One of my stories that I would like to work on again, but was lost in a computer upgrade, had a cyberpunk plot about a character that dealt in stolen data. The MacGuffin of the story was a data brick the size of a bar of soap. In my story, this solid state storage device […]
Wanderings
Resources for Science Fiction: Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction. – Ray Bradbury
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Monetizing Your Web Site – Affiliate Programs
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Affiliate Programs for Writers and Publishers Affiliate programs are different from pay-per-click advertising. When I started using affiliate links several years ago, I made a little money by pointing people to Amazon. Amazon drops a web cookie when someone clicks on the link. If that person bought anything while the cookie was active, a period […]
Static Movement Online
Sunday, March 25, 2007
I just heard from Chris Bartholomew, the publisher of StaticMovementOnline.com, that due to some personal upheavals, she will not be working on the zine for a while. When Static Mo started, I gave her some web space on one of my servers to host it, so I have been watching her work on the site. […]
Climate Change Myths
Saturday, March 24, 2007
J Erwine blogged the MySpace version of this. Since I am blocked from MySpace at work, as are many others, I thought that I would blog the main site. Met Office: Climate change myths: “Recent coverage has questioned the influence of humans on the climate. While the arguments used might have been regarded as genuine […]
Objet Volant Non Identifie
Saturday, March 24, 2007
“Objet Volant Non Identifie” are the French words for UFO. Is it me or does the French language always make for a better short story title? I’ve added this to my idea list.I found this on an article about French UFO records. France has opened up their UFO files to the public to shut up […]
Pre-Demolition Sales
Friday, March 23, 2007
I forget where I found this page. It is a company that tears down houses, but sells the house first. You go with a truck and a crowbar and settle on a price. Just about everything in the house, attached or not, is for sale. They sell the doors, windows, the front walk, the picket […]
Lighten Up!
Friday, March 23, 2007
The last few posts were way too heavy, so here’s a change in pace. I just finished Robert B. Parker’s book Small Vices on tape. I like the Spenser novels, but I really liked this one. I buy these for my Mom, who loves mystery novels. Since her cataract operation she has gotten hooked on […]
Fun with Global Warming
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Jim Shannon has been making some interesting arguments in the comments to a post that I did a little earlier. I thought that I would bring it up to the top with another post so Jim, J, and I could continue the debate. The chart below is a longer scale chart that shows a natural […]