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Tonight’s subject at the History Book Club: the Vikings. This is primo stuff for the men who gather once a month in Seattle to gab about some long-gone era or icon, from early Romans to Frederick the Great. You really can’t beat tales of merciless Scandinavian pirate forays and bloody ninth-century clashes. To complement the evening’s topic, one clubber is bringing mead. The dinner, of course, is meat cooked over fire. "Damp will be the weather, yet hot the pyre in my backyard," read the email invite, written by host Njall Mildew-Beard.
That’s Neal Stephenson, best-selling novelist, cult science fictionist, and literary channeler of the hacker mindset. For Stephenson, whose books mash up past, present, and future—and whose hotly awaited new work imagines an entire planet, with 7,000 years of its own history—the HBC is a way to mix background reading and socializing. "Neal was already doing the research," say...
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Neal Stephenson doesn’t do book signings. I think he hates book tours too. So I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see him at the Ryerson theatre last night. I certainly wasn’t expecting him to do a book reading, especially since the event was part of Pages Books’ This is Not A Reading Series . But I am big enough fan of Stephenson to take what I can get. He read from Anathem and then he was interviewed by Mark Askwith . I walked away with the book.
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October 2008
* Incandescence by Greg Egan - reviewed by David Carroll
* The H-Bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter - reviewed by Alexandra Pierce
* Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - reviewed by Gillian Polack
* Renegade’s Magic Book 3: Soldier Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb - reviewed by Gillian Polack
* Anathem by Neal Stephenson - reviewed by Adam Bales
* The Last Elf by Silvana De Mari - reviewed by L…... more
Today is the last day to register for the upcoming Ready to Commercialize conference at the Four Seasons. This conference will bring together venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, industry executives, and other influencers that are active in the high technology industry.
The list of speakers is incredible, with names such as Steve Baker , author of The Numerati , Jimmy Treybig, founder of Tandem Computers, Ray Rothrock of Venrock, and Danny Hillis , entrepreneur and AI innovator. Don’... more
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Aluminum hydroxide
In the acidic confines of your stomach, Al(OH) 3 acts as a relatively strong base, with three hydroxide (OH-) groups eager to hook up with any excess hydrogen ions (H+) floating around. When combined, all those Hs and Os form harmless water. But too much aluminum can cause constipation, so Mylanta has to deploy a counterattack.
Magnesium hydroxide
You know Milk of Magnesia? The chalky white liquid ha... more
Planet Google presents :: : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.com SAN FRANCISCO -- More than a century after their invention, cable cars still carry passengers up and over this city’s hills.
The picturesque mode of transport narrowly escaped extinction after the 1906 earthquake, which devastated the city as well as the cable car barn and tracks. New tracks were laid and the system was rebuilt -- despite the advent of more cost-effective electric streetcars -- partially due to cable cars&rsqu... more
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The booming success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises has dropped a bomb on the music biz. Record labels and rock stars alike are eyeing new revenue streams as gamemakers compete for musical talent, scramble to secure rights to original master tapes and bring in aging artists to re-record classic rock hits.
Activision Blizzard -- publisher of Guitar Hero , the groundbreaking videogame that lets wannabe rockers tap out songs on Les Paul-shape... more
Planet Google presents :: A Cow writes "When the hard rock band "BuckCherry" found out their latest single had leaked on BitTorrent, they didn’t try to cover it up or take the file down. No, instead, they issued a press release. After a bit of research, TorrentFreak found out the track wasn’t leaked by pirates, but by Josh Klemme, the manager of the band. In an attempt to cover their tracks, the press release was pulled, but it’s still available through Reuters and Google&rsq... more
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