I am now curious. Does anyone else experience this?

Back in the olden days, I remember LED clocks would light up solidly. I could turn my head quickly, or even just swivel my eyes, and the solid bars of the 7-segment display would stretch out into lightsabery lines.…

I’m rounding up more Geeks for my reading list, and that means an other giveaway.

The prize this time is a LifeTrack Brite R450 Smartwatch. This is a really cool piece of hardware.

It tracks your light exposure, both “need more” in mornings and “need less” at night.…

Interview with Daniel Bensen on his podcast, Kingdoms of Evil. Check it out. (and don’t miss some interesting comments on Daniel’s page)…

October 13th is Ada Lovelace Day, and to honor the occasion, I bring you this interview with James Essinger, author of the biography Ada’s Algorithm: How Lord Byron’s Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age, which I recommend every #TeamAda fan should read.…

My newest giveaway is a Rasperry Pi complete starter kit, including wi-fi and the works. Sign up now.

In effect, I’m giving away an Analytical Engine.

In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program, for a non-electronic computer called the Analytical Engine.…

Readers have been asking for writing advice, so today I have a guest posting from the amazing Jake Kerr. I’ll put links at the end to his new book on revising. I just finished it, and it’s fantastic. Take it away, Jake…

One afternoon twenty years ago I was driving through Los Angeles listening to the late George Carlin being interviewed on a radio station.…