Monthly Archives: May 2011

Physical Computing

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Back in the 1990s, cyberpunk literature envisioned a virtual world, where people could leave their physical bodies and merge in a posthuman reality. Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash and William Gibson’s Neuromancer led the wave of the future: a plane of … Continue reading →

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Aurora Award Finalists

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Nick Matthews

The finalists for the Prix Aurora Awards has now been announced. While I’ve only read two of the nominated works for Best English Novel so far, (Under Heaven, by Guy Gavriel Kay, and Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer), I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Shifting Bits With Arduino

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Nick Matthews

I’ve recently started back into electronics. I took an electronics course back in high school, but I’ve dealt mostly with software since then. I’ve had a Freeduino-SB sitting around since last year, until I finally soldered on the through hole … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Guy Gavriel Kay’s novel Tigana was first published back in 1990, although I first read it in 1999. It has remained one of my favourite novels. I have a signed first edition hardcover, in addition to my paperback reading edition. … Continue reading →

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