Martin Rees

There's an interesting article linked off Slashdot by Martin Rees, the famed cosmologist. He stresses that this is a very exciting time for astronomy and cosmology, and also seems very interested in the idea that we might be simulated rather than living directly in reality (obviously [cough] there's no implication that this article was put up to coicide with any notable film releases). Worth a look for anyone who caught Grayling on the Today program yesterday, perhaps. It isn't a technical article, incidentally, so don't be intimidated by the prospect of reading it.

Misc.

That bonsai of Wechsler's does have little green traces scattered over it. It lives. When it'll be ready for the trip into London is a different matter.

demudi looks interesting. They have .debs up of various interesting stuffs. Including Ardour.

Moz1.3 doesn't like my cursor keys.

WRT the SF/Fantasy 50-book lists, I want to stress again that The Book of the New Sun isn't Fantasy. Anne McCaffrey's "Dragondross" books aren't either, but as (unlike Mr Wolfe's) they don't carry the Graham Clark Seal Of Ultimate Fantasticness, I won't labour the point.

Hmmm. Something else, I'm sure.