Author Archives: J. C. Conway

The Top 50 Sites for Indie and Self-Published Authors

Originally posted on Jens Thoughts:
I stumbled across this fantastic resource and wanted to share with you. I’d love to hear any feedback. ? # URL Category 1 KBoards – Writers’ Cafe ALL 2 The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing Self-Publishing 3 Amazon KDP…

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The Science Fiction of David Bowie

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Originally posted on Dave's Corner of the Universe:
? ? ? ? Anyone who has a Facebook account knows that David Bowie died last week. In fact I’d never seen such huge outpouring on Facebook for the death of…

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The Best and Worst Book

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Originally posted on My Thoughtful Spot:
November 9 2015 Moon is a Harsh Mistress is my favorite all time book. For starters Heinlein is a wonderful science fiction story teller. I love the idea of living on the moon. Then…

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From Keck: “Solved! 40 Year-old Mystery on the Size of Shadowy Galaxies”

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Originally posted on sciencesprings:
. Keck, with Subaru and IRTF (NASA Infrared Telescope Facility). Vadim Kurland Keck Observatory January 5, 2016 Steve Jefferson Communication Officer W. M. Keck Observatory sjefferson@keck.hawaii.edu SCIENCE Jeff Cooke Swinburne University jcooke@astro.swin.edu.au John O’Meara St. Michael’s…

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Millions Weep a Fountain, Just in Case of Sunrise

Opinions may vary, and rightly so, given the breadth, volume and depth of David Bowie’s work and creativity, but I have always personally considered the song Aladdin Sane to be his masterpiece. I’m partial, perhaps, being a piano player, and … Continue reading

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Sam Loyd Puzzles are Infuriatingly Fantastic!

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Originally posted on Chess Musings:
It took me exactly 16:22 to solve this seemingly simple chess problem! ? White to move and mate in three by Sam Loyd, 1868.? ??

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The Search for Intelligence is Also the Search for Knowledge

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We’re finding planets left and right. But so far, nobody interesting to talk to. Still, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (“SETI”) continues. I see SETI’s fundamental outlook as something like this: “With all that space out there, there must be … Continue reading

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Apex Publications Seeks Submissions for Two Intriguing Anthologies

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  Attention published and aspiring writers: Apex Publications has two anthologies planned for 2016 that are currently need submissions: Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling edited by Jaym Gates and Monica Valentinelli (submission period closing December 31, 2015; Submission Guidelines … Continue reading

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Kindle Anthology Another Wrong World–and other offbeat tales

Another Wrong World: and other off beat tales is a collection of very short stories published in various magazines. From asteroid bars to a child’s front yard, from a paranoid city elf to the a veteran star pilot, nothing can … Continue reading

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On Certainty, Assumptions, and Carbon Dating

Carbon dating is used to deduce the age of organic material–i.e., formerly living thing. The technique hinges on Carbon 14, a radioactive isotope of Carbon that decays at a steady rate. Organisms capture a certain amount of Carbon 14 from … Continue reading

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