Photo I posted over on Tumblr
Like the way this came out, wishing I would have posted it here, but brain was not fully engaged.
SciFi Masterworks Meme
Stumbled across this meme on Walker of Worlds which links to the SciFi Matesterworks project, which I have not had time to fully check out.
The List below are classics all, like Walker of Worlds, I’ll bold the books I’ve read, and italicize the ones I own and should read :) Granted, this is one publishers list of titles, and I do not find fault with any choices other than is seems very heavily weighted with PKD. I really like PKD but always run into road blocks of one kind or another when i get ready to pick up something to dive into. His influence is surprising the entertainment industry today. I venture to say more of his stories have been created into successful high quality productions than Stephen King (and I like SK too). Granted SK has a ton of movies out there, but few satisfy like the results you get with Blade Runner, Paycheck, or Total Recall.
1 – The Forever War – Joe Haldeman
2 – I Am Legend – Richard Matheson
3 – Cities in Flight – James Blish
4 – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
5 – The Stars My Destination – Alfred Bester
6 – Babel-17 – Samuel R. Delany
7 – Lord of Light – Roger Zelazny
8 – The Fifth Head of Cerberus – Gene Wolfe
9 – Gateway – Frederik Pohl
10 – The Rediscovery of Man – Cordwainer Smith
11 – Last and First Men – Olaf Stapledon
12 – Earth Abides – George R. Stewart
13 – Martian Time-Slip – Philip K. Dick
14 – The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester
15 – Stand on Zanzibar – John Brunner
16 – The Dispossessed – Ursula K. Le Guin
17 – The Drowned World – J. G. Ballard
18 – The Sirens of Titan – Kurt Vonnegut
19 – Emphyrio – Jack Vance
20 – A Scanner Darkly – Philip K. Dick
21 – Star Maker – Olaf Stapledon
22 – Behold the Man – Michael Moorcock
23 – The Book of Skulls – Robert Silverberg
24 – The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds – H. G. Wells
25 – Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes
26 – Ubik – Philip K. Dick
27 – Timescape – Gregory Benford
28 – More Than Human – Theodore Sturgeon
29 – Man Plus – Frederik Pohl
30 – A Case of Conscience – James Blish
31 – The Centauri Device – M. John Harrison
32 – Dr. Bloodmoney – Philip K. Dick
33 – Non-Stop – Brian Aldiss
34 – The Fountains of Paradise – Arthur C. Clarke
35 – Pavane – Keith Roberts
36 – Now Wait for Last Year – Philip K. Dick
37 – Nova - Samuel R. Delany
38 – The First Men in the Moon – H. G. Wells
39 – The City and the Stars – Arthur C. Clarke
40 – Blood Music – Greg Bear
41 – Jem – Frederik Pohl
42 – Bring the Jubilee – Ward Moore
43 – VALIS – Philip K. Dick
44 – The Lathe of Heaven – Ursula K. Le Guin
45 – The Complete Roderick – John Sladek
46 – Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said – Philip K. Dick
47 – The Invisible Man – H. G. Wells
48 – Grass – Sheri S. Tepper
49 – A Fall of Moondust – Arthur C. Clarke
50 – Eon - Greg Bear
51 – The Shrinking Man – Richard Matheson
52 – The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch – Philip K. Dick
53 – The Dancers at the End of Time – Michael Moorcock
54 – The Space Merchants – Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth
55 – Time Out of Joint – Philip K. Dick
56 – Downward to the Earth – Robert Silverberg
57 – The Simulacra – Philip K. Dick
58 – The Penultimate Truth – Philip K. Dick
59 – Dying Inside – Robert Silverberg
60 – Ringworld - Larry Niven
61 – The Child Garden – Geoff Ryman
62 – Mission of Gravity – Hal Clement
63 – A Maze of Death – Philip K. Dick
64 – Tau Zero – Poul Anderson
65 – Rendezvous with Rama – Arthur C. Clarke
66 – Life During Wartime – Lucius Shepard
67 – Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang – Kate Wilhelm
68 – Roadside Picnic – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
69 – Dark Benediction – Walter M. Miller, Jr.
70 – Mockingbird – Walter Tevis
71 – Dune - Frank Herbert
72 – The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress – Robert A. Heinlein
73 – The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
74 – Inverted World – Christopher Priest
75 – Cat’s Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut
76 – The Island of Dr. Moreau – H.G. Wells
77 – Childhood’s End – Arthur C. Clarke
78 – The Time Machine – H.G. Wells
79 – Dhalgren – Samuel R. Delany
80 – Helliconia – Brian Aldiss
81 – Food of the Gods – H.G. Wells
82 – The Body Snatchers - Jack Finney
83 – The Female Man – Joanna Russ
84 – Arslan – M.J. Engh – Arslan
Finally pulled the trigger!
Several planets aligned last week and I finally pulled the trigger on a DSLR camera. It wasn’t a huge leap as I opted for a used Canon Rebel XT (EOS 350D) from B&H Photo and Video. I have had several false starts, strange circumstances getting in the way or taking priority, and just plain cold feet on making the purchase. This time though I had the extra cash, Joani had a need for a camera too for a research trip, and B&H had a decent camera in good shape used and priced well within the target budget.
Of course I have no sample shots yet because Joani left the day after it showed up on her research trip so maybe I will get a chance to play with it this weekend.
Untold In Action
Untold rocked the shop. Big thanks to TBS Comics. Had a solid rpg demo and a couple of Battle demo runs.
Spring 01
Grabbed a couple of shots at lunch today. Taken and processed on the iPhone. One tiltshift (of course) and another in a new app called film lab.
iPhone Applications
Like my previous post on Firefox plugins, I thought it might be fun to post my most used iPhone applications. Feel free to leave a comment and add to the list. I’m leaving out some of the obvious ones like Amazon and Facebook.
Darkroom – I use the free version primarily for the “steady cam” feature.
CameraBag – Several prepackaged filter effects for modifying shots. I have examples in previous posts.
TiltShiftGen – I have lots of examples below. I have a blast with this filter.
Waze – Crowd sourced mapping and a meta game. Almost augmented reality.
Foursquare - Another meta game wrapped around checking in when you go somewhere. Offers the ability for users to provide tips on destinations.
Convertbot – Just a handy little tool with an awesome interface.
SketchBook – My preferred drawing / finger painting app.
Tweetie – My preferred Twitter client, but there are several good ones.
These are the apps I hit the most, I did not include any of the games I play or any of the many apps I bounce to once in a while. I am starting to use Tumblr on the phone a little though.
