May. 12th, 2015 [Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff]

Mon, 17:44: I guess Farage refusing to accept his own resignation was the obvious result. After all, he's already proven to be a man without honour.
Mon, 18:38: Recent Reads: Dark Lightning. John Varly wraps up his Heinlein juvenile homages with a cosy generation ship story. No orphans here.
Mon, 18:39: Thoughts on Thunder and Lightning as a saga. Vol 1 was a Heinlein, Vol 2 was a Panshin, Vol 3 a Barnes, and Vol 4 Varley's own voice. (1/2)
Mon, 18:40: Varley wrote homages to Heinlein juvenile homages. An intriguing discourse on RAH's influences on SF and on YA specifically. (2/2)
Mon, 23:36: Pleased to see that Windows Server 2016's ISO install options are both Server Core variants.
Mon, 23:44: CES 2016 hotel bookings are open. I swear it gets earlier every year.
Tue, 07:35: I've decided that I like that the Windows Server shell is an optional post-install item in Windows Server 2016. It reduces risk.
Tue, 07:36: "Let servers be servers."

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