Bruce Sterling vs. James Lovelock: FIGHT!

Just brilliant. On a day when I'm recovering from a sinus migraine, I just had to read James Lovelock sounding like Kurt Vonnegut in predicting we're all doomed. So on a day like that, what's left to do but overdose on coffee, and then read Bruce Sterling: State of the World 2006 where in a wide-ranging discussion on The Well, my favorte cyberpunk writer engages in a conversation about a wide range of stuff, including environmental change, Chinese demographics, and North Korean hip-hop. It's nice to read someone who has a kind of gritty optimism about the future of humanity.

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An-ti-ci-paaaaation

One hour to go.

I received word this afternoon that my laptop arrived at RXM's work and is waiting for me to pick it up, when I come to pick her up. I reluctantly decided to NOT take the rest of the afternoon off, since the office is seriously undermanned today.

I'm actually pretty amazed that it arrived in only one weeks from the time I ordered it- especially since the "Ship by" date originally stated "2/28/06".

...one hour.

...I can't wait.

Teh clock moves so slow.....

Fifteen minutes.

Fourteen minutes.

Thirteen minutes.

Twelve minutes.

Arrrrgh.

Apologies to Mel Brooks

"Daddy loves laptop. Does laptop love daddy?"

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