by Steve Skojec | Jan 9, 2014 | Science Fiction, Tech, The Future Is Now
It’s crazy when you think about how much has changed since the 1970s. If you’ve seen American Hustle, you’re probably glad. (I did just have to get a new science oven myself this week.) The 70s were a weird time. But they’re also when I was...
by Steve Skojec | Jan 25, 2013 | Intellectual Property, Tech, The Future Is Now
Yesterday, I got an email from Amazon. It read: Dear Steve Skojec, We thought you’d like to know that eligible songs from 3 CDs you have purchased from Amazon are being added to your Cloud Player library. This means that high-quality MP3 versions of these songs...
by Steve Skojec | Mar 27, 2012 | Tech, The Future Is Now
The other day, my 14-year-old daughter and I were driving to school, passing the time listening to “Hey Ya!” by Outkast. When it got to the part that says, “Shake it like a Polaroid picture,” something dawned on me. I reached over and turned...
by Steve Skojec | Nov 30, 2011 | Tech, The Future Is Now
I was recently doing some research on a story idea I had, and I came across this list of the “top 10” lost technologies. Number 10 on the list is the world-famous Stradivari violin, the secret of which died with the Stradivari family in the 18th century....
by Steve Skojec | Jul 19, 2011 | Tech, The Future Is Now
The reports have been trickling in all day. FBI agents across the country are raiding homes and bringing in suspected members of the hacking group known as “Anonymous.” No word yet on how many actual arrests have been made, and only one suspect has been...
by Steve Skojec | Nov 12, 2010 | The Future Is Now, Weird
“We could begin with a music called enka,” he said, “although I doubt you’d like it.” Software agents did that, learned what you liked. “The roots of contemporary Japanese pop came later, with the wholesale creation of something...
