Flying, frying, trying in space. Flying In Space So it turns out the Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry, or rather their cremated remains, will be rocket-launched into space next year, via Celestis Inc, a company that specialises in “memorial … Continue reading
by j p, February 4, 2009 0 comments
Another lap of the sun, and what’s to be done? Addressing climate change wasn’t on the Australian Prime Minister’s to do list this year, but it can still be on ours. William Burroughs once argued that it generally takes humans … Continue reading
by j p, January 16, 2009 2 Comments
“It’s like someone who understands and values technology and the Internet was elected President.” David Weinberger ( Small Pieces Loosely Joined, Everything is Miscelleanous, hyperorg.com) Extraordinary week, seeing U.S.A. and the rest of the world embrace Barack Obama’s claiming of … Continue reading
by j p, November 7, 2008 5 Comments
2008 marks a decade of the TINA festival, which each year brings together people from all ends of the country ( and globe) to Newcastle for a weekend of gigs, workshops, exhibitions, installations, panels and general mayhem. It’s actually an … Continue reading
by j p, September 29, 2008 1 Comment
Today’s headlines routinely borrow from the sci-fi pages of yesteryear. Once upon a time an author probably chuckled as he wrote about genetic engineered tapeworms that would allow gourmet food lovers in the far future to gorge as much as … Continue reading
by j p, September 4, 2008 0 comments