For those not aware, that building with the big “S” on it is the Bank of Nova Scotia. And we all know what we find at the rainbow’s end!
For those not aware, that building with the big “S” on it is the Bank of Nova Scotia. And we all know what we find at the rainbow’s end!
Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner have done it again with Juggler of Worlds. Although the book is more an amalgamation of various pieces from Niven’s repertoire the tapestry within which those stories are superimposed is most excellent and better fill in the Known Space history many of us have come to know and love. Lerner has done an amazing job in refocusing Niven on Known Space and fans of that universe are the happier for it. I’m hoping they write more books together as I feel there is a lot that remains unwritten in the Known Space Universe.
Recently it was the 20th Anniversary of the Morris Worm. A number of articles have appeared discussing the worm. It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years. But the articles tweaked my memory and I remember quite vividly aspects in and around the release of the worm. And I remember quite well talking to Bob Morris Sr. after his son was arrested on charges pertaining to the worm. When I asked what advice you gave him he said, in his usual dry style: Buy a suit and hire a good lawyer. Many of us figured Bob Jr. would be hung out to dry simply because of who his father was. That was partially true, but since then Morris Jr. has done quite well. Kudos to him.
I tend to love reading history and occasionally I come across a great quote. I’ve been reading about the early US off-and-on of late, mostly due to a fantastic biography of Teddy Roosevelt, and came across this quote of John Adams’: In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress.