Open Buddha

I attended an Electronic Frontier Foundation fundraiser this evening in San Francisco. Cory Doctorow has been in the Bay Area for a few days on his book tour for his new novel, “For the Win.” He was at Borderlands and Book, Inc. and then a bunch of high schools (it is a Young Adult book, [...]

 

 EFF Geek Reading: Cory Doctorow's [61:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In a recent interview, Michael Swanwick was asked about the difference between fantasy and science fiction, having written both (and winning awards for each as well). He stated: The essential difference, it seemed to me, was that science fiction occurs in a knowable universe. Human beings may or may not be smart enough to figure [...]