The DIY Writer Manifesto
You’ve done good with your life. You’ve got a job, a house, a car, kids. Things are proceeding pretty well. But it’s the same process every day, week, month, year. Something …
What do Starship Troopers and Delivering Happiness Have in Common?
Seems like nothing, right? I mean, what could a 1958 military science fiction classic have to do with a 2010 corporate memoir? Yet when I read Tony Hsieh’s examination of …
How To Quit Something Without Quitting It
Quit. It’s short, heavy word, isn’t it? A sharp word for a sharp thing. Sever your ties with a Big Thing in your life. A job. A mortgage. Give up. Walk away. Run. …
Why Cryptum Is The First Halo Novel I’m Glad To Have Read
I came to the Halo novels at the tail-end of my interest in tie-in fiction. I hadn’t picked up a Star Trek book in years and the last Star Wars book I …
GTRF! Episode 2: Slamdance (Part 2 of 2)
Three weeks early comes the second episode of Get Talking, Rob Farquhar! Did you really think I’d leave you hanging on the edge of that cliff for so long? Listen …
Geekly Analysis: September 22nd – 28th, 2011
The latest Geek on Three Bucks a Week hits Punch On Australia! In a surprise twist, some classic old games come back to haunt my wallet and I fiddle with …
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
As broadcast on various social networks last night and this morning, The Cairns Post has run my review of Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 on page …
GTRF! Episode 1: Slamdance (Part 1 of 2)
Ladies and gentlemen, if I can beg your indulgence for half an hour, I’d like to try a little experiment: The first (and hopefully not last) episode of Get Talking, …
Geekly Analysis: September 15th-21st, 2011
The Geek on Three Bucks A Week’s latest Geekly Analysis is up at Punch On Australia! In it, I once again evaluate spending options at $18.00, discover how to win at Halo: Reach without …
The Minty Taste of Confidence
This may surprise you, but for the longest time I’ve had a deep resistance to being seen as an expert with technology. Sure, I loves me some sci-fi. Yes, I …