jeffsoesbe is funny in one of my comment threads Likewise, the comment thread on my political post of yesterday is quite fascinating and thoughtful. What Do the iPhone and Jonathan Franzen Have in Common? Language Log on translating games — I think I understood less than half this post, but what I did grok was pretty cool. This will bear careful re-reading. Centauri Dreams on a new textbook concerning extrasolar planets The Edge of the American West on naval tacticis in the Pacific Theatre of WWII — Some interesting stuff there if you write political or military sf/f. ?otD: Why is a duck? 12/09/08 Body movement: 40 minute stationary bike ride This morning's weigh-in: 219.4 Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville Originally published at jlake.com .