Author Archives: Marion Jensen

Having grown up on Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, and others, I found this article interesting. The authors lament the fact that the exciting ideas that came from those authors, ideas about long-distance space exploration, colonies on the moon and mars, etc. … Continue reading →

After reading this article, I’m afraid to even forward an e-mail to somebody else for fear of copyright violation. With the revolutionary changes in technology, can’t an argument be made that maybe a revolutionary change in the copyright laws might … Continue reading →

So, I got a royalty check in the mail from Covenant today. I finally learned how many copies of my book have been purchased… It’s kind of an eye opener. Covenant initially published 5000 books, and have sold over 3000 … Continue reading →

Funny story over at wired. A high school thought it would be a good idea to get all their students laptops. They put filters and monitoring software on them, but of course the kids found ways around these limitations and … Continue reading →

So, have you ever made a large purchase, then been the victim of buyer’s remorse? You say to yourself, “What was I thinking?” Well, I recently purchased an iPod and I’m pleased to say I have no such feelings. I … Continue reading →

It looks like Microsoft just won a suit against a spammer. 7 million dollars, to be exact. I heard that Bill Gates is going to use the money to send people to Disneyland. All you have to do is forward … Continue reading →

I wrote a short story a while ago, hoping that I could turn it into a script for a machinima movie, using Counter-Strike as my ‘camera’. Maybe I will someday, but for those not familiar with the beauties of machinima, … Continue reading →

Several months ago I wrote about a group of MIT students who created a random paper generator and then submitted it to a conference. It was quite the joke when they were accepted. Well, they received a few donations, went … Continue reading →

Just when I thought I was done! I just found out I am going to be doing a book signing at education week. I’ll be at the BYU bookstore on August 16 from 2pm-4pm, and then at the South Orem … Continue reading →

So I’ve known about snipes for a long time, but just recently heard about Skype. Since I now work in a different county from where I live, and don’t have a cell phone, there is no way to communicate with … Continue reading →