Sometimes the human population is usefully imagined as a sea of nipples, seamlessly joined, a tactile surface area of however many thousands of square kilometres. Or a trampoline perhaps? Point being, there’s a lot of us, and nipples seem to … Continue reading
by j p, December 20, 2005 0 comments
While not all science fiction authors are religious, there’s arguably some merit in the idea that all religious authors are ultimately involved with science fiction. Moving right along – if you had said to the high school companions of Ron … Continue reading
by j p, December 20, 2005 0 comments
After another year spent spinning around the sun, it’d seem we’re still keen to get out of this place. With 5 billion years of sunlight still up our sleeve, people are already tripping over themselves to pay for space travel. … Continue reading
by j p, December 19, 2005 2 Comments
Almost there. Those looking for annual-lists will find them covered sufficiently in the Fimoculus ‘list of lists’. Until we cross this next line in the sand, my random scatter rifle stays trained on the usual internet and media-tech suspects just … Continue reading
by j p, December 19, 2005 0 comments
Hooked up with an old friend recently, a slap bass maniac back in the day who is now busy satellite-mapping the planet. He’s been reading the Lev Manovich classic: The Language Of New Media, and various Marshall McLuhan books and … Continue reading
by j p, December 1, 2005 10 Comments