Spaf
@spaf.me
Spaf is a homunculus of possible extraterrestrial origin, tilting at windmills. Cybersecurity, bad jokes, political outrage, academe, non-sequiturs, entropy. See http://about.me/spaf for more.
I am generally against software piracy. But chocolate or gold doubloons, well, that is a different matter entirely.
(My parrot flew south for the winter; the penguin is an exchange bird, better suited to the current weather.)
(My parrot flew south for the winter; the penguin is an exchange bird, better suited to the current weather.)
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I am generally against software piracy. But chocolate or gold doubloons, well, that is a different matter entirely.
(My parrot flew south for the winter; the penguin is an exchange bird, better suited to the current weather.)
(My parrot flew south for the winter; the penguin is an exchange bird, better suited to the current weather.)
Want to help make the future better? Here's one way. Consider having your group/company help fund this.
You can also help by spreading the word.
(They had grants funding this, but those have gone away, as have funds for many worthwhile things.)
You can also help by spreading the word.
(They had grants funding this, but those have gone away, as have funds for many worthwhile things.)
September 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Want to help make the future better? Here's one way. Consider having your group/company help fund this.
You can also help by spreading the word.
(They had grants funding this, but those have gone away, as have funds for many worthwhile things.)
You can also help by spreading the word.
(They had grants funding this, but those have gone away, as have funds for many worthwhile things.)
OK, I have an idea for my next book. (If you don't have the current one, see spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/Myths.pdf). This next one would be fiction.
Contact me if you're interested in funding a sabbatical so I can write this, or if you're interested in acquiring the film rights
Contact me if you're interested in funding a sabbatical so I can write this, or if you're interested in acquiring the film rights
August 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
OK, I have an idea for my next book. (If you don't have the current one, see spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/Myths.pdf). This next one would be fiction.
Contact me if you're interested in funding a sabbatical so I can write this, or if you're interested in acquiring the film rights
Contact me if you're interested in funding a sabbatical so I can write this, or if you're interested in acquiring the film rights
After a long career as an academic, I realized my extensive investments for a comfortable retirement are like a Mercedes-Maybach .
I don't have a Mercedes-Maybach.
I don't have a Mercedes-Maybach.
July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
After a long career as an academic, I realized my extensive investments for a comfortable retirement are like a Mercedes-Maybach .
I don't have a Mercedes-Maybach.
I don't have a Mercedes-Maybach.
