Daily Archives: May 1, 2012

The Horse-Human Interface

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Here we are, a day late but not, we hope, a dollar short. Technical difficulties laid Book View Cafe low over the weekend, and then I had my own Fun With Computers. Whenever my brain is about to explode with … Continue reading →


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The Impossible Cube Released

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We interrupt our usual blog for a joyous announcement: The Impossible Cube, by BVC’s own Steven Harper, has arrived in bookstores and is available for print and electronic sale! The Impossible Cube is the second book in Steven’s Clockwork Empire … Continue reading →


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Rereading: Thirty-one Brothers and Sisters

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Every now and then, more or less out of nowhere, I remember a book I particularly loved when I was a kid.  Edward Ormondroyd’s Time at the Top (time travel via elevator), say, or Lion (one of the Great Designer’s … Continue reading →


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Weird Science: Invisible Battle Tanks

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There was a video that said it all. With a heavy bass sound track. Used the same way they use heavy bass in science fiction movies depicting futuristic high-tech. Because otherwise you might not figure out that this is really … Continue reading →


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