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At this weeks SF/F reading group meeting the question was raised: what really makes a good book. So I’m trying to describe, at …
2 min read Favorites, Musings

Looking to the Future via Reality Television Dave Pollard at How to Save the World posts a very intriguing set of theories about the …
3 min read Musings

I went out for the first Wiscon dinner party this evening, even if it’s actually my second Wiscon. It’s fun to meet new …
1 min read Events

I arrived yesterday afternoon after a 7 hour drive from Ann Arbor, met up with Adrian to get the key to the room at the hostel, and …
3 min read Events

Henry Gould wrote the following it about the radical nature of democracy.: But the question got me thinking. Perhaps democracy is only …
1 min read Quotation

There is something happening inside the soul of man right now and it doesn’t look good. Fundamentalism and rationality are coming …
4 min read Musings

My quest for more information on defense technology continues to move through odd paths and unexpected troves of information. Today I …
2 min read Observing

Listmixer has become one of the key parts of my online life in the past few months. It’s clearly inspired by del.icio.us but has …
1 min read Observing

I officially started my summer internship at Tablus today, although I’ve been working there part time for the past two semesters. …
1 min read Events

Jessica Litman delivered a paper today to a rump crowd of SI students and faculty about the economic costs of law journal publishing. …
2 min read Events