I told you we'd be back on the 24th, and I ain't lyin'! New Sturgeon's Law right on schedule and still clocking in under 20 minutes. Barely.

-R

P.S. I stupidly deleted these notes so I'm reposting them as best I can. Sorry about that.

Sturgeon's Law #008
24 September, 2005
now fortified with tasty PodProducer

Opening and Closing Music - Merrigan's Reel by Jim Fidler

Addendum: Second Life (again!)
here's a cool short film about an SL clothing designer

Doctor Who
difficult to know where to begin
Doctor Who is, essentially, a story about a time traveling alien and his oft-changing companions and their adventures in time and space
except that's just the phenomena...
once a friend on livejournal asked something like: what TV show character(s) influenced you most? I tried several answers out but then realized it's the Doctor, easily:

intelligence makes you effective, but compassion makes you good

the Doctor was both, but not perfectly -- he could be dumb, he could be judgmental -- just like people, and just like me
I've seen the new series -- it doesn't matter that it has better special effects (although it does) and it doesn't matter that it is less quaint (although it is)
what matters is that it is true to the values of Doctor Who, which is what always mattered and why you should watch it, old and new
the new series is, after its fashion, the 27th series of Doctor Who, totalling at least 175 stories and almost 700 half-hour episodes in the old series plus 13 -- so far -- of the new, and it's already green lit for two more seasons at least
so you'd better get to watching!

Promo: Doctor Who: Podshock
a bit long for my short commute, but it's got your Doctor!

Music: "Better Life" by Common Ground

PSA: by Michael Butler of the Rock and Roll Geek Show

Getting Things Done
by David Allen
yes, I'm talking about a book on productivity, and no, you may not fall asleep
Allen's system of organization appeals, I think, to the hacker mind, and has already made a huge difference in my own organization
yes, I've drunk the koolaid!
collect, process, organize, review, do
the "next action" model
much more to say about it, but that's what the book's for -- inexpensive and worth twice what it costs
probably worth more than that in saved time and, more importantly, reduced stress
reduced stress, you say? zen-like approach: if you trust your system to keep track of your work, you won't feel obliged to juggle it all in your head
would love to hear from people that make good use of it!

Promo: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Mail:
Mike from Sunspot: "I just wanted to thank you for playing our tune, "Prozac Girl" on your podcast. We appreciate it. I dig the Chronicles of Amber too so it's cool to hear a little Zelazny talk too!"