Just a reminder for Southern Californians that I’ll be speaking at Claremont McKenna College’s Atheneum series tonight at 1845h, and it’s free and open to the public. I’ll be reprising and expanding on the “Little Bit Pregnant” talk on technology regulation that I gave earlier this month at the University of Toronto iSchool conference.
Monthly Archives::
March 2011
Just got word that For the Win is a finalist for the Prometheus Award, presented by the Libertarian Science Fiction Society; having won this once for Little Brother, and considering the fantastic books on this year’s shortlist and in the winner alumni, I couldn’t be more thrilled!
Just got word that For the Win is a finalist for the Prometheus Award, presented by the Libertarian Science Fiction Society; having won this once for Little Brother, and considering the fantastic books on this year’s shortlist and in the winner alumni, I couldn’t be more thrilled!
Reminder: I’m in LA this weekend and the nice folks at Dark Delicacies in Burbank (3512 W. Magnolia, 91505) were kind enough to host a signing and reading for me on Sunday, March 27th at 2PM.
I’ll also be speaking at Claremont McKenna College’s Atheneum series on Mar 30 at 1845h, and it’s free and open to the public.
Hope to see you then!
Jennifer Hoffman’s written an interesting guide to Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom:
I first discovered this novel shortly after it’s release, when prowling my local library for books about Disney World. Along with the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, it opened up the possibility of thinking critically about Disney Parks, taking them seriously as works of art and culture, and approaching them as implementations of virtual reality and games theory. These books also let me know that hipsters and members of Mensa were kicking back in the parks, loving the attractions as much as I do. That enjoying the Parks and taking them seriously don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Jennifer Hoffman’s written an interesting guide to Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom:
I first discovered this novel shortly after it’s release, when prowling my local library for books about Disney World. Along with the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, it opened up the possibility of thinking critically about Disney Parks, taking them seriously as works of art and culture, and approaching them as implementations of virtual reality and games theory. These books also let me know that hipsters and members of Mensa were kicking back in the parks, loving the attractions as much as I do. That enjoying the Parks and taking them seriously don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
I’m coming to Southern California next week and I’ll be speaking at Claremont McKenna College’s Atheneum series. It’s next Wednesday, 30 March, at 1845h, and it’s free and open to the public. I’ll be reprising and expanding on the “Little Bit Pregnant” talk on technology regulation that I gave earlier this month at the University of Toronto iSchool conference — it’s a topic I’m developing, but one that I find really interesting. The idea is to look at all the different groups, interests and individuals who might call for restrictions on general-purpose computers and networks to prevent some real or imagined harm, ranging from printed weapons to malicious software to libel to copyright infringement, and what we might do to mitigate the real harms and tell them apart from the imaginary ones. I hope to see you!
I’m back podcasting after a long post-surgical hiatus. I don’t have any new material to read, so instead, I’ve read one of my favorite comedic Mark Twain stories, Punch, Brothers, Punch. It’s a great little essay about a earworming mind-virus, prefiguring Snow Crash by a century and more!
There’s more administrivia than usual in this one as I get caught up.
Conductor, when you receive a fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!CHORUS
Punch, brothers! punch with care!
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
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The folks at ChiZine who hosted the reading that David Nickle and I did last week in Toronto have been good enough to put the video of the readings and Q&A online. Click through for the whole lot.
I’m coming through Los Angeles later this month on the way to a meeting and a lecture, and the nice folks at Dark Delicacies in Burbank (3512 W. Magnolia, 91505) were kind enough to host a signing and reading for me on Sunday, March 27th at 2PM. Hope to see you then!
