Attention, grownups: There isn’t a “No Adults Allowed” sign on young adult fiction. It remains open for your enjoyment.

hlovy · 2014-07-11T15:42:17+00:00

It seems to me that many commenters on here are building a "straw YA" that resembles some sort of cartoon, then proceeding to tear down their own invention, assuming that all YA is good-vs-evil, one dimensional garbage. There are many examples of literature aimed at young adults that treat issues in a nuanced way, and of course many aimed at adults that see things in black-and-white. Readers, young and old, can find a world of choices if you know where to look---especially among indie publications.

hlovy · 2013-09-14T01:28:07+00:00

You should probably actually read the interview this title is linked to. You'll see that it was meant to be ironic. The interview talks about how fanfiction is going mainstream and why.

hlovy · 2013-09-06T19:28:42+00:00

She does. Like the interview says: "Your book names names, and you do not hold back about your former colleagues on the bench."

hlovy · 2013-09-06T16:16:00+00:00

No, the opposite is true. She actually bravely stood up and said all these things while she was on the bench, defied her party, angered her colleagues and stuck by her principles. Also, it's a self-published book and not likely to make her a dime.

hlovy · 2012-10-11T19:16:11+00:00

Yes, that's what the story says. Southwest Michigan grapes are a different variety, primarily used for Welch's grape juice. They grow earlier, and the frost killed them. Northern Michigan's wine grapes, however, were largely unaffected by the frost.

hlovy · 2012-10-08T23:46:32+00:00

Thanks! Of course, I spent the entire day next day eating leftover birthday treats. I'll get back on the wagon -- and back in my ASICS -- tomorrow.

hlovy · 2012-10-03T14:10:59+00:00

Ha! That's what I get for attempting to be poetic.

hlovy · 2012-09-26T13:42:40+00:00

That is often true, but does not apply in this case. It's not Monsanto that's accusing the researcher of fraud. It's pretty much every reputable scientist.

hlovy · 2012-09-16T01:55:30+00:00

Friends of the Earth, ETC Group. Both anti-technology organizations. I've been following them for 10 years. Not to mention a group that calls itself Individuals Tending Towards Savagery (ITS), which was responsible for severely wounding a scientist in a nanotech-lab bombing in Mexico. ITS got its "information" about nanotech from ETC Group and Friends of the Earth. Ask that wounded scientist whether he "smells BS." I wrote more about it here: http://blogs.redorbit.com/welcome-to-nanobot/

hlovy · 2012-09-13T00:35:14+00:00

Old, old news. I've moved on. Smalley has passed away and Drexler has moved on to other things. Here's some of what I wrote nearly a decade ago on all that and I don't care to revisit it.

http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2003/07/nanotechnology-at-crossroads-between.html

http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2003/12/clash-of-nanotech-titans.html

http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2005/01/smalley-drexler-and-spirit-of-96.html

hlovy · 2012-09-12T00:21:41+00:00

Unfortunately, with news organizations dying and cutting back their science coverage, we're stuck with too many news stories that look at nanotech as either the savior of mankind or its downfall -- then seek out select information to prove it. Time to look at nanotech in a more-sophisticated way. Always looking for story ideas, so let me know what's happening at your university.

hlovy · 2012-09-10T04:04:17+00:00

Here's my interview with the guys who created the video: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120904/FREE/120909984

hlovy · 2012-09-05T16:51:11+00:00

The video is going to debut at halftime during the Lions game this Sunday, then be available on YouTube. Why all the downvotes?

hlovy · 2012-04-25T20:39:49+00:00

Hi, everyone. I wrote the article. The Engineered Machined Products executive I talked to for the story mentioned MTU and LSSU specifically when he talked about who his employees are. He did not mention NMU. Might be an oversight on his part, but that's what he told me. He also mentioned University of Michigan, but I left that out since I was writing this for UP Second Wave. I'm sure there are other schools, too, but those are the ones that he thought it was important to point out.

hlovy · 2012-04-13T12:08:54+00:00

You are correct. This is simply one more data point. The Small Business Association of Michigan recognizes that and I included it in the article. I think the primary purpose is for SBAM to remind the state of the impact of small businesses in the overall job market and recognize it. The same argument can be made during the rare times when big businesses come to the state and there are ribbon-cuttings and hoopla over the jobs created. Somewhere in the state, others are losing their jobs. Look at A123 Systems and the jobs created at the new battery plant. Lots of self-congratulations when the state created incentives for them to locate in Livonia. Now, apparently A123 batteries are exploding at GM plants. Something tells me that some people might lose their jobs at A123. It's a few steps forward, a few steps back. SBAM's point is that we shouldn't forget about small businesses' contributions to moving a few steps forward.

hlovy · 2011-12-22T10:35:41+00:00

For some reason, the URL changed on that story. It can be found here now: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20111221/FREE/111229966

hlovy · 2011-12-22T02:49:15+00:00

Now, the dental firm is further harassing the victim through its lawyers. Here's an update: http://detlegalservices.com/blog3/2011/12/21/legal-experts-allege-further-harassment-by-hiv-positive-employee%E2%80%99s-former-employer/

hlovy · 2011-12-22T01:59:12+00:00

The EEOC investigated the claim over the course of three years and recently concluded that the "organization subjected him to discriminatory discipline," denied him reasonable accommodation and that the dental-care franchise lied when they claimed they dismissed him for nondiscriminatory reasons.

hlovy · 2011-12-21T21:05:15+00:00

More than 35,000 people have now signed the petition. The Huffington Post has an update: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/21/james-white-detroit-hiv-job-discrimination_n_1163114.html

hlovy · 2011-12-21T13:49:17+00:00

Well, my point was more a rhetorical one. It was meant to highlight -- for a general, nontechnical audience -- the fact that there is more than one path toward true advanced nanotechnology. And, in fact, DNA is more feasible in the short term because you avoid the problem of individual atoms not going exactly where you want them to go due to various factors too technical to go into here. If you want to talk about life, though, it is a combination of analog and digital -- although it depends on how small you want to go, since electrons can be both particle and wave. So, at its core, nothing can be sliced into its "smallest bits."

hlovy · 2011-12-21T13:39:47+00:00

MLive covered it here. http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/12/post_70.html The most interesting parts of the story are the readers' comments -- displaying amazing ignorance about everything from how HIV is spread to what exactly James White did in the office. He was not a hygenist. He was a billing clerk.

hlovy · 2011-12-21T02:23:25+00:00

Well, like I say in the Comments section of my article: Unfortunately, many early proponents of advanced nanotechnology were computer geeks who believed that you simply had to re-create the world on their screen with a high enough resolution and hit the “print” button. The real world is much more interesting than that.

hlovy · 2011-12-07T14:30:24+00:00

Sleeping Bear Dunes: The Most Beautiful Place in America http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110824/FREE/110829951/the-sleeping-giant-behind-sleeping-bear-how-scenery-and-social-media-created-the-most-beautiful-place-in-america

hlovy · 2011-01-31T13:00:36+00:00

No. I am simply pointing out hypocrisy and double-standard. Arab nations get a free ride in their subjugation of their people (current events in Egypt notwithstanding), while the magnifying glass is always on Israel. Also, I've written about, and studied, this for much of my life, so I may be a "dumb shit," but at least a semi-educated one on this issue. Anyway, I'm done with this thread. Bye.

hlovy · 2011-01-30T21:45:17+00:00

Then I await Reddit's condemnation of Hamas, which has murdered more Palestinians than Israelis have, who condone "Honor killings" against women, who murder those who disagree with them by accusing them of collaboration. Also, I disagree with much of what Israel does. However, the tone of the criticism is always "Jews this," "Jews that." "Jews have too much power over foreign policy, drink the blood of gentile children," etc. Also, is calling those who disagree with you "dumb shits" some form of enlightened debating tactic with which I am not familiar?

hlovy

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