January 2010
2 posts
Amtrak - Reservations - Select Train →
We’ve got a saying in the US: “the grass is always greener on the other side of the street”, meaning that what’s over there looks better than what I’ve got, even if they’re exactly the same. I’m definitely a person who’s prone to that, so I’m suspicious of this:
When I go to Europe, I feel like the public infrastructure in the US is...
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Here’s the real story behind Avatar. The key idea - the creation of the Nav’i - isn’t original. I got it from someone else (I can’t remember who). I’ve just elaborated on it, paying special attention to Bruce Sterling’s “The Swarm”.
A human exploratory mission lands, looking for a harvestable source of unobtanium. The planet-spanning...