bristolbookworm

Commented on On Syria
I am puzzled by the drive for this from people in the UK. So many of them are demanding we do "something" without stopping to discuss what "something" might be. Its sad that a country is doing this to itself,...
Commented on Marking time, more thoughts
The problem with containerization in terms of labour is not using containers rather than shipping products loose but when we started having large containers which were sized in conjunction with the ships, designed to be quickly lifted by cranes and...
Commented on The permanent revolution
I would argue there's definitely evidence that we're on a slowing curve: the need to sweat assets rather than leaving space for later generations to easily benefit. This could of course be driven by political changes mentioned above rather than...
Commented on The ticking clock, stopped
Assuming this also puts fertility decline on hold (the most important detail to this childbearing age woman), I'd definitely move plans for a second baby into the 5 year future area (if at all). I would like to see how...

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)