Category Archives: TechNiCity

This is home for all things technology and future. We’re on the brink of exponential growth in so many sectors it’s hard to keep track of. I’ll share things that catch my eye and inspire me.

Neuralink And Human Evolution

Humans interfacing with computers has been the stuff of science fiction from the beginning, but like so many other areas of technology, here, fiction is becoming fact. This terrifies many. The potential for things going disastrously wrong is massive, but … Continue reading

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Crypto and Mars, A Match Made in Space.

Space and Cryptocurrency Space colonization and cryptocurrency go together like chocolate and strawberries, or Elon and large rockets. I had fun with that in a previous post here, Elon Musk is Rocketman.  Humans are creatures of commerce. Even during the … Continue reading

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All New Florida Blockchain Business Association

Greetings all, We have a new resource for blockchain in Florida. Below you’ll find a micro plot of my blockchain/crypto journey along with some stellar resources. Each and every one is follow worthy! My first blockchain home was found via … Continue reading

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Using Blockchain to Fix Money and Capital Markets

I recently came across something that deserves a boost. I cannot recommend this enough. Take the time to learn not only about blockchain and crypto, but our own US financial structure. For the economists out there (or those like-minded) this will … Continue reading

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We Need a Moon Base, Not An Orbital Station

I recently came across an op-ed on how we could establish a moon base in four years and thought it worth sharing, especially in light of my increasing annoyance with our government’s plan for a Lunar Orbital-Platform Gateway. A dreadful acronym that.  … Continue reading

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Synapse Innovation Summit and Tampa’s Future

Tampa’s Movers and Shakers are Creating an Innovation Meca. I recently had the fantabulous pleasure of attending the second Synapse Innovation Summit held at the Amalia Arena in Tampa. It was two days filled with energized innovators and my own … Continue reading

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When Does Virtual Reality Become Real?

We live in a digital world. We’ve all heard it and it’s true. We are glued to our screens, large and small. But what happens when we no longer need the screens? What happens when VR (Virtual Reality), or more … Continue reading

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Peeking up the skirts of companies whose products we buy.

Sitting at Starbucks and noshing on their new steak and egg wrap (kudos, SB) I came across a brilliant idea in my newsfeed. Don’t you hate it when you discover that a company you support turns out to have dubious … Continue reading

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Cinema as Meditation by Jason Silva. Yes, but…

I stumbled upon Jason Silva not long ago and love his Youtube series, “Shots of Awe”. BOOM, baby! Powerful, short and fast. It’s the kind of thing I like to start my day with. This one, Cinema As Meditation, caught … Continue reading

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9/11, the Death of NASA’s Space Program, and Now.

Back in 2011 when NASA formalized the death of the shuttle program I was devastated. That program, that dream, had fed my soul for so very long. How could we possibly turn our backs on the future? Of course, on … Continue reading

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Private Lunar Exploration and Irma.

As I sit here trying not to think about Irma barreling down on us, I’m pondering the  hearing on the Private Sector Lunar Exploration that took place Sept 7, 2017. You can watch the entire thing here. I’m writing this … Continue reading

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The Grand Threat of Death by Robot

Today’s post on technology is from my spawn, er, minion, no wait… offspring! AKA, my son, Sebastian Priestley. He’s a young man in high school with lots of ideas on our current and future world. That’s a good thing considering … Continue reading

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Atlas V launches TDRS. This is how to start a Friday!

Nothing says “Hello World” like a successful launch. For your viewing pleasure!     Separation Anxiety. 😉           That concludes my PSA for today. Have an excellent day and #MakeItCount    

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One way or another, we are going to the stars…

When I see things like this, VASIMR Drive, I get all nerd-gasmy inside. (Thanks to one of my tribe, Lea Kirk, for throwing this my way). Whether it’s an EM drive, VASIMR, or another ION drive, it is going to happen. … Continue reading

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Death of a Mall RoboCop

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the “suicide” of the mall security robot. If you haven’t heard, but prefer rocks, you can read about it here: Rock. There are many technical reasons why this would happen. False … Continue reading

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Einstein, Blackholes and Interstellar Travel

I need this image. Blown up and nicely framed, hanging in my writing space. It pushes my buttons in all the right ways. When you write Science Fiction, and part of your world encompasses interstellar travel, you have to explain … Continue reading

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Should Robots Feel Pain?

I came a cross an article recently asking that question. Should robots feel pain? The words got stuck in the on ramp of my brain.  Think about it for a minute. What does that even mean? Hanging out a my favorite … Continue reading

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The brilliance of lucid dreaming.

For as long as I can remember, dreams have been a huge part of my life. When I was young, I had a few recurring nightmares. In one I was walking down the hall to the bathroom late at night, and … Continue reading

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Life’s Train Stations and #Brilliance

Pretty much everything I write has what I call a dream seed. Usually, a scene that ends up incorporated into my story. I’m a dream freak. I’ve always remembered so much of my dream life I’m constantly asking “Did I … Continue reading

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Fancy a walk on Mars?

I love this stuff. Click the image for a 360 degree stroll. #CuriosityRover #Mars You’re welcome,

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The EM Drive and Growing Tails.

The internet is such a massive thing. So much information smacking us upside the head second by second. It’s nice when two disparate things seem to gel. The first thing that caught my eye was the new buzz about the … Continue reading

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Women in Virtual Reality (and other tech professions.)

   As a woman in a male-dominated tech industry in the eighties and nineties, this is near and dear to my heart. It’s disheartening to see both how little has changed and how completely asinine some of the backlash to … Continue reading

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Don’t Kick the Robo Dog.

This is cool and more than a little scary. We’re already suffering information overload. It makes sense to have computers filter the massive content of the web for us. But then we’re being fed by the machines as they monitor … Continue reading

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Watch it with those periods.

Did you know that a period at the end of a text is rude?  My 17yr old daughter informed me the other day that I was being somewhat rude when I put a period at the end of a text. … Continue reading

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Creativity and Networking. And luck.

Some things just make sense and are worth passing on. I think Jeff Goins nails it here. It’s luck, creativity, work and networking.

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A New Hope

No this isn’t StarWars. Just a new website. I was held hostage on my last one by those who will remain nameless. I didn’t realize I was entering a walled garden which I could never leave (or download my stuff … Continue reading

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