State of Technological Dissatisfaction

The human condition is this: we’re restless and dissatisfied, and that drives our constant technological innovation. Which explains why I’m so irritated I can’t sync my Firefox profiles between computers without hassle.

Science Fiction Writers and the Butterfly Effect

As a science fiction writer, I’m in the business of making predictions about the far future. This can be a very tricky enterprise. If you’re wrong, you’ll inevitably look foolish and backwards and stuffed full with 21st century prejudices. If you’re right, you’ll be long dead anyway, and you’ll probably still look foolish to your contemporaries. I think part of the lack of respect that the science fiction genre receives from the mainstream has to … Read more