Dave Higgins's Blog, page 118
April 8, 2015
To Rise, We Must Look Up
With the United Kingdom General Election coming up a month’s time (minus one day), the Party Election broadcasts and posters have been popping up. While I support the right of anyone to complain (if not always to have the complaint … Continue reading →
April 1, 2015
April Is The Computerist Month
I considered a number of options for today’s post: Craft a humorous piece of some sort; Not craft a humorous piece of some sort and claim that [insert group I disagree with] did things so absurd that I didn’t want … Continue reading →
March 30, 2015
Casual Cannonballs
Tom Tugendhat, Conservative candidate for Tonbridge and Malling, claims that it “is ludicrous that European and British courts now expect our forces to operate in violent combat conditions according to a system more suited to the regulation of police powers … Continue reading →
March 27, 2015
314, Book 1 by A.R. Wise
Combining gruesome descriptions of supernatural events with character-driven investigation, Wise demonstrates that, just as the body and mind are both part of human experience, tales of demonic evil need not be either mere titillation or thinly veiled morality. Alma Harper’s … Continue reading →
March 25, 2015
Break Stepping Towards a Better Future
Nigel Farage claims we no longer need anti-racism laws because the United Kingdom has become blind to skin colour except where legally forced to see it. I disagree that the country is colour-blind. However, a more relevant question is whether … Continue reading →
March 23, 2015
The System Works?
Over the past several months, Bristol City Council have been introducing Residents’ Parking Zones in various areas to replace the current on-street parking with an (alleged) fairer system. Last Monday, they began to implement the RPZ near my flat. Not … Continue reading →
March 20, 2015
Nonlocal Science Fiction, Issue #1 by Daniel J. Dombrowski (ed.)
Taking as his guide that the best short stories are those that focus on a single idea, Dombrowski has gathered both hard sci-fi and softer, more speculative fiction, from new and independent authors. This choice of focus rather than style … Continue reading →
March 18, 2015
Freudian Time Slip
We all, I suspect, have words and phrases we repeatedly remember differently from the majority, whether in spelling or meaning. Often, they seem to stem from mere rote, such as my mistyping ‘from’ as ‘form’ but not vice versa because … Continue reading →
March 16, 2015
A Hurricane of Possibilities
This performance at TED Global 2014 is beautiful for itself, but also raised an interesting question of perception. If you want to see if you experience the same effect, I suggest watching the video before reading below the (electronic) fold. … Continue reading →
March 13, 2015
Souls of the Never by C.J. Rutherford
Combining the solid core of fantasy and YA romance tropes with a deft layering of personal touches, Rutherford has created a novel that will appeal to both audiences. After a tragic childhood, Katheryne longs for a normal university experience: dating, … Continue reading →
