Monthly Archives: May 2011

Earth Abides – George R. Stewart

Earth Abides is an amazing book! Loved it! I think I will enjoy this book again in years to come. Ish, a young man, escapes a worldwide plague, and we follow his life on post-apocalyptic Earth. What happens to civilisation … Continue reading

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Yarrawonga

IC2011 trip update: We’ll start off in Yarrawonga from Monday, Aug 8 and probably leave for Sydney on the Friday.

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Vikings in the news

…and the training session with Brett Kirk made the news on DR! Check out the link.

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Training with Brett Kirk

Last night we had a training session with footy-legend Brett Kirk. Excellent session and good of him to give us a few pointers on his way around the world to promote IC2011. You can follow him on twitter @brett_kirk or … Continue reading

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WWW:Watch – Robert J. Sawyer

In this sequel to WWW:Wake we follow how Calculass and her parents try to help the emerging consciousness Webmind while an American security agency tries to kill it. Will an emerging consciousness necessarily want to help humankind?

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WWW:Wake – Robert J. Sawyer

Must have finished this some time ago but forgotten to do a post. Anyway good book in usual Sawyer-style. Fairly simplistic plot, very well written, and Sawyer brings up some interesting topics. Calculass (aka Caitlin Dector) was born blind, but … Continue reading

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