Month: July 2022

Target Acquired

I was curious about the TV adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife and had it on my list of shows I’d take a look at somewhere down the line. Then I came across Abigail Nussbaum’s review of the first season at Strange Horizons: At this point, the reader might be forgiven for thinking that this… Continue reading Target Acquired

Emulation

Thanks to Charlie Stross for pointing out Lena, an short story by qntm written in the format of excerpt from a version of Wikipedia hailing from a distinctly nightmarish timeline: This article is about the standard test brain image. For the original human, see Miguel Acevedo. MMAcevedo (Mnemonic Map/Acevedo), also known as Miguel, is the… Continue reading Emulation

Aspirational

If only I could spare the cash, this keyboard and case might be the perfect companion for my iPad Mini. Admittedly I have a mere iPad Mini 4, but Bluetooth™ is Bluetooth™ so that could still work, right? At least with my model, I wouldn’t need to worry about finding room for the stylus. [Via… Continue reading Aspirational

Leadership stakes

Marina Hyde: The good news: Johnson’s on the way out. The bad news: look who’s on the way in… “Suella Braverman: Literally might as well run for leadership of Starfleet. Or Mensa.” Harsh, but fair.

The Dalek Invasion of Westminster

Hard to disagree: I miss the days when the only reason a British PM had to suddenly replace 40 ministers is because they were disintegrated in the latest Dalek attack.— James Davis Nicoll (@jamesdnicoll) July 7, 2022