Warren Ellis's Blog, page 196
October 21, 2010
Links for 2010-10-21
"It's all go in the world of futuristic Judge Dredd style guns today. Reports suggest that a battalion of US airmobile* troops in Afghanistan are to be equipped with the XM-25 computing smart-rifle, able to strike enemies hiding round corners or in trenches. A successful "proof of concept" of a guided homing bullet for use in sniper rifles has also been announced."
(tags:war tech want+one xmas thankyou )
The Mire – Radio Art To Work By
"Knut Aufermann, author of the Radio Art feature in The Wire 320 has compiled, in his own words ?a selection of radio streams to listen to whilst concentrating on other things, a kind of audible wallpaper that commercial radio aspires to, but much better.?"
(tags:radio )
Life on earth could be transformed by NASA space technology
"For years, NASA has been developing technology to establish long-duration human presence in space. As part of this ongoing effort, NASA developed a closed-loop system that recycles urine and gray water into drinking water. In addition, recent research suggests that it also may be used to generate and store energy, which would not only benefit space habitats and travel, but may have application on Earth as well."
(tags:space tech culture )
I've just heard, in the last ten minutes, from two retail...
I've just heard, in the last ten minutes, from two retail locations in the UK – one a comics shop, one a bookstore — that it's apparently impossible to order RED for their shelves.
NOT WHAT I WANT TO HEAR WHEN THE FILM OPENS HERE TOMORROW, DIAMOND COMICS DISTRIBUTORS UK.
Lili's waiting somewhat impatiently for this. It's not ou...
Lili's waiting somewhat impatiently for this. It's not out in the UK until Guy Fawkes' Night. But if you're in the US, you can buy it now. If it's even half as good as the first book set in the "Clockwork Century" space, it's going to be the mad entertainment book of the autumn. Terrifying Steamwar Battle Trains, for god's sake. Who doesn't want one of those?
Jamais Cascio On "Surviving The Future"
My friend the future doom strategist Jamais Cascio is spreading the word:
On Thursday, October 21, CBC TV will show Surviving the Future, an hour-long documentary on both the major challenges facing us over the next half-century and the amazing technologies and social shifts underway to meet those challenges… I've managed to pull out the bits in which I appear.
Surviving the Future: Jamais Cascio excerpts from Jamais Cascio on Vimeo.
Ocean on Ocean
I'm an absolute mark for post-MBV swoony drones. So, here, The Slaves have nailed me. Click through to buy the digital download for a lousy USD $5, or a CD-R in an eco-wallet thing for a mere $8.
Peter Blegvad's SPECIAL DELIVERY
Someone found this for me about three years back. And then I lost it when my computer died (also killing the old email archive, so I can't even trace it back).
In 1985, Peter Blegvad released a couple of singles on Virgin. One was "Special Delivery." This is NOT the version that turns up on later albums. The later version is very minimal. This version is not: from what I remember, it's a full band and backing singers. It sounds a lot bigger than the later version (and a bit Eighties, obv.) It is specifically this single/12" version I'm looking for.
If anyone has an mp3 of this version, please email it to me at warrenellis@gmail.com. I would really like to hear it again.
October 20, 2010
Links for 2010-10-20
part two of an Alan Moore essay on the occult
(tags:occult writing )
glycon: Fossil Angels – Part 1
part one of an Alan Moore essay on the occult
(tags:occult writing )
The School of Night – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The School of Night is a modern name for a group of men centred on Sir Walter Raleigh that was once referred to in 1592 as the "School of Atheism." The group supposedly included poets and scientists such as Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman and Thomas Harriot."
(tags:history occult )
whitechapel 20oct10
* Steve Lieber: Weirdness with my book and 4Chan. (comics artist Steve Lieber gets a lesson in Comics Economics 2010, freaks the shit out of /co/)
* Kody Chamberlain's PUNKS comic moves to MTV
* T-shirt Of The Fortnight #003: BEER IS MY TOTEM ANIMAL
* Musicians, Bands And Noisemakers: Work, Sites & Gigs
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