Links for 24-09-2006
News from the heliosheath, desktop nanotech, PKD interview, Long Tail interview…
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Does what it says on the tin; from a librarian resource site.
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Readers respond to Cory Doctorow’s essay – some good, some vacuous, but at least there’s a discussion happening now.
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“Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can’t talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful.” Philip K Dick interview.
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“Mike Treder from the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology … says advanced nanotechnology, like these nanofactories, could help solve world poverty but it could also wreak economic and social chaos.”
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“After all, it’s not really our content. At the end of the day if that’s how content owners choose to sell it, isn’t that their right? Isn’t ours simply a choice of to buy or not to buy?” New perspective on the DRM wars.
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“[interview with] Long Tail author and Wired editor Chris Anderson on infinite markets, the death of the Top 40, and the birth of personalized politics.”
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“The idea that someone could violate your mind and destroy your authentic self is frightening to say the least – not to mention the nightmarish potential of having your actions controlled remotely.” A sobering look at transhuman cyborg issues.
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Guerilla marketing – fake warning stickers that bemoan the tawdry safety and blandness of modern kid’s toys. Go lookee.
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“And surprisingly, the research also has shown how researchers can lower the temperature of an object — just by watching it.” I just love quantum particle physics – totally screws with your brain.
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“Human beings have trouble with infinity – yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject.” Oooh! Downloadable science shows from BBC Radio 4! w00t!
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“… IBM’s latest research project – a “secret island” within the confines of Linden Labs’ Second Life massively multi-player games environment … ” Everyone’s getting on-board, see?
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12 – Openings–Types“A hundred years ago, leisurely openings were de rigueur–especially when presented either in first person or by an omniscient narrator. It could, and did, take several pages just to meander over the time and setting.” Sherwood Smith on openings of novel
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“Almost 30 years later, with the gas giants long ago seen and done, Voyager 1 is still going and encountering some strange things.” Strange things are afoot in the heliosheath.
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