Oslo, Norway, somebody's son, someone's man, somebody's dad. Boy from the north, living in the south. Electronics engineer and software developer, occasional motorcycle rider, former "alpin-pappa"
Likes to read. Reads a lot of Science Fiction and some fantasy, spy novels and crime. Also reads a lot of popular science, especially on paleontology, archeology, linguistics, space exploration, and basically anything that takes my fancy.
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Freely downloadable epub short story collection from baen.com
As is usual with such copyrighted …
I have read the first short story in this collection, so I have started reading this book.
Freely downloadable epub short story collection from baen.com
As is usual with such copyrighted …
Downloaded this and put it on my (virtual) shelf of things to read
Freely downloadable epub short story collection from baen.com
As is usual with such copyrighted …
Downloaded this and put it on my (virtual) shelf of things to read
Joelle Presby weaves a hard-SF tale of an Afro-near-futurist project to build the first space …
Started reading this earlier today
When the aliens evolve, so does the threat against humanity in this thrilling sequel to …
Another installment of Frontlines finished... and I'll be waiting, and will be picking up, the next one.
I likes these books. It feels like they are unusual in the military SF flora. I don't know if it's the author's background as a cold war, Western European, conscript soldier rather than the US military, that causes the difference? (I myself was a Western European cold war era conscript a looong time ago).
And I'm still curious about the lankies: how can they be so big and function? Where does their energy come from? Especially since they don't show up on infrared?
Another installment of Frontlines finished... and I'll be waiting, and will be picking up, the next one.
I likes these books. It feels like they are unusual in the military SF flora. I don't know if it's the author's background as a cold war, Western European, conscript soldier rather than the US military, that causes the difference? (I myself was a Western European cold war era conscript a looong time ago).
And I'm still curious about the lankies: how can they be so big and function? Where does their energy come from? Especially since they don't show up on infrared?
Joelle Presby weaves a hard-SF tale of an Afro-near-futurist project to build the first space …
Bought and in the queue
When the aliens evolve, so does the threat against humanity in this thrilling sequel to …
Well... I admit to being curious to see if we will learn more about the lankies.
Starting book 2 of "Frontline Evolution" now.
Well... I admit to being curious to see if we will learn more about the lankies.
Starting book 2 of "Frontline Evolution" now.
When special operations Major Andrew Grayson and NACS Washington disappear without a trace during a …
I had already read "Centers of Gravity" so I knew how this book would end.
But still: it was a book that was easier to pick up than it was to put down, which means that I genuinely liked it. And it was a quick read (only 3 days I see here. I bet it took a bit longer than that to write...).
This book doesn't take the form of a novel. The book is in the form of diary entries tracking the time between book 7 and 8 of frontlines as seen from the one left behind.
I had already read "Centers of Gravity" so I knew how this book would end.
But still: it was a book that was easier to pick up than it was to put down, which means that I genuinely liked it. And it was a quick read (only 3 days I see here. I bet it took a bit longer than that to write...).
This book doesn't take the form of a novel. The book is in the form of diary entries tracking the time between book 7 and 8 of frontlines as seen from the one left behind.
When the aliens evolve, so does the threat against humanity in this thrilling sequel to …
Purchased and in the queue
When special operations Major Andrew Grayson and NACS Washington disappear without a trace during a …
This is a novella that describes the time between Frontline books 7 "Orders of Battle" and 8 "Centers of Gravity" as seen from the people left behind in the solar system.
Looking forward to reading it.
This is a novella that describes the time between Frontline books 7 "Orders of Battle" and 8 "Centers of Gravity" as seen from the people left behind in the solar system.
Looking forward to reading it.
For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial …
This was an enjoyable return to the "Old Man's War" universe, with a Henleinesque heroine. Recommended!
"Old Man's War" was my introduction to the writing of @scalzi@mastodon.social and the universe of that book is still my favourite Scalzi story universe, and I will pick up and read anything that appear in that universe.
This was an enjoyable return to the "Old Man's War" universe, with a Henleinesque heroine. Recommended!
"Old Man's War" was my introduction to the writing of @scalzi@mastodon.social and the universe of that book is still my favourite Scalzi story universe, and I will pick up and read anything that appear in that universe.
Noe av det som skiller mennesker fra dyrene, inkludert de andre store primatene, er språk. …
Jeg fikk denne boka for mange år sia, (bursdagsgave i 2021) men den havnet dessverre i glemmeboka og dukket opp under rydding i kjelleren i høst.
Dessverre, fordi det er en interessant bok.
Språk og språkenes historie er en av mine store interesser.
Grunntesen i boka er at det ikke finnes bevis for at det var noen "kognitiv revolusjon" for fra 70000 år sia (Harari i "Sapiens") til 40000 år sia (diverse science fiction-forfattere) og at det som finnes av bevis tyder på at mennesker har hatt språk og evne til tanke og kunst og musikk mye lengre tilbake enn det. Iallefall lengre enn 300000 år (basert på at San-folket som har vært adskilt fra resten så lenge har alt det) og kanskje så mye som 1 million år (basert på hastigheten til evolusjon og naturlig utvalg) og mindre enn 6 million år (basert på vår felles …
Jeg fikk denne boka for mange år sia, (bursdagsgave i 2021) men den havnet dessverre i glemmeboka og dukket opp under rydding i kjelleren i høst.
Dessverre, fordi det er en interessant bok.
Språk og språkenes historie er en av mine store interesser.
Grunntesen i boka er at det ikke finnes bevis for at det var noen "kognitiv revolusjon" for fra 70000 år sia (Harari i "Sapiens") til 40000 år sia (diverse science fiction-forfattere) og at det som finnes av bevis tyder på at mennesker har hatt språk og evne til tanke og kunst og musikk mye lengre tilbake enn det. Iallefall lengre enn 300000 år (basert på at San-folket som har vært adskilt fra resten så lenge har alt det) og kanskje så mye som 1 million år (basert på hastigheten til evolusjon og naturlig utvalg) og mindre enn 6 million år (basert på vår felles forfar med sjimpanser og bonoboer som ikke har disse tingene).
Så: interessant bok. Anbefales!
@steinarb@mastodon.social ja den var ikke så verst! Vil kjøpe og lese neste også.
Noe av det som skiller mennesker fra dyrene, inkludert de andre store primatene, er språk. Men når, hvordan og hvorfor …
A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has lost one of its key …
