Charlie Stross on The Panopticon Singularity: How the convergence of computing and communications technologies will enable the ultimate police state. Links to some responses are in his blog.
Also from Stross, an explanation why US President Bush’s Mars expedition initiative makes much more sense as an extension of his administration’s defense policy:
We believe
the Martians posess weapons [...]
Neil Gaiman points to an online MP3 of March of the Sinister Ducks, Alan Moore’s odd little dip into the world of music from way back in the Eighties (I reckon). Catchy!
[ tip-off from PeliG ]
I got two e-mails with a virus (a Worm) from (and adressed to) email adresses that I think are only connected by having been in my address book at some time.This means it may have been running on my computer, or one of the computers I used.The virus was identified as WORM.MIMAIL.R, which Symantec calls [...]
The Morning News: IKEA Walkthrough:
IKEA is a fully immersive, 3D environmental adventure that allows you to role-play the character of someone who gives a shit about home furnishings.