So @greatdismal keeps tweeting interesting links credited to one Paul McAuley. Who turns out to be a botanist and fellow (to GD) sci-fiberpunk author. Nanotech and biotech inclined, all the kinda stuff that makes my amygdala light up when I read.
So I say hay, he must have a voice on the internet if he’s a ‘self-described science junkie’ (and you’ll notice this is filed under technofetiche) so I scroll to the bottom of Wikipedia and find his blog.
And on his blog, first post, is the following gem about a sci fi magazine asking select people to post what they think is the best short stories, and analyses, of then links to read some of the stories being reviewed.
Sometimes, the internet is indistinguishable from magic.
@GD also posted this link on a story of a brand of cigarettes made to be smuggled. All that crap we hear about drugs and smuggling and gangsters and what-not…. for cigarettes. Billion dollar industry. It almost makes me want to go find and buy some, just to participate, just to own such a weird object for a while, before I get someone to smoke them for me.
Tags: nerd with a capital N, sci-fi, yes please i'd like it now