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The story of Carl Friedrich Gauss' schoolboy triumph over a manipulative teacher is well-known, but Brian Hayes discovered a more interesting tale—and a moral.
Carl van Schaik says it's the culture. They learn from one another. I sure learn from the people who read stuff I write.
I've mentioned, here and there, the lovely and romantic collaboration between Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell, Ballad of the Broken Seas. I should tell you that, when I first heard this album, my face went sour and my high hopes fell far and flat. It wasn't what I expected. It struck me as being a bit odd and aloof, foggy and cold; I wanted it to be easier, gentler.
I don't know that I'll ever be able to explain this — not sure that I'll ever want to — but there are certain albums that, with a bit of wind and rain, grow on you like little yellow and purple flowers that just can't be…
The Blackwing Diaries makes a few points about characterization. This blog has become a regular stop for me.
Money quote: "I don't know about you, but when I watch an animated film, especially one with rich potential for fun and high spirits and comedy, I don't want to be forced to either sit through a therapy session with a mediocre analyst, nor do I want to spend most of that time with a jerk."
My buddy Jeff and I went to the movies last week and I'd see this before any of the movies we saw trailers for.
A collection (sort of) of short speculative-fiction presented as "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction." Bet you can't read just one!
"Do you miss me yet?" she asks again.
"Nope," I say.
On this warm and sunny day, Elizabeth and I moved from our shared cubicle space and into our own private offices. At once, this is huge and nothing at all. While I can no longer see her, I can still hear her singing and coughing. We still share a wall, but that wall is now made of something more than just dusty cloth and goes all the way up to the ceiling (where the cockroaches dance and play).
We have windows. Our windows allow sunshine to blanket our skin, and our windows rise to offer fresh(er) air. I can…