In Defense of the Used Book Store

What sets the used bookstore apart is it’s respect for browsing. Proprietors and curators of abandoned and previously loved books understand that used books are like cookies – you can’t have just one. Staff have never asked me if I was looking for the best sellers, or recommended the latest self help book. No, the curators . . . → Read More: In Defense of the Used Book Store

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The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch.

Thieving priests, sorcery, sword fights, secret police…all going about their business in a city made of glass by alliens. I ask you, what more could you want? Oh yeah – there is also alchemy. Can’t forget the alchemy….

Rich in detail without being cluttered. Complexity without confusion. Pacing that leaves . . . → Read More: READ THIS BOOK !!

Things I like Today 09/09/08

Anathem, By Neal Stephenson- The Long Now

SOOOOO JEALOUS!!!!
Oh, to be in ‘Frisco tonight.

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Google Patent for Water-Based Data Center

So, a ship based data center couldĀ  operate in international waters….legal implications, anyone?!?

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The Amazon Kindle Killer: Plastic Logic Reader Looks Like Kindle Killer

Perfect for the coffee shop and it’s free wi-fi. I’d never leave home . . . → Read More: Things I like Today 09/09/08

Things I Like Today August 5, 2008

CITY AT THE END OF TIME

Check out the slideshow. looking forward to this, as I am ever so fond of novels that considerĀ  time to be a flexible, subjective medium.

E-Textile Pants Identify Fall-Prone Elderly

Gee….I neve thought granny would go cyborg before I did.
PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) — A pair of pants may help determine if elderly individuals have . . . → Read More: Things I Like Today August 5, 2008

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