Recently, Steve penned his notes on why the old ways of scifi are best. And colleague and friend aside, I’m going to have to disagree with him on this one. And, as a scifi writer myself (book’s coming soon to … Continue reading
I speculated some time ago that though we needed to have more inspiring science fiction, and that we may have had some kind of “imagination gap,” that we also had to ask what the best form is to deliver it … Continue reading
A lot of us have, are, or want to work in gaming. Which is great, even if the industry is insanely confusing (enough for me to have ranted about it for quite some time). Gaming is a legitimate form of … Continue reading
There’s no doubt we live in a consumer culture in America, and a good part of the Western (and Eastern) world. There’s plenty of things made, plenty to buy, and we do so beyond our basic needs. Obviously, not everyone … Continue reading
Back on April 26th I did a post on how there’s a kind of SF Gap. My theory can be roughly summarized as: A lot of our SF dreams and ideas have come true (often in consumer electronics). It’s all … Continue reading
Well, OK, Chick-Fil-A is having some medieval-themed “Date Knight” event. This event encourages sons to take their mothers out to Chick-Fil-A. It appears to be something to encourage family bonding via a kind of knights-and-damsels themed event. OK, so look … Continue reading
I was talking with a friend who’s a fellow Silicon Valley resident and professional about the various devices and gizmos we’d seen – and that frankly we weren’t sure about what the holidays would bring. Nothing enthused me, the gaming … Continue reading
Scott Pilgrim, The Big Bang Theory, “non-geeky” TV shows at conventions – geek has gone mainstream. So, do we celebrate our arrival at the cool kid party? Or bemoan the fact that we appear to be losing our special “underground” … Continue reading
Kevin Ashton worked some internet Necromancy to create Santiago Swallow. Generated names, photoshopped face, Twitter followers, etc. All for no one. So a few questions for you: How many other people have done this – and how many did it … Continue reading
We all like to think geeks are a tolerant lot who like to help each other out, but there are instances of snootiness or people getting territorial over “their” subject. You’ve probably witnessed this in some capacity. Maybe you’ve experienced … Continue reading