Had a browse in the university bookshop this morning while I was there to pick up my textbook on my Wireless Security unit: Picked up a copy of James Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man while I was there. Its one of a few classics on a list provided to me [...]
Last semester I completed a unit called “Computer Facilities Security” which, among other things, covers the survivability of a site undergoing natural or man made disaster. This includes such areas as the redunance and durability of power, water, communications infrastructure of a city or installation, the ability of its medical facilities to cope with the [...]
I’ve just been reading the sample chapter from Cory Doctorows Complete Idiots Guide to Publishing Science Fiction. One quote in particular jumped out at me:
“The formula for a successful career is very simple: first of all, write. Secondly, finish what you write. Lastly, send your writing to editors. The rest of it — critics, websites, [...]