Abecedarian Spelling Bee
If the Abecedarians existed, then they were a subsect of Anabaptists who believed God would enlighten his chosen ones from within themselves, imparting knowledge by means of visions and 'ecstasies'. They were characterised by their rejection of all human knowledge,...
Journey To The End Of The Night
Here's how it started. I'd never said a word. Not one word. It was Arthur Ganate that made me speak up. Arthur was a friend from med school. So we meet on the Place Clichy. It was after breakfast. He wants to talk to me. I listen. "Not out here," he says. "Let's go...
Pedro Paramo
Up and downhill we went, but always descending. We had left the hot wind behind and were sinking into pure, airless heat. The stillness seemed to be waiting for something. “It’s hot here,” I said. “You might say. But this is nothing,” my companion replied. “Try to...
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
For what it’s worth … it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you...
In the Beginning was the Command Line
The analogy between cars and operating systems is not half bad, and so let me run with it for a moment, as a way of giving an executive summary of our situation today. Imagine a crossroads where four competing auto dealerships are situated. One of them (Microsoft) is...