To add to the list of things I’m really unhappy with the Obama administration about: letting the torturers get away with blatant destruction of evidence. It’s one thing not to prosecute, it’s a completely different thing to de facto endorse the obstruction of justice, and consequently send the message that it’s OK for things to operate this way; business as usual. Gordon Hewart must be rolling in his grave.
Day: October 5, 2009
Parasitic Homes
Now here’s an SF idea from the post-cyberpunk era–something out of Sterling, Stephensonalthough his would be built from nanofabricated diamond or something., or the Metatropolis guys: parasitic homes. There’s lots more images and details over at Inhabit.com, but the basic idea is that the ongoing rise of urban density (presumably driven by increased fuel prices and the hollowing of the… Read more →