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041124 21:04 Culture
Alien landscape underneath Japan (via boingboing). I developed a fascination with the subterranean level of human architecture and existence while reading Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. I live near Berlin now. Should go check out the local underground. Lots of eerie history there.
041119 13:41 Comix / Politics
Condoleezza Rice - triple token (female, black, hispanic name). Can't speak for blacks and hispanics but as a woman she's in the same league as Margaret Thatcher which means she doesn't count.
041119 13:21 Science
Fun with implants: Kevin 'first Cyborg' Warwick ponders: Could future computer viruses infect humans?
If humans were networked, the implications of being hacked would be far more serious and attitudes towards hackers would be radically changed....
041114 21:20 Internet
My nice little geeky hosting provider is going mainstream. From their November News Update:
"How do I set up my email program to send or receive messages?" is a question our customers have been asking quite a lot recently. Fortunately there is an excellent walkthrough at http://support.gradwell.net/article.php?152 that explains, in glorious detail, how to configure Outlook Express.
041112 00:58 SciFi
Another great poll from Slashdot.
041104 23:24 Books
Just finished reading Michael Marshall Smith, Spares. Little nuggets of beauty and weirdness.
Leaving it was like having some essential nutrient removed - not one whose absence kills you, but one that simply changes the color of your leaves.
041104 20:42 Politics / Comix
US Elections. There's nothing else to say.
quote of the month
People are disappointed with the future they're living in. Since 2001, the refrain has gone up, louder year by year: "This is the future. Where's my flying car? Where's my fucking jet pack?" Pre-millennium, we were living in an unprecedented density of imagined futures, and we assumed it was all waiting for us around the corner. And here we are, around the corner, and none of it is standing here.