Category Archives: Trivia

Process Mapping and Things

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Terence Park

A long awaited piece of work – process mapping for a high street name – is close. While I’ve been plotting that into my diary, my middle daughter has finally, at the age of 20, cut the apron strings (again). … Continue reading →

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Cordwainer Smith

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Terence Park

Just looking back at Cordwainer Smith’s Instrumentality

Posted in General, Review, Trivia | Tagged Cordwainer Smith, Instrumentality of Mankind, Paul Linebarger, Space Lords | Leave a comment

Xeno-Archaeology

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Terence Park

Xeno-archaeology: the study of strange ancients.
Explanation: a future science that deals with the past. Continue reading →

Posted in Trivia | Tagged Banu Hilal, Dead civilisations, Dead planet archaeology, Live planet archaeology, Mongol, Terence Park, the study of strange ancients, The Tau Device, Xeno-Archaeology | Leave a comment

Under Winter’s Bough

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Terence Park

Winter’s Holme went very well – I stuck to the descriptions of winter and festivities around it. Few picked up on the scandalous sub-text. This calls to mind a line in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, always winter but never Christmas. … Continue reading →

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The Glass Fly

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Terence Park

Took Irwell Writers session today and read from Kalila and Dimna — Selected Fables of Bidpai, as retold by Ramsay Wood*. Went on to an exercise in retelling fables, folk tales, sayings – let’s pretend we’re Walt Disney. My offering … Continue reading →

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The Whitaker

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Terence Park

Over the past few days I’ve been toying with writing up my notes on Energy Risk – outside the crazy world of books is an even crazier world of finance, and risk modelling. In a former life, I did risk … Continue reading →

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ScribbleCon – Todmorden, Yorkshire

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Terence Park

I’m almost ready for ScribbleCon which is being held at The Golden Lion, Todmorden on 28/05/2016. There will be comic book stalls and magazine stalls plus talks including: 10am – 11am: Rachael Elwell (Lines Form Spaces) Linocut Print taster workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Trivia, Writing | Tagged Dave Boydell, Jimmy Woodington, Rachael Elwell, Sam Parfitt, Scribblecon, Todmorden Carnival, Vanessa Guy | Leave a comment

Getting to Light Speed

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Terence Park

From a discussion elsewhere, I picked up on the question: Getting to light speed – how long? Assume constant acceleration of 1g where g = 9.8m/s² Using the standard formula v = u + at We want ‘t’ From the … Continue reading →

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Creative Writers and the new Daily Telegraph

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Terence Park

It’s time for a bit of reflection. When I first joined My Telegraph – the blogging platform of The Daily Telegraph (DT) – back in 2008, it was with a view to planning ahead for the impending decline of MySpace. … Continue reading →