Brother Ken on Scotland

"Scotland's streets and mountains, lochs and rain have shaped my own mind just as geological processes have carved the landscape itself. This land I live in is still the place I visit in dreams. I owe it that forming, that weathering, that uplift."

Great essay by a great writer.

Venter 'Creates' Self-Replicating Life

Here we go! Fantastic response from my brother Ken. Update 29 May - this was in today's Courier; I was amazed.

Famous SF Writer Tries Cartooning

But seriously, this is a fascinating post, entitled All Your Firewall Are Belong to Us.