Jul 21, 2017 | HPE Insights
Bruce Springsteen has his axe. Gimli has his axe. Axe Cop…well, the point is, any professional knows the value of a top-notch instrument. For computer techies such as programmers, that means using keyboards worthy of their skills. Quality will cost you—up to a...
Jul 6, 2014 | The Fast Track
As of July 9, it’s been 23 years since Mario and the bellicose King Kong clone appeared in gaming arcades and then spread to our home consoles like kudzu. Since Donkey Kong(the first Mario game) appeared, we’ve go-carted, golfed, and liberated oppressed princesses in...
Jan 1, 2007 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
It is common but rarely remarked-upon knowledge that nine of the top ten highest-grossing Hollywood movies are science fiction or fantasy (unadjusted for inflation. Adjusted for inflation, it’s six of the ten). [1] Less remarked-upon than that, and nonetheless...
Dec 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
When I attended Clarion West Writer’s Workshop in 1994, I was given two very specific pieces of writing advice from my teachers: 1) Write every day, and 2) Marry rich. Although the first piece of advice is obvious, the second addresses the hard reality, the open...
