NOTE: Nyxia Unleashed is the Sequel to Nyxia by Scott Reintgen. As usual I will include as few spoilers for Nyxia Unleashed, but there will probably be significant spoilers for Nyxia in this post. If you think you might be interested in reading this series, but you haven’t read Nyxia yet, you can find my …
Hello Everyone, I hope that you’ve all had a great Thanksgiving. With December just around the corner, It’s time to kick off the Holiday Raffle! To enter, subscribe to The Cluttered Desk, and share this post on your favorite social media platform. The winner will be picked randomly on December 15th, so enter before then! …
Several of my recent Science Saturday posts have mentioned developments in the pursuit of nuclear fusion. Today we’ll take a closer look at what fusion really is, how we could use it, and speculate at whether or not it’s really possible. What is Fusion? Fusion is a nuclear reaction where two smaller atomic nuclei fuse …
Welcome to another Science Saturday everyone. Let’s begin. ScienceNews: Redefining the Kilogram On November 16, at a session of the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles, The powers that be decided to eliminate Le Grand K as the standard definition of the kilogram. The kilogram will instead be defined by the Planck …
This Friday’s post was supposed to be a technology discussion, but instead of writing it, I went camping. Here are some pictures from the trip. A fun time was had by all. But now It’s back to the usual grind. Until tomorrow, -Sal
NOTE: Archenemies is the sequel to Renegades by Marissa Meyer. I’ll try my best to include as few spoilers as possible for Archenemies, but there will probably be significant spoilers for Renegades in this post. If you are interested in reading this series, and haven’t read Renegades yet, you can find my spoiler-free discussion for …
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Here’s what went on this week: LiveScience: Alien Asteroid There is a strange object known as “Oumuamua” orbiting our sun. Researchers studying the odd bit of space debris theorize that it is the only known object in our solar system that originated in another star system. Now, a group of …
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” -Ray Bradbury. Bradbury knew a thing or two about writing, and he makes a good point here, but until such a time as I quit my job, I probably won’t be following his advice. Anyway, I think …
Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Now that I’m letting the second draft of Deathless sit for a while before returning to it, I’ve been doing some housekeeping here on the site. Not as exciting as writing, but I am happy to announce that the About Me page is now active!. It …
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Let’s begin: Space.com: RIP Kepler NASA retired the Kepler telescope this week, putting an end to a 9-year mission. Kepler was launched in 2009, and was tasked with identifying other stars in our galaxy that might host worlds that are similar to Earth. The data that the Kepler telescope gathered …