Why hippos windmill their tails
So, I was at Orbital 2008 all this weekend, over which I managed to have lots of fun and hang out with lots of cool people.
However, most other people will probably remember my presence best for moderating the soon-to-be-infamous “Sex and the Singularity” panel at midday today, which ended up being as degenerate as you might have imagined. Here’s me sat next to Charlie Stross in full pontificatory flow:
[Image by mesmerising.]
Charlie is doubtless explaining a tangential point regarding a certain hippo parasite which you will remember if you were present. If you weren’t there, trust me - you don’t want to hear it.
I may possibly talk more about Eastercon when I am less exhausted. Suffice to say I had a great time. Fandom FTW.
