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This blog is about technology, the future, and science fiction. Some posts are about our world's current tech. Others will focus on what could be. I'll post some stories of the future to muse about how strange things could really get if humans ever make it to the stars.
Or, how much they might stay the same.
STATUS OF THE MS: Nearly done! I have taken the lessons from workshopping it, and from reading some other seminal works of Sci-Fi to squeeze out all but the tension, conflict, excitement and, I hope, satisfaction of characters who struggle and only just overcome their challenges and themselves.
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Software patents, IP Seizure and the new Middle Ages (Software Patents part 1)
Imagine living in an age where the development of technology is so slow that you could wake up after a century-long sleep and find nothing significantly changed. This is conceivable in one of two eras: Earth during the Middle Ages, … Continue reading
Software Patents, or, How to Make a Hamburger (Software Patents part 2)
I used to be a burger chef a long time ago. We made big, glorious burgers, works of art. We also assembled beef sandwiches, grilled chicken breasts, patty melts, and short ribs. Lots of fries & salads too. I worked … Continue reading
We can’t even make the same car for Europe and the US, how will we colonize space?
There was a great podcast recently on Planet Money (Episode 533) about how we can’t buy the same car in Europe and in the U.S. because all the regulations are different. How smooth the exterior is, what color are the … Continue reading
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