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  • Proof that apes will soon be SMSing

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    Monkies and robots and oh, don’t the Americans spell ‘monkies’ cutely? :) http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=8662 (P.S. Yes, this was on BoingBoing 2 weeks ago. Everything takes longer without proper internet access. So sue me. http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/10/monkeys_treat_robot_.html) (P.P.S. I am cold & frightened. Please send new modem quickly.)

  • Good News

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    Firstly, I’m pleased to announce that my story, Number 3 Raw Place (apart from being Ditmar-nominated & Honourably Mentioned in the Datlow/Windling Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror) will now be appearing in the Congreve/Marquardt Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004. What a heap of honour for a story which has been cheerfully described…

  • And this is fantastic, BTW.

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    Zombies. Good for shootin’ and … shootin’. http://artscool.cfa.cmu.edu/~lee/deanimator.html

  • I have no internet, but I must scream

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    In the re-introduced enforced absence of internet at home, I have found that my computer speaks. ‘Computer,’ I say, ‘what time is it?’ ‘It is 9.24 pm,’ says the computer in a rush. ‘Computer,’ I say, ‘tell me a joke.’ ‘Knock knock,’ says the computer instantly. ‘Computer, who’s there?’ ‘Tivoli,’ says the computer, with eagerness.…

  • Protected: Woo hoo!

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    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • What kind of reader

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    gwendabondgirl asks: So. What kind of reader are you? Some years ago, trapped in bed with a cold & a novel I came to despise, I decided I would never again read a bad book. I’d rather not say what that book was, because I’m sure the author tried very hard to write a good…

  • Never could get the hang of fucking Thursdays

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    I caught a bit of Today Tonight, um, this evening, & they were featuring such crucial stories as: 1. Single fathers cop too much flack. So all you people out there giving flacks to single dads — & I’m thinking there must be, oh, I dunno … several of you, at least — I want…

  • Genre #1: The Cocktail

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    “Whether it’s a sign of the declining quality of film or illustration in general, these days most movie posters just don’t inspire the same artistic awe.” [big snip] “Today, a lot of posters are put together on computers, but back in the day when posters were completely handmade, illustrators worked in a variety of mediums…

  • I have seen my future. In it, I wear the same shoes.

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    I’m in town today with my friend K. & she points out that there’s a homeless guy ahead of us who seems to be partying on pretty fiercely. “Gee, he’s having a good time, eh?” she says, as the bum starts ranting & singing & rumaging through a bin & singing & ranting some more.…

  • “You seem jumpy Carter, did you switch from mocha to crack?”

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    “Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy”: Funny, actually, funny & warm & none too taxing, but enjoyable. Sam Rockwell is fabulous, though not at all the Zaphod of my memory. Mos Def is a likeable & gentle Ford Prefect, & also apparently “one of hip-hop’s most introspective and insightful artist“. Huh. Well … weird. Also loved…