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Perhaps because I learned last night of the sad death of Adam Messer, an old friend and coworker from Digital Research (of cancer, which claimed both my parents and will likely claim me), I dreamed (as I have before) that I was back there, in Monterey, working at DRI again. Whenever I return there in … Read more
Inspired by Wilhelm and Potshot, who both see the barriers against any sort of MMO with a science fictional basis as nearly insurmountable… I found I disagreed. Strongly. I love science fiction — Peter Hartwell once said “The Golden Age of Science Fiction is twelve“. All life and possibility is open to you, and yet … Read more
A new book by Iain [M] Banks is always something to celebrate. Humor, action, politics, joy and despair (but usually more of the latter than the former, alas) combined with meticulous world-building and characters real enough to care for… he is one of the most brilliant SF writers of his age. io9 has news that … Read more
When Wired ran a story headlined “Apple Plotting an Avon Power Play“, all I could think was, “Damn that Avon! Which side is he ON?”. Of course, he’s always on *his* side, but then I wondered why they mentioned Blake’s 7 in a “Cult of Mac” article. Turned out they meant the cosmetics company. Ouch. … Read more
With the news that Sony BMG is dropping DRM from its music and as that final, disgraceful era comes to an end, it’s time to fill out my collection. David Tudor plays John Cage’s 4’33” in Concert While the end of restrictions on how and where you play the music you purchase digitally is in … Read more