Ken’s Twitter Stream

fitzwilliefitzwillie: Truism:if an email starts with "If you're having trouble viewing this email..." then you probably don't want to anyway.
2 weeks ago
fitzwilliefitzwillie: "Lego Friends Samantha Carter" http://t.co/C3aT9LYc
3 weeks ago
KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: Wonderful calendar (with email option!) of Bay Area Science events. http://t.co/CR7Aorgy cc @fitzwillie
3 weeks ago
fitzwilliefitzwillie: "LEGO USS Reliant From Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan" http://t.co/wpFNjnEM
3 weeks ago
DanCitizenDanCitizen: @fitzwillie Real dads do cloth diapers. Read Daddy Dan's Guide to Diapers http://t.co/4PwaOL9M
3 weeks ago
heaathherrrheaathherrr: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
3 weeks ago
glenn_evansglenn_evans: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
3 weeks ago
KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: @fitzwillie I wonder how many patents they have on the sorting and automated robots. Betting they did storage bins in-house,too.
3 weeks ago
fitzwilliefitzwillie: @KeriMorgret The automation is mind-boggling!
3 weeks ago
EnaxuEnaxu: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
3 weeks ago

Re-opening The X-Files

Fox Mulder’s government contact once told him,“They’ve been here a very long time.”He was talking about aliens. I’m talking about my almost ten-year-old X-Files Season One DVD set,which I’ve been waiting to dust off and share with my daughter. Honestly,I thought it would have happened before now. She’s almost 13 and a [...] [...]

Starting the New Year Hungry

Less than a week into 2010,I’ve already plowed through a pair of good science fiction reads and tagged a third on this year’s “can’t wait”list. And the best thing is,I get to blame my kid. I started Suzanne Collins’The Hunger Games late last Saturday night,planning for a little wind-down reading before [...] [...]

Okay,It’s 2010. Is the Future Here Yet?

It’s 2010. Is the future here yet? Where are my flying skateboards and food replicators? I take a look back to 1950 to see if the vision of the future has been realized or not. [...]

Science Channel and Dr. Michio Kaku Explain Sci-Fi Science

If you’re a geek and enjoy science fiction TV and movies,you’ve probably spent at least a little time pondering how likely some of the fake science in them is. We’re willing to suspend disbelief for things like time travel,cloaking devices,and ray guns,but are we ever quite sure how much suspension is [...] [...]