Monthly Archives: March 2010

Time Travel Movies

Posted on March 23, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. Here in no particular order are some of my favorite time travel (or time related) movies. We will come back to a few of these as we explore time. … Continue reading →

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Get Off Your Butt: Standing Workstation

Posted on March 16, 2010 by David G Shrock

Sad Stats “Most U.S. youths unfit to serve, data shows” Pentagon study reveals 35% age 18-34 physically unfit, was 6% in 1987. Obesity.org says “no state met the Healthy People 2010 objective of 15 percent” “Study Finds that Sitting May … Continue reading →

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Twins Paradox

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. The Twins Paradox is less of a paradox and more of a time puzzle originally stated by Einstein. Puzzling Twins Alice and Angela are identical twins born seconds apart … Continue reading →

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Story Serials and Series

Posted on March 4, 2010 by David G Shrock

Three months ago, I found myself in a brief conversation with Ben White (@midnightstories) on his blog post, “19 years young and other tidbits.” On White’s post, we find this strong argument: What is the impetus to serialize a story? … Continue reading →

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Serial Experiment Results

Posted on March 2, 2010 by David G Shrock

I’m not a fan of serials, but I believe there is an audience. Delivery, execution, and marketing determine success. I decided to try a weekly series of flash stories. Instead of serializing a short story, I wrote a new story … Continue reading →

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