CTC ride to Barkway, Ardeley and Royston
2010-08-22
“How can I put these keen new riders off the club, I thought to myself? How about taking them down the muddiest lane in Hertfordshire?”
Zendegi
2010-08-17
A review of Greg Egan’s novel Zendegi. “An entertaining but rather slight novel that places Egan’s usual concerns—transhumanism, uploading of minds, the morality of artificial intelligence—in a democratic Iran in the early and mid twenty-first century.”
Manifold: Space & Origin
2010-08-14
A review of Stephen Baxter’s novels Space (2000) and Origin (2001), the second and third books in the Manifold trilogy. “If you’re looking for serene contemplation of disaster and suffering, Baxter’s your man.”
CTC ride to Stradishall, Lavenham and West Wratting
2010-07-25
“... we were glad to make an extra stop at Clare for ice cream...”
CTC ride to Haverhill, Clare and Ashdon
2010-07-11
“It was a tough ride on my own in the heat...”
CTC ride to Hinxworth, Old Warden and Gamlingay
2010-06-13
“The selection of destinations made route-setting quite a challenge.”
CTC ride to Stradishall, Clare and Stetchworth
2010-06-06
“After tea our luck ran out and we were caught in one last thunderstorm.”
John Sturrock is an idiot
2010-05-11
The translator of Notre-Dame de Paris gives the impression of not having read his own book.