The Tech of Star Trek: Part 2. Star Trek is set three centuries in the future but scientists today are already working on technologies more advanced than the science portrayed on the show. The second of a two-part look at the science of Star Trek. By Erik Baard. [Wired News]
Tastes Like Phoenix finally has another new review up. This is a cool site with some good gaming articles which went into a coma shortly after I discovered it. The nice thing about their reviews is that they aren’t really aimed at people who ask themselves “should I buy this book?”: They’re aimed at people who ask “well, I bought this book, what on Earth do I do with it?”.
The new review is of Harlequin, an 8 adventure campaign set for Shadowrun. It’s fascinating to read even if you don’t play Shadowrun or ever intend to. It’s aimed squarely at a GM and explains how to run those 8 adventures, what parts are weak, what can go wrong and how to fix any problems before they occur. Along the way, it’s a lesson on adventure plotting and the handling of encounters and NPCs.
A page with a few links about C programming. The most interesting link there is to Rob Pike’s cool essay Notes on Programming in C (which I already read).
A Fresh Look at Efficient Perl Sorting – a cool article that covers Perl sorting in an accessible and comprehensive way – including a clear explanation how to sort by multiple keys.