Another bookshelf done. I’m up to 1209 books by 142 authors, spanning 53 distinct years.
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Media consumption
Ben Board, my ex-colleague, good friend and co-conspirator in the realm of cryptic crosswords, has a gamasutra column/interview piece talking about his current media consumption. By comparison, my media consumption (what a prejudiced phrase, but let’s go with it) is a bit more skewed towards books. Sounds: Daft Punk‘s Discovery,…
Amazon failed me…
I’ve had QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter on order since September. They have repeatedly delayed it and delayed it, asking me for confirmation that I still want it. Yesterday I ordered it from Wal*Mart instead and it’s just shipped. I’m going to leave my Amazon order unconfirmed…
LA Times Book Festival, Day 2
We arrived a little later than yesterday since Mrs. Elbeno does a long run on Sunday mornings – 12.5 miles today. But we parked in almost exactly the same spot. I hurried to get to a panel entitled “Science Fiction: The Road From Here to There” featuring Cory Doctorow (author,…