4 of 5 stars to Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov bit.ly/13pu2LQ
Month: July 2013
4 of 5 stars to Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan bit.ly/12TsyKk
ProPublica reports that the NSA Says It Can’t Search Its Own Emails
“There’s no central method to search an email at this time with the way our records are set up, unfortunately,” NSA Freedom of Information Act officer Cindy Blacker told me last week.
The system is “a little antiquated and archaic,” she added.
This is either beautifully ironic or utter mendacity.
Via BoingBoing
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Ashton Agar saves Australia
I’ve been keeping an eye on the first test of the Ashes whilst at work with the live score from the BBC.
My slight displeasure with the England first innings was put aside when England’s bowlers started to take the Aussie batsman apart and when their number 11 took to the crease I was sure that their first innings was close to and end. How wrong was I? I’d never even heard of Ashton Agar before this week, but I’m sure we are going to be hearing a lot more from him in the future.
A score of 98 off 101 balls is superb but for a debutant coming in at number 11 it is unbelievable!
3 of 5 stars to The MVP by Scott Sigler bit.ly/10Nik0E
4 of 5 stars to Max Quick by Mark Jeffrey bit.ly/10sJIAS