unrated

Commented on 2117 revisited
Will a given language be shaped by its ability to translate? The translation process will certainly be completely automated, at least for the 'printed' word. I would assume that our contacts or glasses will throw up a HUD with sub-titles,...
Commented on The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
"+1 for a double helping of gravitas". Perfect... that's my new ship name....
Commented on I can't keep up
I may have found it, though of course it's all but unpronounceable. Strangely enough, if you translate 'utter twat' to its nearest analogue in Outer Chthonian......
Commented on Suspense is the key
Interesting... sorry for the TV reference, but an old TV guy (Norman Lear) condensed it down as 'fiction is all about relationships'....

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)