Category Archives: Blogs and the Web

Future Productivity Video

Posted on November 6, 2011 by EDC

I saw this video (click the pic below) the other day, envisioning what our technological future might look like in the next decade or so.  I’m looking forward to our various gadgets easily interacting with one another, but I wonder … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Syfy Original Movie

Posted on October 29, 2011 by EDC

This one from Graph Jam is so very, very true…

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Photos of Lunar Landing Sites

Posted on October 27, 2011 by EDC

Some recently released photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera may finally, hopefully, but doubtfully put to rest some of the lingering conspiracy theories that the moon landings were faked. Most people take our landings as fact, but if you type in … Continue reading →

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Lio’s Halloween Costume Choices

Posted on October 25, 2011 by EDC

Gotta love these… Lio by Mark Tatulli

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Dreaming Up Space Missions

Posted on October 23, 2011 by EDC

Recently, DARPA, the U.S. military’s research agency, announced a contest awarding $500,000 to the group who provides the best proposal for the 100-Year Starship Study. The goal of the study is to map out what an interstellar mission will look … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Facts

Posted on September 15, 2011 by EDC

Well, how about this… right after seeing a fact sheet on Firefly, I came across this one for Star Trek over at Graph Jam…  The line about the glue is hilarious! What’s your favorite fact?  EDC

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Marketing Fiction

Posted on September 13, 2011 by EDC

I run into people all the time who want to write a novel, kind of like this recent Doonesbury cartoon… Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau The ironic thing is that the vast majority of books published every year are non-fiction. The … Continue reading →

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FireFly Facts

Posted on September 11, 2011 by EDC

Saw this recently on Cool Infographics… a trivia page on one of my all time favorite TV shows, Firefly.  If you’ve never seen this masterpiece, you owe it to yourself to queue up or pick up this sci-fi western and then … Continue reading →

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Failure

Posted on September 9, 2011 by EDC

Everyone takes pride in their work, but I think a creative person can take it a step further. There is something about being creative that is intensely personal. It’s not just a song or a painting or a novel, it’s … Continue reading →

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NASA Science Fiction

Posted on September 5, 2011 by EDC

Wired recently reported that NASA has entered into an agreement with Tor publishing to create a line of science fiction books inspired by NASA.  The goal, supposedly, is to encourage new generations to aspire to hard science careers. Says Nona Cheeks, the director … Continue reading →

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