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Commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
I can trivially run 32 bit Firefox out of address space, and Google states that 64 bit Chrome has several advanages as discussed here: http://blog.chromium.org/2014/08/64-bits-of-awesome-64-bit-windows_26.html...
Commented on Crib Sheet: Iron Sunrise
That sweet spot. They're space opera, that at the same time has an interesting background that isn't the 18th century Royal Navy. They've got decent SFnal content for more sophisticated readers, but they're fun without needing to think about it....
Commented on Crib Sheet: Iron Sunrise
A sequel to Iron Sunrise is I suspect your most frequently requested book, certainly on your blog. Publishers to an extent pay for an income stream, a series with scope for sequels.......
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I seem to recall reading that the people doing calorie restricted dieting with the hope of extending lifespan have found it massively reduces the male sex drive....

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Bill Arnold commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
Apropos of nothing in particular except these arguments, my car has one of these magnetic stickers Don't Believe Everything You Think. (The only one I could find in the UK is white.) It serves two purposes: (1) Sowing a little friendly mental chaos on an overly long commute; on the back of the car, it trolls the Alphas, and on the right side (left in UK) it trolls the Betas (joke). (Yes, it inspires bemused looks.) (2) A daily reminder that nothing should be considered absolutely true/taken completely seriously, or, as is said, "to be a better Bayesian"....
Greg. Tingey commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
"Don't believe everything you think" Makes me think immediately of ... Rule 34 The real rule 34, that is, not Charlie's book. Now what?...
Bill Arnold commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
I try not to think too much about Rule 34. There is an infinite surface of possible edge conditions to explore. Is there recursive pr0n about rule 34? (maybe?) Is there pr0n about the halting problem? (not yet?) etc....
Hadil Benu commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
You should probably check Host's Twitter account out. He tweeted recursive Rule 34 pr0n very recently. [It's an animated .gif, the three (3) is "getting the D" from the four (4)] There might be related behavior in this thread to it....
Hadil Benu commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
Oh, and #639: La Civiltà Cattolica is one of the oldest Jesuit periodicals in existence (1850). It's also directly vetted / encouraged by the Secretariat of State (Holy See). So, it's a semi-official organ of the Jesuits and by extension, that arm of the Catholic Church [Ideological / Political / Diplomatic / Mimetic Weaponry Division]. ~ Provided because no-one has time to read all the links, but linked to because it increases the humor (imho). Not sure it's in line with current US government actions regarding encryption though [note: article is using 'hacker' in old fashion contra 'cracker' - required...

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Common Misconceptions About Publishing—a series of essays about the industry I work in.
How I Got Here In The End —my non-writing autobiography, or what I did before becoming a full-time writer.
Unwirer—an experiment in weblog mediated collaborative fiction.
Shaping the Future—a talk I gave on the social implications of Moore's Law.
Japan: first impressions — or, what I did on my holidays
Inside the MIT Media Lab—what it’s like to spend a day wandering around the Media Lab.
The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
“Nothing like this will be built again”—inside a nuclear reactor complex.
Old blog—2003-2006 (RIP)

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