Author Archives: Barry Tikkanen

Cheddar Bacon Hashbrowns

I made a new casserole that rocks! Ingredients 12 Slices Chopped Cooked Bacon 12 ounces Shredded Cheddar 1 medium Onion Diced 2 cloves Garlic Salt and Pepper to taste 32 ounces Frozen Shredded Hash Browns Preheat oven to 375° F … Continue reading

I’m the man who’s going to burn your house down! With the lemons!

When I first saw the “Warning: Will Burn Your House Down” sign by Thingiverse user EverydayInventors, I immediately thought of the rant by the character Cave Johnson, President of Aperture Science, from Portal 2. So I put this sign on … Continue reading

My Career

Network & Systems Administrator Enterprising, motivated and dedicated IT professional with 20 years successful experience implementing hardware and software design, installation, administration and configuration. Proven analytic and problem-solving skills with a keen ability to assess needs, define requirements, develop value-added … Continue reading

Get Critical Thinking on PBS

Double Reblog: Help a skeptical TV show get made Regular readers* may remember that a couple of years ago I was involved in a pilot for a skeptical investigation TV pilot called “The Skeptologists”. The other cast members were Michael … Continue reading

Alpha to Omega – A Universal Timeline

Download PDF Age of the known universe 13,700,000,000 years ago http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/age.html The age of the universe can be estimated through several methods such as, cosmological models, age of the chemical elements, the oldest star clusters, and the oldest white dwarf … Continue reading