Monthly Archive: June 2007
Rice University here in Houston announced an interesting research project and technology called “OsteoConduct: Musculo-Skeletal Conduction for Secure Data Communication“, transferring sound waves through bones. The project is has been awarded funding from Microsoft...
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5 stars: Couldn’t put it down, and it made me go look up Calabi-Yau I’ve been working hard to read a lot of the ARC’s I received at Book Expo America and have read...
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Tried really, really hard to love it, almost succeeded…maybe my expectations were too high from The Traveler Please note that the copy of this novel reviewed is an “Advanced Reading Copy” that I received...
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This months Global Intelligencer features an article I penned on Quantum Computing, constrasting its development with that of classical computing as we have known it. I am working on a much longer article, but...
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John DeNardo at SF Signal just posted a nice review of my novel, Dusk Before the Dawn. You can read it here and make sure and leave John lots of comments…he likes that a...
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An excellent example of martial arts fiction Most readers (or watchers of movies/TV) have preconceived notions about martial arts: it’s violent (UFC, Pride); it’s hokey (chop suey martial arts movies with bad sound tracks);...
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Extremely well written, scary subject matter handled like the pro she is Let me get this out of the way up front: Alice Sebold is an extraordinary author. As a fellow writer, I learn...
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Intricate descriptions, and a fast paced plot that moves the story, fills in some gaps but leaves some large questions After I read and reviewed Ms. Swainston’s first two books (The Year of Our...
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A first time novelist’s first time at the show I went to BEA (and took my wife and son) for many reasons: My first book (Dusk Before the Dawn) was up for a 2006...
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5 stars: That does it, I am officially envious of Scalzi’s talent John Scalzi won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Gee, I wonder why? While not as fantastic as his...
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