Neal Stephenson has written another great book — Anathem. Visit the website of the book for a short summary of what it’s about and some nice videos featuring the author himself talking about the book and reading some passages from it. BTW, the trailer that is also available on the website is totally misleading. It [...]
Some time ago I ordered an iPhone 3G at T-Mobile. My current contract with T-Mobile ended this month, so it was a perfect occasion to get an iPhone. Unfortunately it wasn’t delivered, yet. I called T-Mobile ServiceCenter today and after askinig around the guy at the ServiceCenter told me that they expect a new batch [...]
“Halting State” is a funny nerd-book by Charles Stross. The setting: In an online role playing game a bank is robbed. Three people, a cop, an insurance accountant – both women – and a game developer investigate the case. The cop and the accountant do not really understand what is going on. The cop uses [...]