Hello from New Zealand.

That expression says “My calculations were off, and not just by a little.”

I think you mean Bil the Galactic Hero. Two L’s is for officers only.

I had a copy of Lord of the Rings with this as the cover art. Unfortunately, the bookshop decided to use those unreasonably sticky price labels that never completely come off.

That first idea you talk about is a quantum dot.

People are awful.

Nothing much. Everyone’s been pretty calm and level-headed about things.