links for 2010-03-12

"So wie es aussieht, wird die Crew der Destiny dabei erstmals auf intelligente außerirdische Lebensformen treffen"

A reading list (thx polkarobot)

"Play imagines a not-too-distant future where video games have become indistinguishable from reality. These fully immersive games are nested inside each other like Russian dolls — each new game emerging from another and connecting backwards with increasing complexity. One moment, a player is a Japanese schoolgirl embroiled in a pillow fight with her girlfriends — and the next moment, the player has suddenly morphed into a scandalized state senator defending himself against a throng of angry reporters."
via fortschritt.blogsport.de

"It’s tempting to label this essay as “Third World Science Fiction” but why limit it to the third world? "