Shaheen at Specsonspecfic was kind enough to give me a guest post in which to talk about how Twinmaker: Jump came into being: “one idea isn’t enough for a novel, and I absolutely did not want to write a philosophy textbook. The book I wanted to write was a fast-paced thriller with a dash of […]
The convergence of 3-D printing, quantum teleportation and the Cloud suggests that soon people will be able to jump anywhere, anytime. (Watch on YouTube.) Twinmaker provides a glimpse into what this future might look like. There will be wonderful opportunities. There will also be dangers. Would you let yourself be taken apart and put together […]
In the coming days (starting tonight at Forbidden Planet in London, 6-7pm) there will be special limited giveaways of these awesome t-shirts. Keen an eye on Facebook or twitter for details. As modelled by the rather scruffy author. Here’s the full design. May appear in different colours once I learn how to adjust the fabber. […]
This is an urban myth from the very early days of d-mat. You can listen to me reading this here or here, or download the recording here. My grandfather has this story from when he was young–ten, fifteen, I don’t know. Back then you had to carry a card to use d-mat. The booth recognized […]