Links for 12-02-2007
Snow speakers (really), another Doctorow interview (podcasted), SF Diplomat interviews Peter Watts far better than I could have done, Financial Times article on modern science fiction…
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“A group of Michigan Technological University students built an impressive sound system using 9 Behringer EP2500′s, 1 Crown XLS602, and lots of snow.” How cool is that?
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2 – Best/Worst “Sci-Fi” movies at IMDB
Does what it says on the tin, natch. Some surprising results, though.
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3 – Cory Doctorow interview on The Agony Column
Rick Kleffel gets some quality microphone time with the ubergeek himself.
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“The single best thing about following a scene, any scene, closely is being in a position to uncover a diamond in the rough.” SF Diplomat renders the point of me interviewing Peter Watts negligible in the extreme.
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5 – My Wikipedia Article is Perfectly Cromulent, Thank You Very Much
“According to this note, however, I am apparently not a credible source for my own life, which is an assertion that I can’t decide whether to be amused or offended by.” Scalzi encounters the Wiki-nazis.
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6 – A Preview of MultiReal, the Sequel to Infoquake
“Today I’ve reached a milestone. I’ve finished what I’m labeling the fourth draft of MultiReal, the sequel to Infoquake.” Dave Edelman takes a breather.
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Science fiction is written predominantly by white, western males. For them, the alien may be found beyond borders, across continents. The Other is someone with a different language, skin colour, even gender. Financial Times, would you believe.
Thank you – I have just spent 15mins reading comments about a picture of bacon taped to a cat! Luckily I wasn’t drinking at the time so no risk of snorting liquid from my nostrils. If Scalzi’s books are half as entertaining as his blog you’ve just pointed me to another great author…
You’ll have to let me know – I’ve not got round to reading any Scalzi yet myself, but I agree that if his books match his blog, it’ll be a worthwhile thing to do. The Android’s Dream is supposed to be his funny number – I’ll expect a full review!