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James Hider
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Spiders’ is, by turns, hilarious, sardonic, and visceral. It’s a first-class war memoir, with a bow to Vonnegut and Brecht.". Tim McGirk, TIME. A masterpiece.a work of great authority written with wit and wisdom.". Tim Butcher, author of 'Blood River'. Hider's voice is incisive and rich in the human detail that only first-hand experience bestows. An essential work for anyone wishing to understand the swirling machinations of Iraq, its people and its war.". Author of 'My War Gone By, I Miss it So'.
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Glimpses...: April 2011
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We hope you enjoy a few glimpses along our family journey! Friday, April 29, 2011. We hope you all had a Happy Easter! Ours was wonderful. Our plans were a little thwarted this year. We were supposed to spend Easter in Idaho visiting with our newest little niece Tess. Sadly, due to a nasty virus that hit the whole family, we were unable to go. Luckily some of our wonderful friends here made up for it and invited us over for some fabulous Easter festivities (thanks Oldroyd's). Ready for the egg hunt!
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The Celebrity Editor: April 2011
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Pose for the paparazzi. Autograph your books. Write like a dream, promote like a rock star. Fame and fortune are yours! Sunday, April 17, 2011. New book trailer: 'Infinite Reality'. Yesterday I had a Stargate Universe marathon TV watching session. I had given up on this franchise when Stargate Atlantis proved so boring, but I was pleasantly surprised by SU. The plots revolve around consciousness technologies, which is straight out of the Matrix movies. Very cool. By Jim Blascovich and Jeremy Bailenson.
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Cogito, ergo sum - My Avatar Mind: June 2011
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Cogito, ergo sum - My Avatar Mind. Did you ever try to find out what's on an avatars mind? Here you can read more or less philosophical thoughts about life in Second Life by Nadja Revnik. Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A leopard can't change his spots! You can be pretty much what- or whoever you wanna be in Second Life. Ever tried life as a cat or other tiny avatar? Wanted to get back to Teenage Life? Or explore how acting as the other gender would be? Must be a real burden to all men! Since about 3 years I st...
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Virtual Reality – Recommended Reading | Kimo Quaintance
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Virtual Reality – Recommended Reading. Here’s a first stab at what I would consider good starting reading on virtual reality – both to get a sense of the topic from researchers and VR developers, as well as some defining visions of what virtual reality might become:. By William Gibson (1984). 8211; A truly visionary work of science fiction that gave us the first fully realized imagining of cyberspace, and deeply influenced a generation of science fiction writers and researchers alike. Jeremy Bailenson.
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Kimo | Kimo Quaintance
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Interview: Drones for Police and Domestic Counter Terrorism Uses. Earlier this year, I participated as an expert panelist in the public rollout phase of the European Union commissioned project TACTICS. 8211; Tactical Approach to Counter Terrorists in Cities. This included giving an interview to RAND Europe. Police aerial surveillance drone. Photo Credit: John Giles/PA Wire. What is your professional background? How is the public sector use of drone evolving? Learning how to operate new technologies also ...