Åsmund Skjæveland (from FIX) wrote this on his weblog some time ago. I think it is a nice round-up of our long-gone debate on the whole "WHOA! NASA’s on Mars!" ordeal; "More future. Big deal. Our space program amounts to… driving remote-controlled little buggys on Mars. Where are the space elevators? Where are the wheels? […]
Author: sigg3
Re: Norwegian blogs?
A received a reply IN CAPITAL LETTERS from Ingrid and Ophelia that I was granted a link from their zine. Here’s what they said: Ay Sigge! Thanks for your email. Made me think of the Beatles’ song Norwegian Wood. Because you are a musician, I thought you might enjoy reading the Beatles Lyrics Archive where […]
Link of the day: Bryan Caplan's philosophical writings
The man behind The Anarchist Theory FAQ, Bryan Caplan, has written a great deal of other texts worth a look: Bryan Caplan’s "Some Writings on Philosophy" The especially selected quote of the day is written by Roman poet Terence: Homo sum, humani a me nihil alienum puto. I am a man, and nothing human is […]
Link of the day: Norwegian Bible from 1930
Yep. It’s the entire thing, there. Copyright outdated. Go ahead. http://home.no.net/harakiri/bibelen/
Re: 'Pervert literature'
I got a comment from Shourov Bhattacharya regardingmy thoughts on Nabokov’s Lolita: "Your comments are right on the money. You can find my own review of "Lolita" at http://www.theverandah.net/verandah/article.asp?article_id=141" Excerpt: Begin this book, and I dare you to put it down. Nabokov’s prose is brilliant, a tightly-packed work of a true genius with language. Almost […]
Latest Internet Relay Chat – logs (IRC)
#271837 <Daleks|> guys i’m seeking for mid 90’s hip hop song <Daleks|> that going like this "na, na na na na, na na na na na…" <asterax> … #276955 <Locke|Away> I found a note in one of my old word .docs that said Note to self: Get revenge on Valvados. <Locke|Away> Except I couldn’t remember […]
Best homepage of the day: Tufteland.org
This is the most giving, inspiring and fascinating homepage I’ve come across this week: go to http://tufteland.org
Wordcount for first finished draft of ongoing project
The first draft of my novel, minus five to ten pages with meta-story-stuff, has a wordcount of 51,895 words. Hurra for me! (And thanks to BA, M., Kornelius and Pauly. Let’s not forget to mention Rachmaninov, Chopin and all the other great musicians I’ve sinked into while writing.) This is what Douglas Adams has to […]
How to install Linux on a dead badger
"Let’s face it: any script kiddie with a pair of pliers can put Red Hat on a Compaq, his mom’s toaster, or even the family dog. But nothing earns you geek points like installing Linux on a dead badger. So if you really want to earn your wizard hat, just read the following instructions, and […]
Anarchist theory and Historical short-stories
So, I’ve been reading up on Anarchist Literature, especially manifestoes and the likes. If interested check out Bryan Caplan’s Anarchy Theory FAQ version 5.2. See also An Anarchist FAQ Webpage version 10.0. Currently I’m working on the Manifesto of the Unabomber (a.k.a Theodore Kaczynski born 1942) Read about the Unabomber in Wikipedia Read the full […]