The Hidden Truth has earned some great reviews. Here’s one of the latest: All fun aside, this book has a more serious purpose … By Amazon Customer on October 16, 2016 What an enjoyable read! Hans’s story pulls you in and won’t let you go until the end. I was […]
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It’s time for the October Booknado from the Conservative Libertarian Fiction Alliance! The organizers even let me in again with my book on the biographies of John Charles Fremont, but I wouldn’t hold that against their other outstanding selections! Best of all, when you buy using these links, you support […]
A few reasons why you should come back daily to check out the ÆtherCzar Blogroll: 3-Parent Baby September 28, 2016 – Geek Press THE UNIVERSITY ENDS ITS INVESTIGATION: “In short, no disciplinary action will be taken against Prof… September 28, 2016 – Instapundit I Score the First Debate September 27, […]
It’s time for the September Booknado from the Conservative Libertarian Fiction Alliance! I haven’t read all of these but I was impressed with last month’s selections – including The Hidden Truth! Best of all, when you buy using these links, you support CLFA through the Amazon affiliate program: NEW RELEASES […]
In 2002, astronomers noted that the Earth acquired a new “moon,” dubbed J002E3. Such orbits are unstable in the long run, due to the likelihood of interactions with the Earth and Moon perturbing the orbit of such a small object. As observational data continued to accumulate, it became obvious that […]
A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to the UK to attend the Logistics Research Network Conference and present some talks. One, presented at the James Clerk Maxwell Institute and Newcastle University, explained my ideas on energy in reactive fields. The kind folks at Newcastle University have posted a video […]
Latest great links from the ÆtherCzar Blogroll: Eddie Braun successfully jumped the Snake River Canyon September 18, 2016 – Next Big Future Readers can submit questions for Randell Mills of Brilliant Light Power September 18, 2016 – Next Big Future An Embarrassment of Books- Freerange Oyster September 17, 2016 – […]
I’m speaking at 9:45 this morning at the 21st LRN Annual Conference and PhD Workshop, sponsored by the Logistics Institute at the Wilberforce Building on the campus of the University of Hull. My topic is “Low Frequency Real-Time Location for Logistics and Other Applications.” My slides follow:
The Communications Research Group at the University of Hull graciously invited me to speak on the subject of “Near-Field Wireless Technology.” My hosts inform me that the seminar will start with refreshments, posters and informal discussion from 2.00pm with a 2.30pm start for the main seminar. We should finish about […]
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne holds a key place in electromagnetic history. Founded in 1793, the “Lit & Phil,” or Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle, is the largest independent library in the UK outside London, housing over 160,000 books. It was at the Lit & Phil that a humble telegrapher, Oliver Heaviside, first […]
This morning, I will present a talk, Energy Flow in Reactive Fields, at Newcastle University, hosted by the Newcastle Electromagnetics Interest Group. I’m scheduled for 11am to 1pm at The Buttery, Merz Court, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Here’s the official flyer:Here are my slides: And here’s my abstract: […]
Today, I will be visiting the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation in Edinburgh. The foundation occupies the Edinburgh house on India street in which Maxwell was born in 1831. The foundation’s objectives are: To provide in the birthplace an attractive and stimulating environment for the mathematicians, scientists and engineers from all […]
It’s like Conan the Barbarian meets Dilbert. Conan hurled the severed head into the center of the room. “A warning to anyone else who tells me I have a case of the Mondays!” he roared. — Conan the Salaryman (@ConanSalaryman) August 29, 2016 Every workday, Conan The Salaryman provides status […]
The latest great links from the ÆtherCzar Blogroll: The “Secret Sauce” Of The Byzantine Empire: Stable Currency, Social Mobility September 1, 2016 – Zero Hedge Solar, Space, and Geomagnetic Weather, Part III By Stephanie Osborn September 1, 2016 – According to Hoyt 7 Biggest Problems Facing Science September 1, 2016 […]
Latest great links from the ÆtherCzar Blogroll: Bad Internet Predictions August 29, 2016 – GeekPress USSR Moonshot August 29, 2016 – GeekPress Our Biggest Threats Now Come from Technology August 29, 2016 – RealClearFuture Nordic Nations Show How Welfare and Redistribution Weaken the Human Spirit August 27, 2016 – International […]
I tried my hand at generating an animated GIF to promote The Hidden Truth using makeagif.com, incorporating a few of the more recent positive review comments. Here’s the result:
Two more excellent five-star reviews have been posted on Amazon in the past week. Here’s one of them: A book to make you think about online security, privacy and anonymity This is a great story with a nice McGuffin and a slightly disturbing take on modern liberalism/progressivism/statism but the real […]
Sometimes I run into interesting nuggets of history that I want to pass on, but I don’t have enough insightful commentary of my own to add to justify a separate blog post. In this post I’ll list a few items I’ve found: Another great piece from Steven Dufresne at Hackaday, […]
One fun aspect of working in a new technology is the harder you work, the better performance gets. The performance of Q-Track’s Near-Field Electromagnetic Ranging indoor location systems just got even better. Bob DePierre and I started off in the ultrawideband (UWB) industry years ago – I designed antennas, and […]
Latest great links from the ÆtherCzar Blogroll: Aw, The Guardian’s Village Idiot Remembered My Birthday! August 23, 2016 – Monster Hunter Nation CLFA August Book Bomb August 23, 2016 – Book Horde Home from WorldCon August 23, 2016 – Chaos Manor The Puppy Kicker’s Prat August 22, 2016 – The […]
I’m delighted The Hidden Truth was selected as a featured novel in this month’s Conservative-Libertarian Fiction Alliance Book Bomb. Click through for an outstanding selection of conservative and libertarian fiction from emerging and established authors. In appreciation and for further incentive, The Hidden Truth will be available for only $0.99 […]
I’m pleased to announced a special offer for ÆtherCzar readers and fans, courtesy of my publishers at Artech House.The Art and Science of Ultrawideband Antennas is now available at a 25% discount direct from the publisher: For my US readers: $103 discounted from the regular $139 price For my UK readers: […]
For a limited time, the Kindle edition ofThe Hidden Truth is available for only $0.99, discounted from the usual $3.99 price. Check it out now to discover why L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise called it, “…the best science fiction techno-thriller since whatever Neil Stephenson’s last book was.” Also, I’m […]
This morning at 11:00 am, I will present a forum in the Embassy Suites Redstone Room at the 2016 Huntsville Hamfest. I will offer some answers to the question, “What is the Near Field?” This talk explains the near field, taking waves propagating along transmission lines as a starting point. […]