The Broadband Teat
(with a tip of the hat to Harlan Ellison)
AustinCynic
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Birthday
- January 13
- Bio
- I'm a husband and proud papa. I have a B.A. in history from Middlebury College and an M.A. in Screenwriting from The University of Texas. And now I work at a kennel--which I enjoy a great deal.
I'm also writing a lot of short fiction these days, which I enjoy even more. Catch my story "Trials" in the anthology Ring of Fire 2, currently available from Baen Books.
MY RECENT POSTS
- On Crassus, or why there are
things the gov't SHOULD do
September 08, 2011 12:31PM - Memories of East Berlin
October 19, 2010 08:35PM - My Favorite British T.V.
Pilots
October 03, 2010 01:45PM - One Person's Boondoggle...
September 07, 2010 02:29PM - The Real Legacy of This Day
August 28, 2010 02:09PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Now THAT's a story. How
many people get to meet Olivia
Wilde
and quite a job
they…”
February 18, 2011 10:04AM - “At the risk of being a
fanboy, I'd have to put
Alexander
Skarsgard on the
list. H…”
February 09, 2011 10:58AM - “I saw the commercial
last night but didn't really
hear it, as
I was watching
the…”
February 07, 2011 01:40PM - “I like the UK series,
particularly the first two
seasons.
Nicholas Hoult was
mean…”
January 24, 2011 08:56AM - “Alan--returning to
Berlin and walking through the
Brandenburg
Gate, which I
could…”
October 21, 2010 06:28PM
AustinCynic's Links
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Sarah Palin and the Conservative Cult of the Common Man
OCTOBER 4, 2008 2:25PM EDT
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As a matter of fact, Rush, you DO have to grab your ankles!
JANUARY 23, 2009 1:05PM EST
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Memories of East Berlin
OCTOBER 19, 2010 8:35PM EDT
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But I Had to Get Some Groceries
FEBRUARY 18, 2010 7:55PM EST
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The Bittersweet Joys of Being a Doctor Who Fan
JANUARY 11, 2009 9:55AM EST
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"You're not phasing me out, are you?"
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 9:37PM EDT
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi for First Dog!
NOVEMBER 6, 2008 6:20PM EST
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This is Why Indiana's In Play
OCTOBER 13, 2008 2:58PM EDT
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- 5 Comments
Pat Robertson, You Are A Horrible Human Being
JANUARY 13, 2010 9:06PM EST
- 1492 Views
- 6 Comments
Eight Hours With Broken Water? I Call BS!
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 1:21PM EDT
- 764 Views
- 2 Comments
Carrie Prejean, Gay Rights and the Christian Command to Love
MAY 17, 2009 9:22PM EDT
- 683 Views
- 4 Comments
Sarah Palin, Queen of the Weevils
FEBRUARY 10, 2010 7:23PM EST
- 308 Views
- 3 Comments
The Real Legacy of This Day
AUGUST 28, 2010 2:09PM EDT
- 599 Views
- 1 Comments
How I Became a Life-Long Voter
OCTOBER 24, 2008 11:27PM EDT
- 1463 Views
- 1 Comments
The Ghosts of 1948
NOVEMBER 1, 2008 12:38PM EDT
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- 0 Comments
Go Galt? Go Ahead!
MARCH 15, 2009 9:59PM EDT
- 625 Views
- 2 Comments
A True Role Model--Kal Penn
APRIL 12, 2009 1:10PM EDT
- 5352 Views
- 6 Comments
My Ten Favorite Cars, Part 1 (Nos. 10-6)
APRIL 29, 2009 9:38PM EDT
- 1363 Views
- 2 Comments
The New Star Trek: Doing Uhura Justice (spoilers)
MAY 9, 2009 8:34PM EDT
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- 983 Views
- 1 Comments
The Best SF Show You May Not Be Watching
DECEMBER 21, 2009 8:03PM EST
- 1934 Views
- 2 Comments
Why Do Conservatives Make Excuses for White Terrorists?
FEBRUARY 23, 2010 2:16PM EST
- 471 Views
- 4 Comments
Vatican Concordats and the Abuse Scandal
APRIL 3, 2010 2:11PM EDT
- 278 Views
- 0 Comments
On Crassus, or why there are things the gov't SHOULD do
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 12:31PM EDT
- 663 Views
- 0 Comments
You Want to Talk Experience?
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 8:46PM EDT
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- 0 Comments
RickeyPAC: One man. One vote. Join us!
OCTOBER 24, 2008 8:41PM EDT
AustinCynic's Favorites
Updates
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From SpaceX to Transparency Grenades
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I. Am. Job.
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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"This American Life" offers Painful, Necessary Retraction
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Liberal Self Reliance
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My Latest Venture Integrating Jazz with Spoken Word Poetry
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A Scandalous Confession...
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Dr. Amy interview on homebirth and natural childbirth
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