links for 2007-01-30
Posted on January 31, 2007 - Filed Under links | Leave a Comment
Strange Horizons Fiction: Three Days and Nights in Lord Darkdrake’s Hall, by Leah Bobet
“They’ll come for you,” he said the very moment I woke up in chains. I could not move my hands. I could not move my feet, tethered as I was to a great stone chair. The fabric against my skin was soft. [...]
links for 2007-01-18
Posted on January 19, 2007 - Filed Under links | 1 Comment
Boing Boing: Brain biometrics
Greek scientists are developing a biometric security system that identifies you by your brain’s unique electrical patterns. Developed by researchers at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, the system takes EEG measurements via a sensor-laden cap
(tags: brain biometrics science)
links for 2007-01-15
Posted on January 16, 2007 - Filed Under links | Leave a Comment
Strange Horizons Fiction: Godtouched, by Sara Genge
Sunsets are slow in the Waste. The naked godtouched child takes the crinkled chits from the supplicant’s hand and casts them up into the air. She watches them float down, then reach the hot groundwind and rise spiraling upwards, the nano in them reflectin
(tags: fiction sf free *toconvert *)
links for 2007-01-09
Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under links | Leave a Comment
Strange Horizons Fiction: Before Paphos, by Loretta Casteen
The baby cries and will not be soothed. It has been three days now. At first we were so hopeful with this one. She seemed perfect, not like the others. By now, I can tell this one will die too. Her deformity is internal.
(tags: fiction sf free * [...]
What does xkcd mean?
Posted on January 8, 2007 - Filed Under comics, humour | Leave a Comment
What does xkcd mean?
It means having to look up something on wikipedia for every second comic. (Ackermann function, Graham’s number)
links for 2007-01-02
Posted on January 3, 2007 - Filed Under links | Leave a Comment
Strange Horizons Fiction: Locked Doors, by Stephanie Burgis
“My dad can’t come to parent-teacher conferences on Monday,” Tyler says. He keeps his voice calm and steady as he meets his English teacher’s eyes. “He has to work.”
(tags: fiction sf free * *toconvert)