Revolutionary Espresso Book Machine launches in London

It's not elegant and it's not sexy - it looks like a large photocopier - but the Espresso Book Machine is being billed as the biggest change for the literary world since Gutenberg invented the printing press more than 500 years ago and made the mass production of books possible. Launching ( Read more... )

Pigasus Awards for 2008 Written by Phil Plait
Every year, on the appropriate date of April 1, the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) gives out the Pigasus Awards, a dubious honor to people or organizations that have done their best in the past year to snuff out science and promote irrationality. The award is named after the beloved mascot ( Read more... )

Several years ago I picked up a copy of Romans Without Laurels by Indro Montanelli at a used book store, and just now got around to reading it. I wish I had read it when I bought it. It would have made a very good introduction to Roman history. It covers most major events and players from before the founding to the fall, giving enough detail ( Read more... )

Well, let's see. I know it's been a while, and I am sorry. Not a lot has been going on.

I held five cases of Harry Potter books, but didn't buy a single one. Everyone's going apeshit. I read some guy's LJ who was going to run out and buy another copy because the one he ordered from Amazon wasn't here today.

We've been playing Hera and Zeus ( Read more... )

Today has been slow and lazy, as it usually is the day after I indulge in the poison we all know as alcohol. I woke up about 10pm[1] and dragged around a bit online, reading email and what not. I checked my downloads from the day, but apparently I'd already gotten all of the good stuff I was wanting - videos and songs mostly - and all the rest ( Read more... )