Tech toy
if you really are The Man /
you will surely give me /
this humble PVR
This wide-ranging book is about how machines, the economy, and all large human-made inventions are becoming biological.), a review of two books about primates (from LRB), The Corpse (an online Dark Horse comic book, nay, graphic novel), The History of the DeCSS Haiku, the Skeptic Magazine and an article on ”the next Christianity” (from The Atlantic).
There.
Okay, I can’t resist adding these three: Why nerds are unpopular, five geek social fallacies (which are both sorta insta-classics and quite American as well) and Columbine, five years later (from Salon).
The terms used will be as medical as possible, which is a waste of both our times since if you’re reading an article about people boning each other on your Nintendo, you’re probably not going to break down crying if I curse while I’m describing someone’s crotch.
Warning: Possibly NSFW. Depending on whether it’s considered appropriate to spend time looking at pixelated titties.
I once caught fire at the Q awards. NERD:istä puolestaan kirjoitetaan
A newly resurgent archetype: the black nerd, the hyper-smart and proud of it African-American geek. The smart ass who defies the laws of black cool/ macho by flaunting their love of white music. And sci fi. And comics.
Tämmöinen pelkkä linkkien liimailu on kyllä vähän hassua. Ehkä minun pitäisi perustaa joku Killinki-blogin tyyppinen tytäryhtiö.
Päivitys 9.2.: Jokin noissa linkkien aikaisemmissa muodoissa aiheutti sen, että Internet Explorer kaatui itkien ja vertavaluen sivua ladatessaan. Epäilen syylliseksi -elementtiä ankkurin sisässä, mutta en ole varma.
Ainoana hidasteena suomalaisille taitaa olla vekottimen anglosaksiaainen ulosanti. (via metafilter)