Author Archives: sbrandt

By Your Command

Posted on December 8, 2011 by sbrandt

Just a few weeks back I was in Seattle for Supercomputing 11 and I got to see the Battlestar Galactica display at the EMP museum. There were a lot of cool things there, Saul’s eye patch, an electronically administered ethics … Continue reading →

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X-COM: Terror From The Deep

Posted on December 5, 2011 by sbrandt

The attached video is about a game I used to play back in 1995. Does anyone out there remember it? It was called X-COM: Terror From the Deep. X-COM: TFTD. I used embedded SWF to create the movie, so you … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Novelist, You Won

Posted on November 29, 2011 by sbrandt

Today I roared past the finish line of Nanowrimo, clocking in at 50,791 words with one day to spare. My novel, “The Turquoise Bones,” will not be complete until another 30K or so words are added, then edited. Still, it … Continue reading →

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Writing Progress for Turquoise Bones

Posted on November 25, 2011 by sbrandt

I just finished writing a scene I was particularly proud of and came out to the dining room and announced, “The secrets of the Whisper Stone have been revealed!” My wife said, “That’s great. Until now, I didn’t know there … Continue reading →

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3D Display for the IPad

Posted on October 30, 2011 by sbrandt

The amazing part about this is that it’s just a cylindrical piece of aluminum.

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Finding The Story

Posted on October 14, 2011 by sbrandt

Writing is a tough process. I sit down try to write out a rough plan of the story, then start writing scenes. Frequently my ideas for scenes don’t work, or when I figure out a way to make them work … Continue reading →

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Running Advice from a Squeaky Shoe

Posted on September 21, 2011 by sbrandt

I’m probably the last person on earth who should be giving running advice. After all, I’m slow. When I was in cross country back in high school, I was always dead last. When I crossed the finish line, the other … Continue reading →

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Gold Rolled Lung Cancer Vaccine

Posted on September 9, 2011 by sbrandt

Cuba, country famous for its cigars is now providing the first vaccine against lung cancer. The vaccine does not cure or prevent the disease, but it makes the disease more manageable in stages 3 to 4. See Next Big Future … Continue reading →

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Overhydrating

Posted on September 6, 2011 by sbrandt

Did you know that drinking too much is a problem for runners? And no, I don’t mean alcohol, I mean water. Apparently, drinking too much while running can result in abnormally low sodium levels.

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Dune is More Likely to Exist than Earth

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sbrandt

The famous desert planet Arrakis is, according to recent computer simulations, a more likely type of planet to harbor life than Earth. In fact, “land worlds” (worlds with no oceans) have a habitable zone that is three times larger than … Continue reading →

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