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
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 !!
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
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