• Archive for October, 2008

    Bruce Sterling at Lift 2008, Jeju

    by  • October 3, 2008 • KOREA, SF • 8 Comments

    I thought about going to the Lift conference in Jeju, just because Bruce Sterling was talking there. I didn’t get around to it, but thanks to a post by Florence Chee, I was made aware of the online video of his talk. For anyone interested in Korea, the future, and/or SF, it’s worth checking...

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    At the Conference (Besides Me)

    by  • October 3, 2008 • PERSONAL • 4 Comments

    This recent post by Ben Goldsmith, one of the people I met at the AKS Conference I mentioned here, reminded me that I didn’t discuss any of the talks I saw by other people — mostly, I like to think, because I was so overwhelmingly relieved by the fact my own talk was not...

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    How Candlegirl and V Took on 2MB

    by  • October 2, 2008 • KOREA, SF, WRITING • 0 Comments

    It feels so long ago, but I still think it’s worth a look back: My article on the SFnal side of the anti-2MB protests that rocked Seoul this past summer, titled “How Candle Girl and V Took on 2MB”, is now up at the excellent Clarkesworld. It touches on the political reception and adaptation...

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