Shit Written Down From My Head

Echelon by Josh Conviser

In the time it takes to read this sentence, Echelon will intercept more than 70,000 phone calls, e-mails, and faxes.

Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow. (more…)

I really enjoyed this book. Fast paced, with interesting characters and twists right to the end. I can see how some might be put off by the copious amounts of in-depth astrological details, but it didn’t phase me. I may not have understood it all, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment.

When I first saw the cover, the quote from Arthur C. Clarke had me bemused:

The most exciting book I have ever read.

Now I don’t know how many books the great man read, but, this was one exciting book! I recommend this one to fans of science fiction laced with fair amounts of mystery and hard science.

I will be searching out more by Bill Napier. (more…)

Roland Emmerich has never made a good movie and he never will. He writes boring characters and throws them into staple story arcs and expects me to like it.

A. Lee Martinez wrote a blog that mentions something that I agree with : Reality Isn’t Always a Writer’s Friend - here he mentions that realism isn’t necessary for a good story. And with 10,000 BC I was prepared to leave behind any of my knowledge and just enjoy a action adventure flick, but it just sucked. The story was lame, the acting was tame and the action was bland. (more…)

What a shitty movie. Everything was lame. Writing, directing, acting. Every damn thing about this movie sucked Mexican sweaty balls.

Oh and fuck William Hurt, what a douche nozzle.

I would write more, go into details, but that would be a waste of bytes.