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Author Archives: Rick Novy
Charismatic Scientists
I have been thinking about science education lately. Not the kind you get in school. Rather, the education that comes from watching charismatic men (for some reason it seems to always be men) of science on the television. When I was growing up, we had Carl Sagan, we had Phillip… Continue reading
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Climate Change – Initial Comments
Last week, I began a class on climate change through Coursera. If you aren’t familiar with Coursera, you owe it to yourself to check it out. Hundreds of absolutely free classes from major universities. In some cases, you can even pay a fee and get college credit for the class…. Continue reading
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Catch Up Post
I’m Ba-a-a-ack I can’t believe it’s been almost two months since I last posted on the blog. It happens; people get busy. Still, it’s not ideal as not posting has a negative impact on page rank and other SEO-related metrics. Plus, it makes people who wander by question whether I’m… Continue reading
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Here We Go Again – SB 1062 / HB 2153
Here we go again. The Arizona Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to pass a “religious freedom” bill making legal discrimination against doing business with anyone who doesn’t comply with a person’s religion. This was in response to a lawsuit filed in New Mexico over a wedding photographer who… Continue reading
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My 2 Cents Worth
I had not intended to write this post today, but I got wind of a blog post by Mary Robinette Kowal via a blog post by John Scalzi, which I learned about through a twitter post from yet another party. This isn’t about Mary, but the topic she shines a… Continue reading
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Monday Status Report – 2/10/14
After about 10 days of stagnation,I made some small progress on the edits for A Darkling Nine. As my self-imposed deadline is fast approaching, I expect progress will ramp up significantly this week. The big news for this status report is that I finally sold the print rights for a… Continue reading
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My Impression of Grace Under Pressure
I’ve been going through the entire catalog of Rush’s studio albums to hear how the band evolved and then I give my impression of each album. Today, Grace Under Pressure. Grace Under Pressure Rush moved in a new direction in their previous album, Signals. In Grace Under Pressure, they refined… Continue reading
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Self-Editing is Hard
Yesterday, I posted about writing being hard. Today, let’s discuss the concept that Self-Editing is hard. When you write, it’s an attempt to take a concept from inside your head and communicate it to other people. Some writing fails because the complete thought doesn’t make it to the page. Other… Continue reading
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Writing is Hard
Writing is hard, make no doubt about it. The writer’s life seems glamorous on the outside looking in. Well, it may very well be just that for writers like James Patterson. For the rest of us, it’s a slog. I worked as an engineer for 20 years, a job I… Continue reading