The Making of Ben
When I’m writing a story I build up a collection of images that act as references for what’s in my head. Much of the time these are things I find on the web, but as I write science-fiction sometimes I just can’t quite find anything that looks right. Or sometimes I want to work through […]
Kepler K2-72 simulation
The recent news that Kepler K2-72 may be home to two earth-sized planets in the star’s habitable zone make it an exciting time for astronomers and fans of exo-planets. Whenever I see these stories I always wonder what the star systems might look like if we could travel there. With that in mind I decided […]
My Open Source Challenge – Pt1
“And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we’ve proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane.” – Rudyard Kipling There’s been a recent trend where many companies, especially in the area of software, to make their products subscription-based. Some of […]