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Paying for stuff with plastic cards is so last century. Nowadays it seems everyone uses payment apps. Everyone but me, that is.

Not to be pedantic, but the "Mandela Effect" is a colloquial term for a collective false memory -- one that's held by thousands, if not millions of people. For example, the Monopoly Man wearing a monocle. Or a brand of peanut butter called Jiffy (a conflation of Jif and Skippy).

I do. Although I know it's probably not good for either my sleep or my digestion.

In any case, there really is no definite "edge" to the galaxy. The stars just get sparser until at some point you find yourself in the intergalactic void. As David Gerrold said, "It's like trying to bisect a sneeze."

For some reason, Dr. Strangelove comes to mind.

If a film's intended aspect ratio is 1.85:1, it was almost certainly shot "open matte" -- i.e., exposing the full 1.37:1 frame with the top and bottom masked off in projection. So if it's cropped to the standard modern TV ratio of 1.78:1, that means you're actually seeing a bit more picture at...

There may be creative reasons for choosing a particular aspect ratio. I don't see why anyone should be bothered by black bars at the top and bottom of their screen, especially with today's enormous HDTV screens.

I read a number of Kersh's stories when I was younger, but not that one. Good to know there's someone else out there who has heard of him. He wrote interesting, offbeat short fiction. Not the bottom, but close. YMMV, as they say.

Well, I can assume for the sake of argument that Flint is a mutant, even though that word is never mentioned in the dialogue. What's more problematic is that Flint could have assumed so many identities throughout history. The lives of most famous and influential people are well-documented from...

I always wanted to hear some sort of explanation for Flint's immortality. It's simply hand-waved away as "instant tissue regeneration coupled with some perfect form of biological renewal." For me, that puts the episode into the realm of fantasy rather than science fiction.

Great film. One of the most intelligent science-fiction movies ever made, IMHO. Would make a great double feature with Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964).

I've had several surgeries under general anesthesia. The thing I notice most is that there's no perception of the passage of time. When I wake up from anesthesia, it's as if I just went to sleep a moment ago.

In three-dimensional space, course directions have to be given in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The word "mark" is simply a way of separating the first statement in degrees from the second statement in degrees. Here on Earth, a course direction is a single number (e.g., "come to...

You're probably thinking of Gene Roddenberry's quote in The Making of Star Trek regarding the use of the word "mark" in giving course directions. "Why use the word 'mark'? Well, I guess it sounded semimilitary and seminavigational."

Random thought for the day: There is no such thing as "alternative medicine." If it works, it's medicine. If it doesn't work, it's bullshit. That's all.

Lately I've been binge-watching a bunch of old Mexican horror movies. Yep, I'm a geek. You'd never seen Gilda before? You must be a youngster. I've seen it at least ten times. Rita Hayworth was sizzling hot. :drool:

Emperor Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon

Two more: Easter Parade (1948) It Happens Every Spring (1949)

Where the Boys Are (1960)

1) Are you ticklish? More so than I thought, actually. I noticed I was a bit ticklish this morning when I was having a medical procedure done and the nurse needed to shave a bit of my nether regions. 2) On a scale from 1 to 10 how well can you sing? Well, I can carry a tune and people tell me I...