John Pavlus

This place needs an overhaul

Me — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:06:12 +0000

I haven’t posted here in a while because I’ve been busy as hayell starting a company, launching two series, and doing work for the New York Times Magazine and the science journal Nature.

When I come up for air, I will make this place pretty again. Promise.

The Monitor #14

Me — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:05:51 +0000

The Monitor hath returned from its summer hiatus with a vengeance. And explosions. And Michael Bay.

Yes, we used Michael Bay as a launchpad for science news. Watch the awesomeness in the righthand column.

if this post had been written by anyone but Denton, he’d have canned their ass

Me — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:37 +0000

It’s lovely what you can get away with when you own the joint. Like write posts whose voice (somewhat formal, snark-free) and content (eggheadish) is pretty much as mismatched to the rest of the site as humanly possible.

(Not that I mind seeing clear-headed science content on one of the internet’s most-read blogs. Hell, I’d rather read it there than here.)

huh, I didn’t know she had any

Me — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:24:27 +0000

My show “The Monitor” is hiring

Me — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:01:04 +0000

Hey, all 13.5 people who read my blog… the weekly science-news show I produce, “The Monitor,” is losing its multitalented screencasting/mograph genius. I’ll miss ya, Mike.

So I need to hire someone to fill his shoes. (And just so we’re clear, by “hire” I mean “pay.”) My new ninja has to have mad editing skills, know video formats inside and out, be able to create, execute and assemble simple motion-graphics effects, and have at least a passing familiarity with the phenomenon of screencasting.

Interested? Know someone who might be? Get in touch ASAP.

Iceland: most incredible place ever

Me — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:17:59 +0000

Yup, I know I’m only the jillionth person to say that, but it’s kind of hard not to once you’ve seen it with your own eyes.

Here’s a photo set.

going off the grid

Me — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:05:42 +0000

Tonight me and the lady are taking off for a ten-day vacation in Iceland and Paris. I’m bringing my iPod for airplane viewing, but other than that it will be a totally computer/internet-free stretch.

Pics and stuff when we get back…

an actually great use for Twitter

Me — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:45 +0000

Beautiful. This is one of my best friends from high school.

“Don’t try to be original. Just try to be good.”

Me — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:24:11 +0000

– Paul Rand.

I’m about to co-found an online/video consulting/development/production business and this could be our motto/mission statement.

(Another contender: “don’t use so many g*damn backslashes”)

The internet is to human interaction as Pringles are to potatoes.

Me — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:41:01 +0000

Well put, Wired.com’s-resident-curmudgeon.