I hate Microsoft Word. I want Microsoft Word to die. I hate Microsoft Word with a burning, fiery passion. I hate Microsoft Word the way Winston Smith hated Big Brother. Our reasons are, alarmingly, not dissimilar ... Microsoft Word is a tyrant of the imagination, a petty, unimaginative, inconsistent…

In the last, lazy moment before he opens his eyes, Derek realizes something is wrong. His body feels strange – too big and too small all at once, as if his limbs were something he could fit into like a sweater – and his senses feel dull and rusty, like they've been underused. The scent of his…

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I don’t want to start a flame war. I don’t want to advocate anything over to anyone. I’m just going to tell a little tale pertaining to my use of text editors. About 6-8 months ago, I started doing most of my work on a laptop. I hadn’t used a laptop extensively, and I felt quite happy editing with…

28 Aug, 2013 24 Comments This writing was prompted by yet another article posted to Hacker News . There is always an overabundance of articles about somebody moving to a standing desk to combat some health issue. To me, this has always seemed a bit futile as well as overkill. You're still sedentary.…

Welcome to ConnectSci News Cosmos Magazine’s online news service has migrated to ConnectSci News to increase its reach and impact. For 20 years, Cosmos Magazine inspired curiosity and made science accessible to everyone. It was a trusted source of fact-based content that has attracted a large…