Links for 19-12-2006
Craigslist knows the score, NASA <3 Google, Dubai’s pointless solar-power tower, Ellis sells an sf novel, Shakespeare stimulates your brain…
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“It should be obvious to anyone that it doesn’t make any sense to maximize short-term revenue at the expense of long-term viability, but apparently some bitter Wall Street types and confused journalists haven’t quite figured that out yet.”
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“As the first in a series of joint collaborations, Google and Ames will focus on making the most useful of NASA’s information available on the Internet.”
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“Dubai’s latest mind-boggling project will be yet another global first – a fully rotating tower powered by the sun.” Well, OK. But why, exactly?
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Hey, look who went and got the Slashdotters riled up with his Futurismic essay…
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“LISTENER is, god help me, a near-future sf novel.” As it’s been written by Warren Ellis, I know I’m going to be buying it. w00t!
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“‘Centipedes’ are covert conspiracies meant to drive politicians from power by creating moral panics.” Captain Sterling explains a word-usage that has baffled me for months.
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“By throwing odd words into seemingly normal sentences, Shakespeare surprises the brain and catches it off guard in a manner that produces a sudden burst of activity – a sense of drama created out of the simplest of things.”
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“Most library sites are now competent at presenting the services they offer. But most don’t say anything exciting about libraries or convey much enthusiasm about being online.” Yup.
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