I really, really did not like Glasshouse, Charlie Stross’s Hugo-nominated novel from last year. I enjoy his “Laundry” books, though (The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue), and at Worldcon I had a conversation with Robert Sneddon, who recommended the forthcoming Halting State as closer in tone to those, so I picked it up a… Continue reading Charles Stross, Halting State [Library of Babel]
Author: Chad Orzel
links for 2007-11-07
The Claim: Zinc Can Help You Beat a Cold – New York Times Old joke: With our product, you can cure a cold in just seven days, but left untreated, it could linger for a week! (tags: medicine science) Tara Parker-Pope on Health – Teenagers and Sex – New York Times “The lesson for public… Continue reading links for 2007-11-07
Saturday Football Weirdness
Boggling discovery of the week: ESPN will be broadcasting from my alma mater: Williams College will play host to archrival Amherst College in football at noon in the 122nd meeting of “The Biggest Little Game in America” on Saturday, November 10th. ESPN’s College GameDay Built By The Home Depot with host Chris Fowler, Lee Corso,… Continue reading Saturday Football Weirdness
Civic Duty Update
Today was Election Day in most parts of the US, and while there aren’t any big national races going on, there were a number of local contests– town boards, county legislatures, state judges, and so on. I stopped by the local elementary school on my way home, and did my bit for representative democracy, and… Continue reading Civic Duty Update
Dorky Poll: Particle or Wave?
You can only pick one. Leave your answer in the comments.
Nickel and Dimed
This is somewhat belated, as it’s no longer active, but I had a bunch of other things to do last week, and never got around to posting about Blog My Wage: HOPE asked Houston City Council member Peter Brown to spend a week living on the wage of a city worker. Council Member Brown took… Continue reading Nickel and Dimed
links for 2007-11-06
Gesturing helps grade-schoolers solve math problems Hand-waving is the key to any calculation. (tags: academia education math) Easily Distracted » Blog Archive » In Which I Pick Some Nits A historian reads Novik’s Temeraire books. (tags: books SF) slacktivist: Gay-Hatin’ Gospel (pt. 5) The conclusion of the series: “I think it has very little to… Continue reading links for 2007-11-06
ScienceBlogs: Now With 100% More Quantum
Dave Bacon has been assimilated. He only has one post up at the moment, but I’m sure there’ll be more soon. Update your bookmarks and RSS readers, and go visit his new digs.
Friction, Baby
I’m suffering muscle twinges in my neck and shoulder that are usually linked to excessive typing. As I have a grant proposal to review, a senior thesis to help whip into shape, and a book under contract, this means that blogging will be substantially reduced while I ration my typing to those things that pay… Continue reading Friction, Baby
Literary Poll: Science Fiction Scavenger Hunt!
I realized that last week’s scavenger hunt posts neglected half of my favorite genre fiction, so here’s a post to make up for that: What items should appear on a Science Fiction Novel Scavenger Hunt? Some suggestions to get things started: One Big Dumb Object One improbably brilliant genius scientist who is able to both… Continue reading Literary Poll: Science Fiction Scavenger Hunt!