It took me a while to get through #Embassytown by #ChinaMiéville. But it's worth it. Very creative language, culture and world developed for an alien species, all seamlessly embedded within a layered story. You know it's good when #UrsulaLeGuin calls it "a masterpiece."

#scifi #scifinovel

Image of potential Phase Transition of Information and Entanglement in a System that I developed in 2023. Needs to be updated with new information, but contains a good chunk of the info. Research is based on black holes, astrophysics, neurology & more. #information #phasetransition #transformation

Current background image on my computer: Escher's Circle Limit IV, based on Coxeter's model of Poincare's disc. An appropriate representation of these times. The patterns get progressively & infinitely smaller. As a sphere, they would get progressively larger on the other side, an endless wave.

Came across this memorial by the waterfront to the 14,000 women and girls who have died in the opioid crisis in Canada.

Just finished watching both seasons of Arcane: League of Legends. Was blown away by the worldbuilding & 2D/ 3D animation, & the stunning (in every frame!) blend of steam punk, art nouveau & art deco. I'm not a gamer, & I want to watch it again. Decent writing & character development too.

When people ask me if I have a cat, I should just show them this picture.

Feels like we're getting close to the bottom of the trough. #worldevents #bottomofthebarrel #trough #waveform #