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Martin Brady's Current Projects

Pi-Space Physics Theory

Click here to go to the Official Pi-Space Physics Theory Website which is setup in a Tutorial form for those wishing to understand or learn it.  Pi-Space is a new Archimedean Physics Theory developed by Martin Brady which can be used to understand both Classical Physics and Relativistic Physics using a single compact notation developed by the author.  There are also amendments to existing formulas and a some new ones in the advanced section.  The Theory also explains why formulas work out the way they do.  For example, have you ever wondered why E=mcc or why Pythagoras' Theorem solves the way that it does and when it won't solve this way?  Pi-Space offers answers to these questions...

Engines Under Ursus - Free PodCast Novel

Click here to go to the Official Engines Under Ursus Website where you can listen to the latest episodes of the SciFi Podcast Novel.

You can also, if you prefer, Subscribe free to the new SciFi PodCast Novel Engines Under Ursus in Atom/RSS format. Engines Under Ursus is a serialized audio book. The Nanoteks are called N-Teks in the story and is set far in the future on a world co-inhabited with other aliens who compete firecely with the humans. The N-Teks themselves are millions possibly billions of years old and have been around long before the new alien colonies arrived and settled Erstol and are essentially harmless. The center of human power in the city is CityNet on Erstol but something goes wrong; the normally harmless N-Teks start attacking CityNet, probing it out attempting to undermine it and they are succeeding. No-one knows why they are attacking CityNet.

Could the other aliens be behind it? Only one man could possibly know but he was placed in the Tank for having done experiments with the N-Teks - a punishable crime. Now they must take Tom Fowler out of the Tank, the man whom they imprisoned for working with the N-Teks; the only man who can now possibly save human power on Erstol. The aliens with whom they once warred look on, offering no help; the competition between them is as fierce as ever. But what about Fowler, does he care enough to help out his own kind; especially those who took away his freedom and now want his help? I've turned the novel into a PodCast which is hosted on iTunes, or you can listen to it below.

Want To Comment On An Episode or the Book?

If you'd like to comment on a particular episode, each Episode has a separate entry in my Blog. You can also comment on the novel also. If you don't see the novel entries, just search for Engines Under Ursus. Martin's Audio Novel Blog

If you'd like to mail me about the story, please use the mail account enginesunderursus@gmail.com. It can be anything from some thoughts you're having about the book or even a notification that I've messed up a tag on an episode or something isn't working.

I've already received really valuable feedback comments so feel free to add your own! I'll do my best to take them on board.

About The Author

Martin Brady lives in Ireland with his wife and four boys who keep him very busy! He grew up and went to school in Castleknock Dublin. Growing up, people would ask the author where he was from and he would say Castleknock. However, many Castleknock people were drawn into a rage upon hearing this because his home was over the bridge leading into Blanchardstown and would say - that's not Castleknock, that's Blanchardstown! So I guess I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks... sob... sob... lol. Later in life, the author moved out to Meath, hoping to put all this behind him and tried to become a Meath man. However, the locals were having none of it. You're not a Meath man, you're a Dub! In his spare time, he likes to explore all of the new technologies behind the Web. He has setup several Blogs and is also working on a PodCast version of a novel which he has already written. This is a pure PodCast novel. Martin has been with the Internet since the beginning and has worked with some of the most leading edge software companies. He is enjoying giving his characters a voice. Martin enjoys technology and creative ideas and bringing his kids to see the latest movies. He was born in 1966 in the UK but his parents are Irish. These days, he's really excited by the direction the Web is taking. It is Democratizing the world, giving us all a voice if we care to speak up - in whatever way we choose. The author encourages everyone to get on the Net and make their presence felt! The author is also known to go by the alias Seadarie which is derived from another book that he wrote.

How To Support the PodCast

Support the PodCast by visiting my Engines Under Ursus Store. Why not buy a T-Shirt, a mug or even a fridge magnet! Or easier still just recommend the PodCast to a friend...? Or would you like to know how I made this PodCast? Are you an aspiring PodCaster yourself looking for some useful hints and tips? Then read my PodCasting Tutorial.

Where To Get The PodCast

iTunes

Feedburner live link (lots of subscription options here)

It's also available on PodCastPickle, GigaDial, PodCastingNews and several other PodCast aggregration services.

Music In The PodCast

Starting Episode 8, I'm upping the production content of the PodCast. I'm going to start adding some music. Mostly, this is obtained from PodSafe Audio. Also, this episode contains a song at the end which ties in with the content. Here are the links to the music I am using or am going to (all of which is legally free!). The selection will will eclectic and I'm hoping will tie in with various points in the novel.

Stain By Megaphone - Can't say enough good things about this song.

Sleep Can Save You - The Song that ends episode 8 is written by John MacNaeidhe, a new artist currently getting his album together and kindly offered me this song to feature in the PodCast.

More coming soon...!

The Net: Where the Battle Lines Lie

I recall in 2000 when the browser wars were in full flight and Netscape finally succumbed to the might of Microsoft, it seemed almost inevitable that no-one could be beat mighty Microsoft. They had all but put down the Net revolution and were busily attempting to water down Java as a language by creating their own version of it and muddying the waters by having libraries which tied into the Microsoft thus making Java non-portable. It all seemed to be going so well for Microsoft but then, like all good stories there was a twist. Internet Explorer and Windows in general began to spring leaks like a ship that looked like it was cobbled together. Microsoft was attacked by hackers and machines shut themselves down and viruses respawned themselves from one PC to another. From my viewpoint, it was very much a case of the King having been shown to have no clothes. The sandbox approach which Java had could not let this type of hack happen but Windows had instead decided to kill off competition by having more features than them. The argument suddenly shifted from 'can it do A, B or C' to 'well is it secure?'. Meanwhile in the valley a small company called google, no doubt having looked on with interest and knew the story of Microsoft vs Netscape, more than likely wondered how they could stop the same fate befalling them.

The answer came in a paradigm shift and it's this shift which is forming the new Web 2.0 architecture which is evolving before our very eyes. Personally, I like Web 2.0 becuase I can see products that use it and it makes sense to me. Unlike Service Based architectures as a concept, I can download a library and build a UI and do something new and cool like get a browser to do an Upload. However, the paradigm shift is not so much about technology but about the positioning of it. Web 2.0 is about moving application logic further into the Browsers. The so-called back-end servers are going to become lighter and more like XML gateways. The front-end is going to be more stateful breeding new applications like Fickr and Google Maps to name but a few. How can Microsoft cope with this? They can't. Their answer had been to tie the Browser into the MS Windows API and they had been hacked almost to pieces until they released patch after patch... The approach is now discredited in my opinion. All they can continue to do is milk the Microsoft Office cow until she is dry and hope that her own online strategy pays off. To a certain extent, Microsoft by trying to kill off all its competition in the early days and succeeding so effectively is a victim now of its own success. Microsoft to a certain extent reminds me of LOTR Sauran having held the ring of power and is now being forced to make alliances he'd rather not. Meanwhile the adventure continues for the Fellowship and the current Ring Holder Google in Middle Earth.

About three years ago, I purchased a Sony Cybershot DSC digital camera which I used to record diary entries. The digital camera has 1.3 Megapixels and has two modes. The first digital camera mode stores the pictures in a rough format and allows me to store over thirty minutes of recorded footage. The second digital camera mode allows me to get a high definition picture which is small but very viewable. Typically, it lasts about ten minutes before the memory on the Sony CyperShot DSC runs out. The digital camera uses the Sony CyberShot storage method. Back then it seemed like a big deal to keep my hard disk up to date with the latest digital camera footage. However, there are now new digital camera storage services like Google video and YouTube which will host your digital camer footage.

Clearly, in an environment like this it's becoming more possible for ordinary users to make tutorials of Ajax with a simple digital camera. On this page, I've included some footage shot from a recording device probably not a digital camera but with the progress in technology doubling every eighteen months, it may be possible for ordinary users to become publishers of their own data, rather than syndicators. This means a total flattening out of the hierarchies of publishing by means of the internet. So, in the near future, the humble digital camera could be producing high-tech productions. You can of course use a digital camcorder which in the short term would be a better option. Advances in the CCD technologies means a reduction in cost to the consumer whether it's a camera or a camcorder. One of the first pieces of footage I took with the digital camera was a trip to Mardid which I may later add to my travel blog.

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