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Review - Jay Lake, Escapement [ Powell's | Amazon
] — Money shot: Initially the idea was so implausible I found it hard to engage. That, and the writer appeared to be making up lots of words to describe things, which is a death-knell for scifi and fantasy.
But then I realised it was Portuguese...
Salon on the publishing apocalypse
More on the impending collapse of Borders — (Thanks to
danjite.)
Can Technorati Beat Google at Blog Search? — (Thanks tosafewrite.)
Gene disease 'recreated in lab' — Aslt260 asks, what would a lab full of Creationists, or IDiots, do to replicate these results according to their 'theories' about life? (Thanks to lt260.)
?otD: Why not?
12/24/08
Body movement: none
This morning's weigh-in: 219.8
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
But then I realised it was Portuguese...
Salon on the publishing apocalypse
More on the impending collapse of Borders — (Thanks to
danjite.)Can Technorati Beat Google at Blog Search? — (Thanks to
safewrite.)Gene disease 'recreated in lab' — As
lt260 asks, what would a lab full of Creationists, or IDiots, do to replicate these results according to their 'theories' about life? (Thanks to lt260.)?otD: Why not?
12/24/08
Body movement: none
This morning's weigh-in: 219.8
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
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