For those of you who have been following the Japan nuclear situation, here is an excellent page hosted by MIT's Nuclear Science and Engineering. This should answer any questions you have, as well as get you past the media hype and doomsday speak.
Author: Jason Cordova
Media Blows Hot Radioactive Air, Reactor Ignores It
The mass media is doing everything in its power right now to cause a panic regarding the Fukushima reactor plant. Really. Think about this for a moment. The reactor not only withstood a 9.0 earthquake, but a tsunami as well, and all that has happened is that the building has been damaged. The protective concrete … Continue reading Media Blows Hot Radioactive Air, Reactor Ignores It
A Snippet
Couldn't think of anything to write today so instead decided to post the opening snippet from my short story "And Injustice For All" from the forthcoming "Lawyers in Hell" (Janet Morris, July 2011), the first of the upcoming new anthologies in the Heroes in Hell series. Enjoy. *** "I’ve had it!” Marie Antoinette screeched as soon … Continue reading A Snippet
No Meltdown Here
I had a long post about the tsunami and earthquake in Japan all prepped and my computer ate it. Yum, apparently. So instead I'm posting a link to a site with very good information about the Fukushima Nuclear Plant and what is going on at the moment. Bottom line: they're not having a meltdown yet. … Continue reading No Meltdown Here
Tsunami
(imaged borrowed from the Associated Press, copyright 2011 APNews) It hurts to type right now. I have an infected hangnail on my ring finger, so this'll be brief. Bad news from Japan: an 8.9 earthquake struck there this morning (well, morning for me). That killed some people and caused massive property damage. But as usual, … Continue reading Tsunami
Rain and Crime
They say that amateurs built the Ark while professionals built the Titanic. This rain keeps coming down and I may need one. You can probably guess which one I'd willingly hop aboard. So I wrote a decent amount yesterday, which is normally not much news. However, for the first time ever I was able to … Continue reading Rain and Crime
Social Media?
Is social media dead? You wouldn't think it, judging from the amount of people on Facebook. But a deeper look into the world of Facebook shows just how far from its humble origins it has come - and how it's on its last legs at this moment. How do I know this? When people start … Continue reading Social Media?
Monster Hunter Ballad
Someone decided to write and sing the "Monster Hunter Ballad" for Larry Correia's novels, Monster Hunter International and Monster Hunter Vendetta. The performer is Gray Rinehart, one of Baen Books editors.
Twosday!
Ah, spring. I knew you were there; my allergies have been going crazy this morning. Just put up a new review over at SBR, titled Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox. I mentioned Andrew and his book before, in my Mysticon AAR. He's a very talented writer who knows how to hit those dark … Continue reading Twosday!
Working To Stay Working
So I'm on a Heinlein kick right now, sue me. I finished (again) The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress and am now on a Heinlein juvenile, titled Space Cadet. It's one I was unfamiliar with so I started it last night. So far, about what I expected from a book written in 1948, though the … Continue reading Working To Stay Working
“Lawyers in Hell”
“Oui,” Marie Antoinette snarled at the swaying shrunken head. “Our dear prophet has lied again!” “I did not lie,” the shrunken head replied. “I did as you asked.” “I asked how to move into a place befitting my status!” Marie shrieked. “And you got us into Unwelfare housing, like common trash!” -- Jason Cordova, in … Continue reading “Lawyers in Hell”
A Grand Experiment
I've been thinking a lot about Kindle's new self-publishing program they have set up (okay, not "new" to the world but "new" to me) and how it might help authors. It's a sweet little racket Amazon is pulling , cutting out the publisher for new and established authors to sell their book for as little … Continue reading A Grand Experiment
First Amendment Update
I usually stay out of politics on here (really, who wants to hear me ramble about how screwed up we are but, when compared to the rest of the world, are actually the ideal union?) but a lot of my friends have been up in arms over the recent Westboro Baptist Church and the favorable … Continue reading First Amendment Update
Plague, Arriving
The plague has descended upon humanity once more, its earthly visage being two small, innocent children... Yeah, the kids are sick and home from school again. Just makes the timing all the more difficult because I am alone with the plague. I'm skeered. "AND INJUSTICE FOR ALL" is completed and turned in to the editor. … Continue reading Plague, Arriving
Are You Self Defeating?
Agent Lucienne Diver on why writers are sometimes "self-defeating". A great little read, go take a look.
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