Saturday, 29th of March, 2003

Here's an interesting multiple interview: 13 authors speak to s1ngularity, including Charlie Stross, Alastair Reynolds, China Miéville and Lucius Sheppard… Some interesting answers to the 9 questions.

Friday, 28th of March, 2003

Hey, motherfucker, what are you still here for? Excellent Onion issue! Clever parody of moronic warmongering! Go!

Excellent new Onion War issue. Hurrah.

Wednesday, 26th of March, 2003

I'm not sure what to say about this. It seems to be a brilliant act of parodic art. Either that or someone who's just desparate to form a N London based electro punk band (influences include Joy Division, New Order, Bowie, Smiths, Kraftwerk, Bauhaus, Manics) – and who's to complain about that, really?

Tuesday, 25th of March, 2003

Here's something I didn't know: Cosma Shalizi, longtime web acquaintance & fellow traveler, has a weblog: Three Toed Sloth! It's a blogspot jobbie, but nicely formatted and very much worth reading. And he links to Stumblings :)

Reading an excellent essay in this week's SMH Spectrum (which I can't seem to find a link to – anyone?), which was perhaps the best refutation of Bjorn Lomborg's Sceptical Environmentalist yet, I noticed that it was by Clive Hamilton, director of the Australia Institute. Since the Sydney Institute is a right-wing think-tank, I was somewhat surprised, and went to look up the Australia Institute, which turns out to be a very much left-wing think-tank, with the motto: "for a just, sustainable, peaceful future".

Monday, 24th of March, 2003

Charlie Stross (who was at Edinburgh's anti-war rally on Saturday, and has pictures to prove it) points out Iain (M) Banks' letter to the Guardian. Short, and to the point (and quite a point!)

Couple of interesting news reports:
3D (Robert Del Naja) is cleared of child pornography charges hurrah.
And Richard Dawkins is, as he very often is, terribly incisive as well as passionate in this Grauniad article on "Bin Laden's victory". More hurrah.

thanks to acb for both links…

Oh and by the way, glad to see that Adrian Brody got best actor @ the Oscars – well-deserved! And Polanski got best director; the Pianist is an extraordinary film, as I've already said. Absurd (but strangely fantastic) that Polanski can't even enter the USA.
Even more wonderful was Michael Moore's acceptance speech for (somewhat astoundingly, I think) winning the best documentary Oscar. His extremely anti-war speech, slamming (as they like to say) Bush, was both booed and cheered vigorously. I have only read it, but Dad heard it and claims that the cheers were louder. Good on him.

Saturday, 22nd of March, 2003

Go to Virulent Memes and see Graham's latest post. Listen and learn.

I've been out handing out how-to-votes for the Greens this arvo, so no guessing how I voted! Here's hoping Jamie Parker gets Port Jackson!

Remember how cool Ruben Bolling is? Well so's Tom Tomorrow dammit. Check this out: "The President makes a startling announcement…"; and this: We Tried To Warn You.