The Victorian Internet ( review )- June 28, 2008 I missed this book when it was first published, but picked it up recently and was really impressed. While the title would have you believe it was focused on the internet, in actuality only the last chapter discusses the parallels between the telegraph and the internet, while the remainder of the book is actually a well written history of the telegraph, which bodes well for the endurance of this book; instead of coloring the whole book with the perspective of the internet as it exists today,...http://bitworking.org/news/328/the-victorian-internet-book-review Earth-like might not be the best yardstick- June 28, 2008 I love all the stories about the search for water and possibly life on Mars and the new discoveries of more earth-like extrasolar planets, but I just think there&039;s a bit of a perspective problem when it comes to presuming that being closer to earth-like is better when it comes to the search for life. Yes, the only known sample point we have of life is that existing on our own planet (for now), but that doesn&039;t mean that our planet is optimal for the formation or survival of...http://bitworking.org/news/327/life-and-earth-like-planets |