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- When it's time to leave
- "How can I tell if it's time to move on to another job or organization?" I hear this question a great deal. More at this time, the start, of the year. It doesn't seem to be limited to bosses either - I hear the same question...
- Tags: Job, Sarcasm, Fantasy, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John McKee
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- Video: Spacefighter knights vs. cybernetic dragons
- From the animator who asked "What if World War II was fought by giant robots?" comes the slightly weirder question, "What if spacefaring fighter-jock knights hunted giant mechanoid dragons?" CGI maestro Marco Spitoni brings us The Hunt, which takes a decided space opera twist on the old fantasy yarn of...
- Tags: Fantasy, Video, CGI, Robots, Corporate Communications, Scripting Languages, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Ray Bradbury: How sci-fi is different from fantasy
- Ray Bradbury, quoted by SFSignal: Science-fiction is the law-abiding citizen of imaginative literature, obeying the rules, be they physical, social, or psychological, keeping regular hours, eating punctual meals; predictable, certain, sure. Fantasy, on the other hand, is criminal. Each fantasy assaults and breaks a particular law;...
- Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Construction, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- Ray Bradbury: How sci-fi is different from fantasy
- Science fiction walks you down main streetFantasy flies you over it.
- Tags: NickNielsen, fantasy
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- The Harry Potter withdrawal recovery program
- Dark Materials trilogyBrilliant reading for young adultsDiskworld PratchettSomewhat accessible for kids but, like Swift, biting sarcasm and satire for adults.Fantasy - Young AdultTerry Pratchett's "Tiffany Aching" series for early teens is a great follow-up to HP. It's the story of an apprentice witch.Wee Free MenHat Full of SkyWintersmithSF -...
- Tags: AndyB-UK, Mote, fantasy, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Has TV animation gone too far?
- Tags: Fantasy, Futurism, Geekend, Television
- Blog posts 2007-02-25
- Fantasy Sports - Allowed at Work?
- Curious to see if this is an issue on work time and whether or not it is prohibited.short answer: yesFantasy sports sites are blocked by my organizations internet usage policy. Also blocked that is unusual is shopping. That was added to limit liability for identity theft issues.
- Tags: renee@..., blockeD
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- The ultimate science fiction book meme
- Once again, SFSignal has content so good I simply must steal it: A comprehensive SF book meme. Below are my answers. Feel free to copy and paste your own responses in the comments thread, or in your own blog space just be sure to give SFSignal attribution.Science Fiction, Fantasy or...
- Tags: Author, Fantasy, Books-A-Million, Asimov, Dozois, Ender, Blogging, Games, Storage, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
- The ultimate science fiction book meme
- Great answersGreat answers. I love seeing the various points of view people bring to this meme. Just the "Top X" questions alone are helpful in that point me to stuff I might not have heard of before - in this case Mad Scientists Club . Thanks for...
- Tags: John D., off-topic, fantasy, Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-02-16
- How would you setup an embassy in Iran?
- If we assume that Iran must be reigned in to prevent them from causing more threat to the regional stability; what steps would you recommend to setup an embassy in Iran and increase diplomatic efforts?Here is a website listing various US embassies in the World: http://usembassy.state.gov/
- Tags: diplomacy, fantasy, off-topic, onbliss
- Discussion threads 2007-02-15
- How would you attack Iran's nuclear facilities?
- If we assume that Iran's nuclear facilities must be attacked and damaged/destroyed to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons which facilities should be struck and what weapons would you recommend?Here is an article to get you started. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_IranStep 1: I wouldn't post my sneak-attack plans on the Internet!:pAttack...
- Tags: sn53
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- One man's definition of science fiction
- Author S. Andrew Swann has posited a discrete definition of science fiction as opposed to other genre work, like fantasy, superheroes and horror found via SFSignal: "SF is SF because the author consciously or instinctively believes that the universe runs by predictable and knowable laws. In addition, the author's world,...
- Tags: Star Wars, Author, Fantasy, Science Fiction, SF, Author S. Andrew Swann, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
- One man's definition of science fiction
- One Mans Science fiction is another's fantasyOn that basis alternative history can't be science fiction.Describe the scientific rationale for choosing the event that meant Dixie was victorious.I've enjoyed a few books on this basis, but I treated them as fantasy, because I cannot suspend my disbelief to accept the psuedo...
- Tags: fiction, science fiction, Tony Hopkinson, sci-fi, off-topic, sf, fantasy, FTL
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2006
- It's that time of year again, when "best of" lists start making the rounds. For your geekish pleasure, I have three such collections, all found via SFSignal. First up, Jonathan Strahan, editor of The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year, has posted the Table of Contents to Volume...
- Tags: Fantasy, Amazon.com Inc., Wiki, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- Geek Trivia: Science-fiction double feature
- Who are the only four writers to have two books win both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science-fiction/fantasy novel? If the Hugo Award is the science-fiction and fantasy equivalent of the Oscar, then the Nebula Award is geekdom's Emmy. Together, these two prestigious paperweights single...
- Tags: Nebula, Jay Garmon, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, novel, science fiction, fantasy, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Hugo, Scott Card, Clarke, Games, Corporate Communications, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Marketing, Career
- Technical articles 2006-10-03
- Finished 'Xenocide', 'Clarke County Space', and 'Sir Apropos of Nothing'
- Four months ago, I bragged about a great sci-fi fantasy haul from the local used book store. Last week, I finally polished off the last of these books, Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. That puts me at about a book-per-month average, having read The Mote in God's Eye, Sir Apropos...
- Tags: Game, Fantasy, Novel, Xenocide, Peter David, Games, Government, Personal Technology, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-06-04
- Photos: A fantasy nightclub
- Start-up Doppelganger has launched a virtual nightclub called The Lounge.
- Tags: fantasy, photograph, Start-up Doppelganger
- Image galleries 2006-05-14
- Fantasy role-playing online scores a D&D
- Real geekophiles will appreciate this News.com story: "'Dungeons & Dragons' goes virtual." According to the article, more than 4,600,000 people still play this paper-based role-playing game in the United States alone. Turbine Games is taking advantage of D&D's popularity by creating an online alternative called "Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach," which will be released early next year. ...
- Tags: Dice, Fantasy, Photograph, D&D, Turbine Games, Games, Personal Technology, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2005-11-14
- Finally writing again
- I finally started writing again last night, after the long, painful fallout from my infamous Asimov's magazine rejection letter. Strangely, this story is based on a bolt of inspiration I got last Friday while gearing up for the local sci-fi con. It's nothing to do with any...
- Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-08-17
- Dawgs Lotto Quick Pick 2.0 (Windows)
- This quick pick software uses reverse thinking and is the only lottery software available using this metho. Using our quick pick program will dramatically increase you odds of winning. By giving you total control of the filters used in picking your Florida lotto / lottery and fantasy 5 tickets. Think...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Fantasy, Florida, Dawgsoftware, Games, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Management
- Software downloads 2008-11-01
