I'm Hal, known online as Dr. Scolopendridae! I love ornithology, bioarchaeology, museum science, digital and film photography, and antiquated audio/video technology. Rockstar scientist, site developer, believer in the power of the Web. Self-identified Otaku, cool adult nerd. Comfortably autistic, Jewish t-guy living in the Southeastern U.S. My partner's site can be found here (tell him I say hi!)

Currently...

December site overhaul is underway! Please be patient as dedicated digital agents do away with outdated graphics!

I am a beautiful container; Hal is soon to write something inside of me, but he is lazy.

THIS SITE IS TAKING PART IN THE WORLDWIDE STRIKE FOR PALESTINIAN LIBERATION

In hopes that the world may, one day, be left in peace. This site is intolerant to Zionism and all other forms of bigotry; may the nation of Palestine one day prosper without fear.

Treatise on Website Making

The modern web, as it stands today, is a greatly reduced version of its earliest incarnations; devoted to adspace and datamining, the Internet known to most users is a corporate facsimile of one of the most predominant mediums of creative expression.
The Internet is not lost, though. Tucked away in furtive crevices exist sites like mine, and sites like those belonging to so many talented users and developers who call Neocities home. Making your own website is an easy, fulfilling, and creatively freeing exploit; by creating your own space within the Internet, and not following a template designated for use by corporations, you liberate yourself in some small quantity, and enrich your mind with a furthered knowledge of what it means to make something from scratch. I hope this site, and others on Neocities, might inspire you to establish your own niche on the World Wide Web. It's a tedious process, something any webmaster will reveal to you, but a process well worth the effort!