Must Read: 20 Science Books Every Scifi Fan (and Writer) Should Read A sort of “top 20” of accessible science books; not that they probably could have nixed a couple of these which are otherwise summed up in “The Moral Animal”. (tags: literature math science scifi writing todo) Spammers Hijacking IP Space via Slashdot (tags: […]
Quote: …I think I’d probably tell you that it’s easier to desire and pursue the attention of tens of millions of total strangers than it is to accept the love and loyalty of the people closest to us. There is an odd surface tension here; some readers may approach Idoru from the wrong bias, through […]
The mission, the secret has been compromised. Our own expedition was a success in as much as our craft — a lightweight, one-man, helium-propelled bicycle of an aircraft — returned to base. What none of us had banked on was that we would be pursued by a friend. (M.F., was that you?) His craft however, […]
Via Ecstatic Days, a formula for creating your literary name: (1) Use the first name of your favorite writer as your first name. (2) Use the name of your first pet as your middle name or for your middle initial (if your pet had a separate last name…you’re a freak). (3) Use the first or […]
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There is no narrative, I am left with only three images. The path is a garden path. Flagstones form a jagged path that weaves in and out of some Civil War-era garden. You can tell that it is summer because all of the trees and bushes are green but none of their blossoms are left. […]
Web 3.0 Will Be About Reducing the Noise–And Twhirl Isn’t Helping “There is too much to pay attention to and not enough ways to reduce the noise.” Sure there is: say no. (tags: Twitter)
Thanks out to everyone that came and made this a huge success. Amy was thrilled. All the pictures.
Congress Near Deal on Genetic Test Bias Bill via New York Times (via /.) (tags: politics genetics news) WordPress @ Reply via WordPress Plugins (tags: wordpress blog todo) multipart/mixed: SVN vs. Mercurial vs. Git For Managing Your Home Directory goes hand-in-hand w/ Justin’s comment from the other day… (tags: geek lifehacks subversion git Mercurial essay […]
Third person, fly-on-the-wall type P.O.V. A Handmaid’s Tale-style near apocalypse. An evangelical Christian school; a real house on the hill sort of thing. No one knows how they’ve kept this thing a secret, this sprawling multi-wing complex. It’s the eve before the unveiling; the board of directors is giving a tour to some media folks […]