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One of the hardest questions that I have to answer is "what is it that you do?" What that question really means, of course, is "what do you do for a living?" I was talking to someone recently, who occasionally hires me to do 'systems stuff', and he asked me essentially that question. He said, "if you could describe in one sentence what it is you do that would make you special (from a hiring perspective), what would you say?" It felt sort of like an interview, without the formalities. I've given lots of different answers to that question, and …

Natika awakens to find her home invaded, and most of her family brutally murdered. The invaders are looking for a secret long hidden within the walls of her home; a small book that can summon demons with unspeakable power.  Against incredible odds, Natika must decide how best to protect what's left of her family, as well as the book and its terrible power. The demons promise victory, but as what cost?   Then, there's the problem of the time traveller.   In glorious DRM-free text.   Available now from the Amazon Kindle store. Available now from the Kobo store. Alternatively, purchasing …

While facing a fearsome and terrifying enemy on an alien world, Elena discovers another battle, much less alien, and much closer to home. Every combat soldier knew that the Shawlians were vicious and brutal, submitting captured humans to unspeakable torture. Knowing all this, Elena also knew that she had to get out there and do her part for humanity. She was ready. Or so she thought . . .  Pick up a copy of the eBook is glorious DRM-free text To get the mobi/Kindle edition from Amazon.com, click here To get the epub/Kobo version, click here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly …

I've been reading "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. And yes, it has me thinking about classic arcade games. And no, this isn't a book review. It's about one game in particular. Once upon a time, there was a rather popular arcade game called Defender, into which, over the course of a few months, I lost a lot of quarters to. In the game, you had to move a spaceship left and right, firing at aliens trying to abduct and enslave little astronauts who ran along the rocky surface. It was fast and it was fun. Defender spawned a huge number …

It's the ultimate cold case. It's the greatest unsolved murder of all time. It's an all Canadian mystery, 40 million years in the making, and only one man can solve this dastardly crime. Well, maybe two. Or more. You can get STONE COLD DEAD in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for $1.29 at Kobo or Amazon. Just follow yon friendly links. Get your copy in DRM-free epub format from Kobo here. You can pick up a DRM-free mobi format from Amazon here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly from me, right here, which gets you both the mobi and …

I'm sharing this with my Linux and free software friends because I know they'll understand.   Well, I've done it again.   It seems I can't stick with a Linux distribution on my primary desktop for any length of time before I feel the need to share my home directory with another. To all the distributions I've loved before, it's nothing personal. To my most recent fling, Netrunner, you were slick and friendly, but just not enough to keep me entertained. And before that, Linux Mint . . . we've been together enough times that you know I'll come back …

The year is certainly starting off with a good dose of insanity. Yes, America . . . we Canadians have been planning the takeover of the United States all along, and Obama is just another Canadian puppet. We already rule your media and entertainment industries and soon, after Obama starts 'managing' the alien invasion, we'll launch our final attack. On television, of course. Check out the interview with professional conspiracy theorist, Craig Garrow. Oh, and did I mention there will be aliens? I did? Meanwhile, over on eBay, the Zombie Apocalypse has officially begun. Seems a guy in Indiana has been …

It has been suggested that we make 2014 an amazing year. What if we just make it an amusing year? Or a slightly better than average year? Or what if we save energy and resources by recycling an old year that was still otherwise pretty okay but with a dash of coolness? Like 1969. The new year is starting out pretty cold though! Had the Martians invaded today, they'd have turned around and gone back home where it was warmer. A more serious take than mine is at http://blogs.discovery.com/inscider/2014/01/it-was-colder-in-canada-than-on-mars.html . Happy New Year!