I know it's supposed to be Winter is Coming this Summer but I thought the events of Dragons were taking place at the same time as Crows, so Autumn is ending this Summer, right?

Well, as a proud Calgarian, I have to say, I like seeing the apocalypse gliding into Edmonton, but that is not steam from nearby oil refineries. I've been there enough to know that oil refineries are nowhere near those buildings. That's just what it looks like when boilers are cranked to full in such cold weather,…

So long as the shielding for the isotope if strong and effective. Otherwise you'll have trouble with getting it approved for mass production. I mean these isotopes getting loose don't make us kewl mutants, they make us, well, die. But until that storage device is built, we'll have to make do with the solar powered…

tent posts, I like that. :) Yes it does help to have an idea of where you are heading. I love how we can all discuss this writing stuff, it's awesome!

In Journalism, it's called a circle kicker. It's my favourite style of article writing. You get to the end and give a nod to where you started. Effective, especially for soft journalism, aka the feel good pieces I get to write for my company's internal use from time to time. :) No wonder it works for fiction.

@hdgotham: Alright, well, advice on an ending...know where you want to end before you start writing. I am not saying this is required for all writers, but for those writers who have trouble getting to an ending, sit and imagine what you want to happen by the end, and then when you start writing, you'll have some focus…

Woohoo, I am glad I could provide some entertainment for work. It's quite an interesting story, and on some level I hope it's true, especially if it gets us some neat-o tech so I can get my moon holiday in the next 50 years. :)

No Sarcasm at all. Yes the iPad is a built in battery so eventually it will fail, though I hope we can include the repair info on there as lesson one.

Well we can start a plan to ship old computers, unwanted first generation iPads, and so on and so forth with some simple solar charging gear, or old bikes with alternators hooked up, and there we go. Problem solved! Not really, but it could be possible to set up a few recharge stations with computer gear in some of…

Salmon sashimi and nigiri, my drug of choice, I suppose. MmMmmm. But there are a lot of fun things on that list that I enjoy in small amounts. I love articles like this, they affirm some of my vices, such as coffee. So for a good meal, a spicy salmon and spinach salad (or turkey and spinach I suppose) and a mug of…

Links, well, start with [www.galaxiki.org] and then go to [www.cyberspaceorbit.com] and maybe search for William Rutlidge, well go here [www.angelismarriti.it] then find out more.

Makes sense. Glass is a conductor at the right temperature. But yes not covering the difference in the energy gaps, so we'll fake it until someone makes it, er, makes a video to post on io9 about it, anyway. :)

When in doubt, blame the manufacturing process. Can't see through sand, but the energy required to turn it into glass creates a higher energy gap for the electrons, thus makes it transparent. Is this true? I have no idea! But it sounds like a good, quick answer that some may believe. But then it goes out on the net…

That was fab! Now when I do my electricity sessions and we stray into solar power and thus, light energy, I can explain why glass works, should it come up. My normal target audience will be baffled due to their grade level, but whatever. I won't be stumped, and that's what matters. :) Love this stuff!

Right. Well, I for one welcome our new alien overlords, and hope that we'll be welcomed as part of that diversity you mention. It sounds nice. :)

If the human race continues then it's not so bad, I suppose once assimilated some of our more rebellious great great grandchildren can take advantage of it to turn the tables, or maybe they'll think of us like cats, and we'll own them from the outset even if they think they own us. :)

I don't like sea urchin, well I've only had it once so I should try it a dozen more times to be sure. Can't we pretend it's a spicy ebi? Please?

It looks like spicy ebi. MmMmmm. So giant killer prawn and some spicy Japanese mayo went into those tasty tidbits. Yum!

So it's better if we get them before they get us? I can pretend to go along with the alien plan and sabotage it all from the inside, but based on what you said, well, I doubt I'd know anything about the science to do more than just destroy both sides by accident. And that doesn't really create a nice "we won, queue…

So I should be building my vault right now? Time to buy stock in blue jumpsuits I suppose.