Monthly Archives: October 2014

Is this the day the world changed?

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

Last week we science fiction geeks got news that made our day. Skunk Works, an autonomous research division of aircraft giant Lockheed-Martin, announced they were hot on the trail of practical hydrogen fusion power. They said a working model in … Continue reading →

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What Nobody Considers

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

Arguing is one of the great pleasures of my life, one which unfortunately I don’t get to enjoy much. Nobody wants to argue much these days. “Huh? Haven’t you heard of Facebook?” I hear from a thousand incredulous voices. Well … Continue reading →

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Ebola

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

The first ebola cases have been found in the U.S. but the government is assuring us there is no reason to panic, about a disease with a greater than 70 percent mortality rate. We’d better not panic, this is a … Continue reading →

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