Inventrix | August 24, 2009
Previously I had written about the possibilities of time travel using the basic assumption of time being a fourth dimension, in the same sense of the three spacial directions. Today, however, I am going to approach the issues of travelling through time from an entirely different angle, where spacial dimensions are entirely irrelevant. [...]
Inventrix | August 17, 2009
Time travel. A staple of reality-bending creativity for years, time travel is possibly the most frequently misunderstood entity of the genre. It is an extraordinarily complex subject, difficult to wrap one’s mind around. The paradoxical nature of time travel is often touted as the most difficult aspect to understand, but in truth [...]
Inventrix | May 28, 2009
I was talking a bit earlier about the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy and all of their plentitude of subgenres and the crossovers between the two and places the lines blur. I happen to have a fairly intimate knowledge of the world of categorizing books, and so have a good grasp of more [...]
Inventrix | May 18, 2009
There’s much disagreement around the world over this simple question: Should we use Fahrenheit or Celsius? And, of course, why, although the latter question isn’t quite as simple. Personally, I think we should all use Kelvin. (That’s a joke.)
So why is it so difficult for us to decide? For one thing, [...]
Inventrix | April 29, 2009
One thing that I tend to do almost obsessively is analyze language. Or, in some cases, “language”. Example: I have studied at least three dialects of l33t sp34k. I think that is the only example needed.
A recent brief exchange on Twitter has refocused my thoughts on the fine art of emoticon usage [...]
Inventrix | April 23, 2009
Ah, copyright. Yet another one of those legal inventions which has good intentions but is horribly misused. I happened to get into a bit of a conversation on Twitter about copyright durations etc. and, the subject being what it is, decided that I have entirely too much to say to fit it into [...]
