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March 8, 2015
‘The Spark’ video trailer
I’m sitting at my desk, enjoying a morning of perfect autumn weather – clear, sunny but crisp, and with no [great] danger of bushfire. It’s probably a little early to declare that fire season is over for another year, but I really think it may be. :) To celebrate, I’m going to share a video […]
March 7, 2015
Technology, and the shape of life to come
I just hit the science fiction/nerd jackpot at the medium.com. The following link will take you to a long, but incredibly interesting article on the ten most important emerging technologies of 2015. [I did say this was for nerds didn’t it?] [ https://medium.com/world-economic-for... ] The article covers a range of fascinating topics including 3D and […]
March 6, 2015
#PublishingFoul – Scammy Publishers beware!
Back when I first stuck a toe into the stormy waters of Indie publishing, Indies Unlimited saved me from the ‘sharks’ just waiting below the surface. Now, Indies Unlimited is mounting a month long campaign to warn newbie authors of the dangers, and to provide options to those who have already been bitten. Indie heavy-weights […]
March 5, 2015
Whales and dolphins playing together
I started the morning with a very cute cat video here, and went on to watch the following extraordinary video clip : It’s very short, but raises all sorts of questions, such as, if the two biggest water based mammals can play with each other then what sort of communication must take place to allow […]
March 4, 2015
‘Real’ Virtual Reality one step closer
As the pace of writing Innerscape accelerates, I’m finding echoes all over the place, and today was no exception. I found the following excerpt in a Venturebeat article – one of my favourite tech news sources : “The VR experience��is set in the Lord of the Rings universe, with viewers taking on the role of […]
March 1, 2015
Soft selling in the digital age
If you get the chance, please hop over to Indies Unlimited to read my article on ‘soft’ selling in the digital age. My thoughts on this stem from how I like to be treated as a reader, so I’d be really interested in knowing how other readers [and writers!] feel about it. You can find […]
February 28, 2015
Melbourne, multi-culturalism and Ecca Vandal
My post this Sunday was requested by the Offspring. She has just discovered Ecca Vandal and asked me to promote this young, Melbourne artist. I was a little leery at first – I’ve never been able to ‘sell’ anything I didn’t believe in myself. However after watching this video clip, I’m well and truly a […]
February 27, 2015
Leonard Nimoy – Live Long and Prosper – 1931 to 2015
More than any rockstar or rockband of the 60’s, this man and his alter-ego – Mr Spock – epitomized my teenage years. Would I be writing sci-fi now if not for him? Back in those days, Star Trek was ground-breaking because it let you see concepts hitherto restricted to books, and your imagination. And pictures […]
February 26, 2015
The nothing box …or the way men think?
Okay, I have no idea if the guy in this video is the funniest ‘lecturer’ in the world, or a comedian with a genuine message, but he is hilariously funny! A huge vote of thanks to David Prosser for sending me this video clip. David is either a man with a great sense of humour, […]
February 23, 2015
To comma or not to comma?
I’ve just been editing some work I set for my English student, and it suddenly hit me – I’d been using American English instead of Australian English. :( Now you may think there’s no difference between the two but, I’m here to tell you, there is! And the previous sentence illustrates some of the differences. […]
