Inferno-krusher, clockpunk, The New Comprehensible; new subgenres and literary manifestos seem to be the thing this year. Warren Ellis has unearthed yet another one for us. Heliumpunk is:
“A future or near-future setting where anachronistic and obsolete technology is given a new lease on life, not just because it is cool, but for plausible reasons within the setting.”
Hmmm. It’s too sensible to really catch on, IMHO.
A new site to bookmark for all fans of neologisms, via SciFi Weekly.
WordSpy is:
“…devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. These aren’t “stunt words” or “sniglets,” but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources.”
They have RSS. Why the hell not, eh?
Here are my girlfriend’s kittens playfighting; Nik-Nak on the left, Mavis on the right. They got spayed last night, so they won’t be this boisterous today, methinks:
Yet another image from the vaults, I’m afraid; my camera is away having its sensor cleaned*. So, let’s travel to Mexico again:
That is the view over the centre of Guanajuato, a former silver town and currently thriving cultural hotbed, located in the state with the same name. A beautiful and unique location; plenty to see, and always something happening. I saw Cafe Tacuba play a gig at the city’s baseball park while I was there, which I can safely say was one of the most extraordinary gigs of my life.
[* Yeah, I know; I haven't had it very long at all. Apparently this is one of the curses of low-end dSLRs; the first shot taken with them may loosen up some small shred of plastic left over from the manufacturing process, which then lodges itself on the sensor and puts a noticable smudge on every image. I know it wasn't a sloppy lens change on my part, because I've not changed the lens since I bought it. Selah.] Continue reading “Friday Photo Blogging: Guanajuato City, Mexico”
Last FPB of the year, no less:
Yeah, it’s one of my house-plants again. But look closely (or click through to the original): see that clarity of image, the close range detail? Continue reading “Friday Photo Blogging! A sharp close-up”
Those of you reading via RSS will probably not have noticed, but I’ve had the virtual paint-rollers and stencils out over the weekend. Continue reading “Home improvements”
Unlike me to post regarding television, but this is a worthy subject. Continue reading “Futurama - new episodes in production”
Another extreme sports innovation! Continue reading “Two planks are better than one”
Like fuzzy, weird and undiscovered animals? Continue reading “Pix of new New Guineau wildlife”
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