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SIMPOC 1 The Thinking Computer – Soon to be released on Audible, Itunes & Amazon

SIMPOC The Thinking Computer I’m excited to announce that SIMPOC The Thinking Computer should be released in the next couple of days. This is the first book in the SIMPOC series to be available as an audible recording. It will be available through Amazon, iTunes and Audible. Please check it out. Also, to celebrate its […]

SIMPOC 1 Audible version in-work. Release in Sept.

Exciting news, we’ve started production an audio version of SIMPOC – The thinking computer (Bk1) and SIMPOC – Human Remnants (Bk2). Bk1 should be available on Audible, Apple ITunes and Amazon in September. If you’re a reader, then you are a listener. Listening to your favorite story on any of your devices is a great way […]

Here comes the next round of the space race, with China?

http://bit.ly/1RJB0u9 If any of you haven’t noticed, I don’t think we have to worry about Russia causing problems in space, nor do we have to be concerned with Europe. However, be forewarned, within 10 years China will be giving us fits. This article does a good job of covering their current activities and the fact […]

Is it Science Fiction or Fantasy?

I’m a SciFi author so I’m a little partial to the genre, but I’m a little curious why Science Fiction and Fantasy are grouped together so often. Within Amazon, they’re bundled together until you get to the lowest level of the selection tree. Within most other sites, they are placed together more often than not. I guess […]

Can Congress Change Science?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/art... Congress passed the NASA appropriations bill and through the budgeting process, they are attempting to change science. I noticed that the budget line item the Republican House axed was for Earth Science Research Program. The bill reduces funding by 5.7%. For those of you who don’t know what the Earth Science Research Program is, […]

Pancomputationalism

Pancomputationalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_... http://www.space.com/29477-did-inform... For any of you that don’t understand this SIMPLE concept, I’ve included two interesting sources. To be honest, I don’t understand them and I’m the first to ask for help. From what I can figure out the debate deals with quantum mechanics, the universe and if we are living in a giant […]

Only a few days left to get discounted SCIFI books.

All of my SCIFI books stay on sale through Amazon until 6/4. Check them out. I like alternate heroes and heroines. My SCIFI is without the ‘big bomb’ solving everything, they are a little more complex. I think you’ll enjoy them.

Do aliens laugh and tell jokes?

Personally I think Sci-fi lacks a sense of humor. Unfortunately, I share the guilt. My books generally have a little humor in them, but as a whole they are more concerned with aliens, battles, technology, politics, love, honor, hate, etc. I don’t know if a good science fiction story needs humor, although I wonder. There […]

Star Trek: Insurrection Revisited! – The story after the story.

I just watched Star Trek: Insurrection for the umpteenth time and I thought about the reality of the situation. For those of who not current on the movie, Capt Picard comes across a planet where some kind of radiation makes people younger. Of course, there is an evil Federation Admiral, who wants to displace the […]

Does Sci-Fi have too much action; or not enough?

I miss the old days of Science Fiction. They didn’t have the multimillion dollar budgets to make everything explode, mutate, evolve, implode, radiate or simply disappear. The stories were well written and after they ended, you thought for a moment. Something about the story, hit home. It tweaked something in your perspective of the world […]