Shattered Worlds
Although my love of writing covers both Sci-Fi and Fantasy I want to create a universe in which to write all of my Sci-Fi stories. I have started planning the races and the worlds and some of the history. I will update some of it here and hopefully some of the stories. I have called…
British Fantasy Society – Writing Retreat
Each year the BFS holds a writing retreat at Gladstones Library and as it’s for a limited number you have to apply and then names are drawn out of a hat. I applied for last year’s retreat but did not manage to get a place. When I applied for this year I was so glad…
14th June 2017 – Friends, TV show and real life
Friends is one of my favourite shows of all time, when it was first out in the UK I accidentally flicked to the channel it was on about 30 seconds into the show. I was hooked from there. Occasionally I will have friend that will say its only ok… deluded people, the fact that it…
In the US ISPs now have immunity from the “Wiretap Act”
The following information comes from the You Tube tech show Threat Wire, from the same people that bring you HAk5 a tech show. It seems the government in the US has issued “2511” letters to ISPs that basically gives then immunity for charges under the “wiretap act” As long as these companies are participating in…
Fantasycon 2024
All checked in and in my room for the weekend. I am looking forward to the panels and books. I will be doing a proper post with some more info but just thought I would share this one, went to the lift and noticed above the toilet doors, that there were… toilets 🙂 Off to…
20th June 2017 – Writers Workout – Pound it out
“Whatever you say, say it with conviction” -Mark Twain It’s ok for your first draft to be crappy, I think I have taken this particular advice to heart… allot of my first drafts are terrible. But using the ethos of NaNoWriMo I use the first draft as just a way to get the story on…
This Guy Needed Just 28.80 Seconds to Solve a Rubik’s Cube. While Blindfolded. [Video]
This is amazing, he must have a photographic memory 🙂 This Guy Needed Just 28.80 Seconds to Solve a Rubik’s Cube. While Blindfolded. [Video] – http://pulse.me/s/6q8wW
“Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
While looking for something to write for the blog tonight I found a news article on the Register site, I was very happy 🙂 It seems they are bringing back the IT crowd back for one last episode, the show ran for 4 seasons from 06-10 and focused on the IT dept of a large…