Motivation

When I think of my “writing” career and what I would like to achieve I despair. I have so many ideas and rather than take the time to get them done, I sit on this pc for hours on end and don’t seem to achieve anything. I have this blog, which sits here with a comment every month…

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Procrastination is winning

I keep reading in my writing books and magazines that I shout make an effort to write everyday. I have setup a desk downstairs so that i can write without bothering the wife when she wants to sleep. I still have not done any there yet. I really need to get my ass in gear…

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What I’m Reading

I have started to prioritise reading again in a bid to actually try and get through the massive amount of books I have. Each year I seem to buy significantly more than I read. I need to do something about that, so I have started reading a lot more. I was trying to finish what…

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Fantasy

I am planning my Sci-Fi universe and although I have come up with loads of races and ideas for stories I am still wanting to do something in fantasy. I started making some notes and when I got to the the races I wanted in the story I got stuck…. as it was fantasy I…

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US Government says no to 3D Gun Designs

In a not so surprising move the US Government has sent a latter to Defence Distributed suggesting that publishing the plans was in violation of arms control regulations. I’m not sure what they think the point is, as up to now they have been downloaded over 100,000 times, and even though the company have took…

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Google Glass banned while driving

It’s not really surprising but the government is preempting the release of Google Glass in the UK by banning people from wearing them. Not really surprising given how distracting it would be having images or anything playing across your vision while driving. I t would cause some crazy crashes sooner or later, I would have…

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Dropbox

This tip is for anyone that works on documents on different computers. I have been at Uni (part time) for 4 years in total and only the last two modules I started to use Dropbox. You sign up for an account and get free 2gb of space, if you are only using it for college/uni…

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Favorite quote

  Ocassionally I come across a good quote but my memory being what it is I often forgot. .. This one always stuck in my mind and was usually the signature on my tech posts. Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the…

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