gmail blackout – Get a free year of Backupify http://dlvr.it/HtJBl
  
• Facebook plans to resume address, phone sharing http://dlvr.it/HtMYp
  
• Storm Clouds: Gmail Failure Reinforces Danger Of Becoming Too Cloud-Dependent http://dlvr.it/HtQkn
  
• Douglas Adams on the definition of "natural order" http://dlvr.it/HtVBy
  
• RT @Kurt_Vonnegut: I am a humanist, which mean, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or puni ...
  
• Backupify Offering One Year Free In Light Of Gmail Outage http://dlvr.it/Htb1J
  
• RT @Schindizzle: Bat shit must be offended by all the Charlie Sheen comparisons.
  
• RT @danfaust: I support Katee Sackhoff as Deena Pilgrim. How do we make this happen?
  
• RT @robmay: Wow, over 50K uniques to @backupify website today already. May be our biggest traffic day ever.
  
• Got a lot done today, but it was almost all work that was created today. task list didn't shrink near enough for my liking.
  
• 4 meetings tomorrow. 3 meetings + 2 flights Wednesday. Then 2 days in Boston. Then home to have my windows replaced #killmenow
  

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