Jeffrey Harlan

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  • Diseases in Science Fiction

    Diseases in Science Fiction

    Humanity has been fighting against disease throughout history, from the common cold to the Bubonic Plague, and most recently, the coronavirus, aka COVID-19. Humanity continues this fight in fiction, to varying degrees of success.

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-01

    • @wilw Heck with a fire. Drop them in a lake of acid like Captain Pike in “The Cage” in reply to wilw #
    • @Quarksbartender @Trekcast Thanks for the shoutout on the last supplemental. Wish I could afford to go to the Vegas con this year. #
    • Just finished watching the Torchwood: Children of Earth miniseries. Good stuff. Wonder what they’ll do next. #
    • Just so everyone can know what I’ve got on my schedule, I’ve added a feed from Google Calendar to my site. http://jeffreysworld.net #
    • RT @NathanFillion “When you are an adult, [we] expect you to know to modulate your voice, so as not to be party to your entire phone call.” #
    • “While democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” Alexis de Tocqueville #
    • @wilw Re: “You’ve got fail.” Your. Wife. Rocks. #
    • Apparently among the keywords people use to find my site is the phrase “redhead penthouse pictures 1999.” Who’d’ve guessed? #
    • @NathanFillion And here I thought he was crowned AFTER that. (Cue NBC’s “The More You Know”) in reply to NathanFillion #
    • Tell me the guy working on the project was Dr. Nichols: Transparent Aluminum Created http://tinyurl.com/l8ptpp (via @TrekToday) #
    • @metropcs any news on when we might get short code support like everyone else? Having to use mobile web to update Twitter is teh suck #
    • @Tymethief Is this one of the signs of the coming necropalypse? in reply to Tymethief #
    • @Tymethief For some reason @TrekToday doesn’t post any of their stories to Twitter. Be nice if they set up TwitterTools to autopost ’em in reply to Tymethief #
    • @Tymethief Well, I’ll survive the necropalypse. A Facebook poll said so. (Besides, I’ve got guns, knives, and a sword. I’m ready) in reply to Tymethief #
    • “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” Douglas Adams #
    • Thought of the moment: Does it still qualify as an RT if you have to rewrite it to fit in the name of the original sender? #
    • @super_spock I put RT @ if it’s verbatim, or (via @ ) to clarify it’s been rewritten. But I must be the only one that anal about it in reply to super_spock #
    • RT @Syfy: I’m giving away an exclusive Syfy Comic-Con T-shirt to 5 random people who RT this note by 5pm PT Friday #
    • Finished my last final today. Got a B in that class, still waiting on the grade from my English class (probably a B as well). #
    • Watching Evil Dead on Netflix. Oh, cheesy goodness! #
    • @trekcast Wish I could be there guys, but the warp core in my runabout is in need of some TLC. Where’s Scotty when I need him? #
    • Netflix doesn’t have Evil Dead 2 available for streaming, so next up: My Name is Bruce (yes, I’m on a Bruce Campbell binge tonight). #
    • RT @goodgaming An absurdly high budget joke – Office 2010: The Movie #gaming http://bit.ly/m6dpW #
    • @daytonward Mountain Dew Throwback is even better. Made with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. in reply to daytonward #
    • RT @24hourfitness Take a walk! You will feel more alert and refreshed for the day. While on your walk, focus on the positives in your life. #
    • Got Watchmen and 2 Doctor Who disks from Netflix today. Hm. Which do I watch first? #
    • It kills me reading clueless peoples’ reviews of Watchmen, calling the plot a ripoff of The Incredibles #
    • Please tell me this is a joke: RT @scifigeeks Check out the new Superman outfit for Smallville http://tr.im/uvDo #
    • @BadAstronomer Girl in my speech class gave an antivax speech. Wished it was a debate class while she was speaking. #
    • @wilw Heck. Yeah. in reply to wilw #
    • RT @Syfy Ah, good, Ridley Scott is going to direct the Alien prequel after all: http://bit.ly/3MEKws #
    • Drinking Romulan Ale: 151 proof rum, everclear, blue curacao, and blue raspberry mix. Strong stuff. Could take out a klingon… #

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-18

    • Finally watched the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. WTF? Klaatu as interstellar Greenpeace?! #
    • @dannymcguffin You do realize that they make screens for your windows to keep the bugs OUT, right? in reply to dannymcguffin #
    • Sitting at Starbucks, paying $8 for Internet & waiting for my group to get here so we can get ourselves ready for the midterm tomorrow #
    • Today, amazingly, was fairly productive. Did some gaming, studied for the midterm, did laundry, even got my pirate on and watched Trek XI #
    • Midterm debate for English 103 went OK. Speech class in 30 minutes, w/ midterm on Wed; my speech is on zombies in pop culture! #
    • @BadAstronomer Let’s just ignore the half-dozen instances during TNG when Troi tells Riker she never kissed him with a beard before. in reply to BadAstronomer #
    • Bleh. Not feeling up for class this morning. Overslept, running late. #
    • Rather surprised that I got an A on my last English paper (the one I turned in late). I didn’t put as much into it as I should have. #
    • Off to school again in about 15-20 minutes. Midterm for Speech class today. “Zombies in pop culture.” Hope I do it justice. #
    • Accidentally deleted midterm for Speech 10mins before class while trying to print… Tried undelete but no luck. Prof gave me an extra day. #
    • Reading: Glitch hits Visa users with more than $23 quadrillion charge – http://bit.ly/2i4BF #cnn #
    • Got an A on my speech! #
    • Figures. Get an A on the midterm, and find a dead battery in my truck. Waiting for a jump start #
    • Battery was fine. The starter on the other hand… Push started the truck to get home but need to get it fixed asap #
    • Dammit. Replaced the solenoid relay and it STILL won’t start, even though everything seems to indicate that’s the problem. #
    • Can’t wait til it hits its optimum orbit. (via @BadAstronomer) Apollo landing sites imaged by LRO! Incredible images! http://tr.im/sOCn #
    • Went to a baseball game with Darren & Chris; minor league team, the OC Flyers. Had a good time, planning to do it again Wednesday. #

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  • Zombies in Pop Culture

    Zombies in Pop Culture

    This post has been moved to my new blog, Geek Unified Theory

    http://geekunifiedtheory.com/zombies-in-pop-culture/

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-11

    • RT @USATODAY Lawyer: Roger Clemens didn’t test positive in 2003 http://tinyurl.com/nq3d6n (Yeah, he tested Not Negative…) #
    • Leftover mac&cheese w ground beef FTW. Can’t afford gas to visit family, so I’m staying home. Wish my comp would stop overheating & dying #
    • Started locking my room ’cause landlord’s toddler figured out doorknob. Heard a knock, opened door & she’s standing there grinning & waving #
    • Helped break the record for the world’s largest Zombies!!! game. One guy provided us with enough “remember him?” stories for years to come #
    • @tymethief Looks like @BrentSpiner is starting a new Twitter novel LOL #
    • Page updated: Games I Play http://jeffreysworld.net/172 #
    • Great. The Twitter Friendly Links plugin for WordPress doesn’t seem to be working anymore (at least not on my site) #
    • OK, Twitter Friendly Links seems to be working just fine for POSTS, but not for PAGES. Weird. #
    • Crap. Final draft of my paper is due at 10:30 and it’s not finished. It’s 3:30 and I need to sleep, though. At least my speech is ready… #
    • Didn’t get the paper finished. At all. I can turn in one late assignment for full credit in the class, and I guess this one will be it. #
    • Pedro’s wife is blasting “Funkytown,” which is coming in loud and clear through the wall. So much for having some quiet to work on my paper #
    • Got an A on my speech. Still nothing on my GI Bill check; rent was due NLT today. Pedro’s not happy, but nothing I can do until it arrives. #
    • If SciFi Channel wanted to change their name they should’ve just gone with SFC instead of SyFy, which apparently is Polish slang for an STD #
    • Turns out my English class was canceled yesterday anyhow, so it didn’t matter that I wasn’t there. #
    • Watched Warehouse 13 after playing NES games on my Wii. Didn’t realize it was 3 hrs long; now it’s 1am and I still have homework to do. Ugh. #
    • Off to school once more in a few minutes. The cosmetology dept was giving free haircuts yesterday, just when lil broke me needed one. W00t! #
    • @Tymethief And now I’ve got that song from the Electric Company going through my head… (“1 2 3 4 5! 6 7 8 9 10! 11 12!”) Gee, thanks. 😛 in reply to Tymethief #
    • @dannymcguffin @Tymethief Personally, I want to see how nuts Germany gets at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 in reply to dannymcguffin #
    • Thank God for the post-9/11 GI Bill RT @LATimes Cal State university system may raise student fees up to 20% more: http://bit.ly/13VmTw #
    • Throat’s been hurting since last night. Hope it’s just allergies. #
    • Took a 45 min nap in my truck. Feel slightly more human #
    • Speech class in an hour. Finally got today’s speech memorized this morning #
    • @brentspiner tweeps complaining about what you have to say? That’s the best part about following you! #
    • Crap. So much for transferring. (via @abc7) Cal State to stop accepting almost all applications for Spring 2010 http://tinyurl.com/lhutq6 #
    • OMG! FailWhale! Noooooo!!! #
    • GI BIll check finally hit! Paid rent through Aug. Need to get groceries, pay phone bill, reregister truck, pay insurance–crap. broke again #

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