2012 New Year update.

No, I haven’t gone anywhere.  I’ve just been letting my poor site languish without adequate attention for lo these many moons now.  I’ll try to to do better in 2012. Some recent highlights: I moved to a new place, still in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago.  This is a Really Good Thing, since now … Read more

Need to strip stop-words from some text?

After having three different requests in the past couple of weeks which required me to strip stop words from a bunch of text, I decided there should be an easy way to do it online really quickly. So I made one. Try it out here: http://www.ianmonroe.com/stopstrip/ Why is it useful?  Well, perhaps you’re taking a … Read more

American Horror Story, you know what I love.

So, I’m sure by now you’re aware of the new FX show, American Horror Story. It’s set to begin next week. Well, FX decided to embark on a viral campaign for the show, using the site youregoingtodieinthere.com.  And I signed up with them a while back, to keep up with the project. And this morning, … Read more

Android tablets — almost there.

I like tablet form factors, I really do.  I’d love to get one, but they don’t quite make my kind yet. I need, need, need for there to be a stylus.  I’m a doodler.  Handwriting recognition is also a must. I need it to be Android 3.1 or higher An 8″ screen is about optimal, … Read more

Introducing Acceler8or

Well, I told you I had some neat things in the works, and today, I’m happy to report that Acceler8or.com, a new website featuring news and original articles about transhumanist and Singularitarian culture, is online and rocking. The site editor is none other than R.U. Sirius, whom you might remember from his time editing Mondo 2000, … Read more

A new little blog project: Bad Idea Factory

I’ve started a new little sub-blog called Bad Idea Factory. Short, quick posts highlighting only the best worst ideas I come across or think of. Like it? Tell me what you think in the comments! http://www.ianmonroe.com/badideas/