The other night I sat on the porch with some friends and acquaintances discussing this and that. I had my iPad with me, and I was showing a friend what I had been doing with some old books. I explained that the process of getting the books on my iPad involved destroying the physical form [...]
Archive | July, 2010
Inception: Reality in the Word
I saw Chris Nolan’s Inception last night, and while it had some weak points, I enjoyed it. It reminded me a bit of Steven Soderbergh’s interpretation of Solaris.
Clarke and Asimov Audio
I recently returned from a multi-day journey on which I was able to listen to science fiction classics on audio. Science fiction audio and travel just seem to go together for me.
Cutting Up
My recent acquisitions of an iPad and a scanner have prompted me to think about literature in a new way. The iPad has made me revisit McLuhan’s assertion that “the medium is the message,” and my practices with the iPad and scanner seem to support just what he’s arguing.
Summer Updates
Since it’s too hot to go outside for very long, what better place to be than behind the keyboard? OK, I can think of other places that I’d rather be, but my web sites have needed some updates for a while. I’ve made significant progress on just this site alone, but mostly I’ve just been [...]
