Dan Dennett

There's a review of his new book, Freedom Evolves, in today's Guardian :
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,904441,00.html

Executive summary : they like it.

Warning:

It seems that both darkgoblin and bootpunk are likely to be at Whitby.

Run! Run away!

1. Is there anyone taking reservations for liver transplants?

2. Does anyone want to run a sweep on how many blackouts I'll have during the weekend?

Oh God. The only thing that could make this worse would be a Buca Run. Somebody please tell me that there definitely isn't one . . . ?

Breaking news . . .

From the BBC:

The revelation was made during a jury selection hearing in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, when questionnaires prospective jurors fill out for prosecution and defence lawyers to vet those on the jury were read out in court.

Although Mr Clinton's name was never mentioned, his identity became apparent when a question asking about previous jobs was answered "President of the United States".