NetBoox? Online book trading, P.O.D. and the death of libraries

Posted by Paul Raven @ 25-07-2006 in Technology • Writing

I’m constantly trumpeting about the death of libraries, but the way I see it, I’m allowed. I work in one, I have always used them regularly and I only speak doom of them to try to encourage people to ‘use them or lose them’. In a lot of cases, I think rumours of the death of libraries are greatly exaggerated. I certainly hope so. Continue reading “NetBoox? Online book trading, P.O.D. and the death of libraries”

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Grasping the future - open thread

Posted by Paul Raven @ 24-07-2006 in General • Science Fiction • Writing

A good Monday to you all. I’ve been a busy person. You’ll be so proud of me! Continue reading “Grasping the future - open thread”

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Stuff to see and do - open thread

Posted by Paul Raven @ 19-07-2006 in General

In lieu of proper material, here is a bribe-offering. You see, by the time this post goes live, I’ll be at work. Continue reading “Stuff to see and do - open thread”

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The multiplicity of me - open thread

Posted by Paul Raven @ 11-07-2006 in Science Fiction • Technology

Assume, for a moment, that certain promises of Singularitarians come true, and it becomes possible to create ’sub-routines’ of an individual consciousness, copies and reiterations of a personality. Continue reading “The multiplicity of me - open thread”

O.U. goes C.C.

Posted by Paul Raven @ 17-03-2006 in General

Good news for the autodidactic… Continue reading “O.U. goes C.C.”

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