Author: Robert Hamill
Valley of the Boom
National Geographic has a series on the internet browser wars of the mid to late 1990s. I was in commercial software development and remember when I first learned about the internet in 1990. Watching Valley…
Culture Origins
Culture is the collection of fossilized behavioral solutions of our cultural ancestors that we have adopted. They support the continuation of society.
Short Story Craft
Writing craft elements that I learned through practicing these last 10 years. Wanting to arrange in my mind, that means writing them.
Wordsmithing and Perspective
Hearing a single wordsmith perspective again and again ... the person may stop noting the image of a backwoodsman, only see an antisocial vagrant.
Up a Steep Hill
As I rode my bike up the steep hill, I kept focused on the top of the hill
Electric Usage and Temperature
When the temperature (blue) is high, the electric use (red) is low. Contrariwise, when the temperature (blue) is low, the electric use (red) is high. They have opposite seasonal trends.
Tax Cut 2017 GDP Impact
The upshot of the Republican Tax Cut bill will be a minor increase to GDP yet a major increase to stock prices.
Tennessee Williams Lived Here
The charm of the composing stories in the quiet, away from the hurly-burly of the Old Quarter street the house fronted, appeals even now.