Author: eidolon

For me, the most refined and civilized mode of travel shall always be the robotic rickshaw.

Today — April 29, 2008 — is the 100th birthday of the Dean of Science Fiction, Jack Williamson. His writing career touched nine decades.

The best reading I’ve ever attended was at Bubonicon, two years ago, when Daniel Abraham read his novelette, The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics.

It’s now up for a Hugo award, and deservedly so. Stop what you’re doing right now and go read Daniel’s story. Seriously. It’s that good.

Today, while waiting at a traffic light on my way to lunch, I noticed that the guy standing next to me was holding a large hourglass. He wore no wristwatch.

Recently, Richard sent me a photograph of a gizmo that resembles the orrery on this site.