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Nov 23
On November 17 the New York Times published, How to Live Without Irony, an article by Christie Wampole. Rather than think about the piece –I’m bored of arguments and humans– I outsourced the job to a machine. I used my computer’s ‘find and replace’ function on certain key words in her essay. (Irony to humor, sincere to …
Nov 09
Bioterrorism examined in lecture at Marshall: Using 3D printers, people should be able to hack DNA and create viruses, attacking life in much in the same way hackers and cybercriminals can attack computers. DARPA wants to equip soldiers with Android phones for ‘Predator vision’: Attach a camera to their head, let the watch the output …
Nov 05
From Design Boom’s DIY submissions, a nifty piece of sci-fi that captures what the future of biotech may look like. Tobias Revell, a british interaction designer, has documented the dharavi slums of mumbai, india, showcasing how genetically modified mushrooms have revitalized the poverty stricken city in the ‘new mumbai’ of the future. Originally from amsterdam, highly …
Oct 30
Just a terrific conversation between film-maker Orson Welles and author H.G. Wells. It was recorded shortly after Orson’s War of the Worlds, which was based on H.G.’s book of the same name. Frustratingly, the above clip cuts out with 30 seconds remaining. You can listen to the entire thing here or go directly to the …
Oct 15
My Aurora pin arrived by mail on Friday. The Prix Aurora Awards are the Canadian version of the Hugo. My book, Technicolor Ultra Mall, was short-listed for best novel. While it didn’t win, it was quite an honour to be nominated. And congrats to Robert J. Sawyer, who did win, for the third novel in …
Oct 09
M1K3Y has reviewed Technicolor Ultra Mall for the well-known and much-loved Coilhouse. A sample: Come for the ultraviolence, stay for the science-fictional mind-juice. This is a masterfully written must-read for anyone trying to understand just how this world of ours could all go horribly wrong(er). You can read the entire review here.