In some ways, humans have always lived in perilous times. In the past, life spans were shorter because poor nutrition and disease killed ma...

This post on Tor's website about J.R.R. Tolkien  and how he developed Éowyn of Rohan   as a character made me think about how technolo...

As someone who was born smack in the middle of the 20th century, I know first hand that the pace of change has accelerated. When I compare ...

I was browsing the web the other day, when I saw a set of photos  of events in history. Image #17 is of John Quincy Adams , the sixth presid...

I have been a daily user of Google Reader for the past few years. It's been great! I have a whole list of 20 or so blogs I follow, and I...

I''m trying to decide if this new invention is incredibly clever or incredibly useless. Check out this trashcan that catches your tr...

Well, this is turning into a bad habit! Just like my last post, this post is all about someone else's recent blog post. In this case, it...

The future has always been now, in the sense that time never stands still. Once someone gets an idea for a better way to do something—and st...

One thing you come to understand over time is, you're basically turning into your parents. I used to get “letters” from my mother that w...

I find it interesting that this newest Mars rover is getting so much more press than the previous ones did.  I suppose  Curiosity  is inher...

A friend posted a link to this  Huffington Post article on a Japanese virtual pop star named Hatsune Miku. If you watch the video, you'...

I have been struggling with a problem unique to digital publishing. In print publishing, you have more control over the appearance of the pa...