Herein lies a rather longish post about Niantic Labs' game Ingress.

Read on if you're very, very bored. Or interested in that sort of thing.

( the preamble )

It's been a while since I wrote anything original (and this probably isn't either), but I can't help but remember a story idea I discussed with captainlucy outside the Transylvanian restaurant in Dublin during PCon 2008. And while I don't have the time even for a short short story right now, I've come up with a drabble for it.

( be warned; it's a little grim... )

Happy Birthday, culf!

( Proceed at your own caution! )

...they can be found here. Enjoy!

Where to start?

( Friday, when the Con began? )

...and the Muir Russell report is out.

( behind the cut for length or interest )

I can't be the only one getting a little annoyed at the coverage of Anna Chapman; especially the quotes from her ex-husband.

'Towards the end of our marriage she became very secretive, going for meetings on her own with 'Russian friends', and I guess it might have been because she was in contact with the Russian government."'

I mean, really? ( Read more... )

Posit: Carter USM's 'Sheriff Fatman' is one of the finest political satires committed to song in the last 20 years.

Being in the fortunate possession of a few lovely days of sunshine and no work, I decided to head to the British Museum and experiment a bit more with high dynamic range imaging (a.k.a. HDR).

( picture inside )