The Economics of Star Trek
In a forum I frequent, the question of the economic system of Star Trek came up, and as someone who is both a fan of free market capitalism, and also very involved in post-scarcity economic theory, I had a few Read More
Convention Report: Shore Leave 40
I spent a wonderful weekend at Shore Leave 40, a Star Trek/general sci-fi and fantasy convention held in Hunt Valley, MD. I’ve been going to this convention since the mid-1990’s, and it’s always a fun time. I was fortunate enough Read More
Happy 50th Birthday, Star Trek
I was just a bit too young to remember watching Trek when it was in first-run on television (but I was alive then, and it’s certainly possible that I was present while the TV was on), but I vividly remember Read More
Shore Leave 2016
So I got back from this year’s Shore Leave convention and had an absolute blast. The highlight for me was getting to meet Michael Forest, the actor who played Apollo in the classic Star Trek episode “Who Mourns for Adonais?” Read More
Games I’d like to run
Every once in a while, there’s a wave of “games I’d like to run” posts across the blogs. It does seem like a neat idea to get down what I’d like to run, but haven’t, so here goes. I’ll leave Read More
Convention Report: Shore Leave 37
The First Doctor This weekend saw me at the Shore Leave science fiction convention in Hunt Valley, MD. I went with my 14-year old daughter (the wife stayed home to enjoy some much-needed alone time), whose main experience of conventions Read More
