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Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Boo...
on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:06PM (#50447599)
I read most of the Booker longlist and a ton of other books. I plowed through End of Everything without enjoying it much. Based on other comments I might give some other work of his a go, out of a sense of duty.
Best recent reads were American Hagwon and Partita.
Re:Plastic mechanical computer from 1963: The Digi-Comp 1 [video]
on Sunday August 16, 2026 @07:07PM (#49324719)
I bought one of these from Edmund Scientific when I was a kid. I wasn't able to figure out how it worked. I've thought about it occasionally over the years. Enjoyed the video