From the popular online game thing, via Joe Hill, Warren Ellis and others…
I put in the opening of my current work and I got this back:
Well, um… okay…
In ‘Art of the Brick,’ Nathan Sawaya Works With Lego – NYTimes.com
Fascinating and in-depth review of a Lego art exhibition in New York. Best lines: “In its pure form… the Lego block is at once the least technological toy around. But in another way, it is also one of the most technological, technological in the original sense of the word, alluding to craft and mastery — techne — the art of making.” Love it — “Lego, the art of making.”
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BBC News – How did stevia get mainstream?
I admit I’m a convert — been using Stevia in my coffee for over a year now. This UK article traces its rise over there, looking at cost and quality and comparing to artificial sweeteners.
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John Green tell it how it really is for an author
Yes, even a successful one. It’s not a solo game.
He makes great videos, Mr Green, and really explains how the publishing industry actually works, and how much collaboration it truly takes to produce a successful career.
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BBC News – What can we learn from children’s writing?
An interesting take on a word analysis of a massive UK writing competition for kids — what are they writing about, what words are they using and what topics interest them? A varied look at kids writing, wonder how it matches up to Australian kids?
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We’re all moved in now…
The moving process has finally finished, and we’re all in our new place. Finally ours. As I regularly tell Will, no one can “kick us out” anymore, it’s all ours.
Of course, half the house is still boxes… there’s a whole range of unpacking and arranging left to do. And we don’t have Internet at home yet… still waiting for Telstra to lift a finger.
But still, it feels great…
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Fascinating colour film footage from 1927…
A window into the past — London, 1927:
“Time machines exist: we call them movies”.
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The trials and excitement of house moving
We have a new house — and yes, this time we own it.
This is a big thing for me, and for my wife and family, and naturally we’re very happy about it. First of all though is the little matter of moving house! It’s only a very small move in terms of distance, but when you do this in any way it’s still a big thing, and this time we’re doing it all ourselves (well, with a little family help, but that’s it).
So I’ll be off work for a few days, offline possibly longer, and generally busy moving stuff. There will be a transfer of Internet and all that too… but we’ll still have our phones if nothing else!
Well, it’s exciting, it’s big, and it’s a serious life move. We like our new house, so I should post some pics once we’re over there.
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The Paradox of the Proof | Project Wordsworth
Unusual story about the world of mathematical proofs, and a reclusive mathematician who might have solved a famous problem, if only he would explain the proof properly to anyone!
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