Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

Just another ranter on the Internet. Now in the Fediverse as @admin@larryrusswurm.org

Man Eating Aliens: It’s Time

Posted on 5 December 2015 by Larry Russwurm

It’s a common expression; animals are fattened up before the harvest. You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it and you can bet your bottom dollar that the intelligent aliens checking us out have heard it. Now would be the logical time … Continue reading →

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Never Trust Anyone Under 30

Posted on 28 November 2015 by Larry Russwurm

Do you remember that old refrain, “Never trust anyone over 30”. Maybe you don’t but I’ll bet all baby boomers and some gen Xers (like me) certainly do. This is the credo that brought drug culture to a very large … Continue reading →

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what Famous Pickup Lines Really Say

Posted on 21 November 2015 by Larry Russwurm

I’m sure the ladies will be told by their elders that the pickup lines that are served up to them, actually say more about the guy that used them then they say about the lady. But this site intends to … Continue reading →

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Making ‘Black MIDI’ White

Posted on 15 November 2015 by Larry Russwurm

Black MIDI is music, impossible to be played by human hands, on say a piano, because it is so note dense. Indeed the fact that it is so note dense means if these songs were written with normal music notation … Continue reading →

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Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars

Posted on 7 November 2015 by Larry Russwurm

The inhabitants of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars called their planet Barsoom. For all my life, I just assumed that Burroughs had just made this name up, out of thin air. Having looked over the name again recently, I now think … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo the Fourth

Posted on 31 October 2015 by Larry Russwurm

It’s Hallowe’en and the countdown is on to the witching hour when NaNoWriMo begins. Will I be brave enough to set some words down at the break of midnight? Or will I choose to sleep fitfully, knowing a scary 1 … Continue reading →

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Marrying Smart Machines

Posted on 28 October 2015 by Larry Russwurm

Right away, I must tell you, this post is not about sexbots or any other possible way to have sex with electronics. I am only discussing a stratagem for dealing with the modern world. You know that line that everyone … Continue reading →

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After Albrecht Loses

Posted on 17 October 2015 by Larry Russwurm
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Future Shock or Enraging Bears

Posted on 10 October 2015 by Larry Russwurm

Future shock has long been the stuff of science fiction. I will not annoy you with ridiculous, cause-and-effect-ignoring time travel into the past. In this article we will only examine ignorant time travel where somehow the observer manages to ignore … Continue reading →

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Canadian Attack Ads About to Get Worse

Posted on 3 October 2015 by Larry Russwurm

It’s coming down to the last few weeks of the Canadian election. Attack ads have gotten worse. Of course Harper started the attack ads first. Now the NDP have joined in. It’s only a matter of time until the Liberals … Continue reading →

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