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Clarke responds to the attacks on him

Clarke responds to the attacks on him 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
More from Clarke... Richard Clarke terrorizes the White House The vice president commented that there was "no great success in dealing with terrorists" during the 1990s, when you were serving under President Clinton. He asked, "What were they doing?"It's possible that the vice president has spent so little time studying the terrorist phenomenon that he doesn't know about the successes in the 1990s. There were many. The Clinton administration stopped Iraqi terrorism against the United States, through military intervention. It...

Clarke 'confident' on top up fees

Clarke 'confident' on top up fees 01/22/2004 10:17 AM
The education secretary says the top-up fees vote might be "tight" but says he is "very confident" about winning.

Shorter Richard Clarke

Shorter Richard Clarke 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Executive summary: There?s a serious chance 9/11 could have been stopped. Bush wanted to invade Iraq instead. White House Terrorism?

Arthur C. Clarke on tsunami

Arthur C. Clarke on tsunami 12/27/2004 03:36 PM
Xeni Jardin: On his website, author and inventor Sir Arthur C. Clarke -- who lives in Sri Lanka -- says:

Thank you for your concern about my safety in the wake of Sunday’s devastating tidal wave. I am enormously relieved that my family and household have escaped the ravages of the sea that suddenly invaded most parts of coastal Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of destruction.

But many others were not so fortunate. For hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans and an unknown number of foreign tourists, the day after Christmas turned out to be a living nightmare reminiscent of The Day After Tomorrow.

Link to complete text of message (thanks, Brian), and link to Wikipedia entry on Sir Arthur Clarke.

Moore+Clarke+Fermi=?

Moore+Clarke+Fermi=? 05/10/2004 04:42 AM
It has been suggested that Moore's Law could hold for about 600 years before we hit the maximum amount of computability there is.

Clarke's Third Law says that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

Fermi's Paradox asks "where the hell are all intelligent creatures of the universe?"

You know, 600 years to take on the entire universe is not a long time. In fact, it is a laughably short time. And, if there's any intelligent life anywhere else in the universe, wouldn't they have discovered it already, meaning that we would already be a part of a gigantic supercomputer? And would we even notice, if we were a part of it?

And if we're the first sentient beings to succeed in building a supercomputer the size of the universe, will it all end in a massive Bluescreen of Death in the year 2604?

Now there's something to lose your sleep on...

THE HARDY / CLARKE BOOK ON MIC

THE HARDY / CLARKE BOOK ON MIC 07/11/2004 08:25 AM
Instapundit

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Quote of the Day by Richard Clarke

Quote of the Day by Richard Clarke 04/09/2004 04:01 PM
All too typically buried at the bottom of a Washington Post story by Barton Gellman on Richard Clarke's new book, Against All Enemies : Inside the White House's War on Terror--What Really Happened, is a great quote summarizing all that is wrong with George Bush and his War on Iraq: "Any leader whom one can imagine as president on September 11 would have declared a 'war on terrorism' and would have ended the Afghan sanctuary [for al Qaeda] by invading," Clarke writes. "What was unique about George Bush's reaction" was the additional choice to invade "not a country that had been engaging in anti-U.S. terrorism but one that had not been, Iraq." In so doing, he estranged allies, enraged potential friends in the Arab and Islamic worlds, and produced "more terrorists than we [can] jail or shoot." "It was as if Osama bin Laden, hidden in some high mountain redoubt, were engaging in long-range mind control of George Bush, chanting 'invade Iraq, you must invade Iraq,' " Clarke writes....

Clarke to unveil immigration plan

Clarke to unveil immigration plan 02/07/2005 01:54 AM
The home secretary is to announce measures to tackle abuses of the immigration and asylum system.

Clarke fears over crime proposals

Clarke fears over crime proposals 04/02/2005 11:01 PM
Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he fears key crime proposals may be dropped in the run-up to the election.

Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka

Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka 12/28/2004 05:28 AM

Clarke Leads PGA Championship by One
Shot (AP)

Clarke Leads PGA Championship by One
Shot (AP) 08/12/2004 08:15 PM
AP - Darren Clarke put the rumors to rest quickly. After three days of hysteria that Whistling Straits might be the toughest test ever at a major, Clarke birdied the first four holes Thursday in the PGA Championship and didn't stop until he had a 7-under 65, setting the tone for an opening round of mild wind, shorter tees and scores that more closely resembled the Booz Allen Classic.

Photos from Clarke Award ceremony

Photos from Clarke Award ceremony 05/13/2004 03:38 AM
Last night, the Arthur C Clarke Award for best sf novel published in the UK in 2003 -- Neal Stephenson won. Here are some photos from the event. Link (Thanks, Tony!)

Arthur C. Clarke Talks With The Onion

Arthur C. Clarke Talks With The Onion 02/18/2004 02:52 PM

The Onion A.V. Club | Arthur C. Clarke

The Onion A.V. Club | Arthur C. Clarke 02/18/2004 05:36 PM
Excelente nota a Arthur C.Clarke en The Onion

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Arthur C. Clarke on Information
Pollution

Arthur C. Clarke on Information
Pollution 12/06/2003 06:46 PM

Clarke orders rethink on cannabis

Clarke orders rethink on cannabis 03/19/2005 02:39 AM
The Home Secretary orders a review of the decision to downgrade cannabis, in the light of further health studies.

Clarke backs new union academy

Clarke backs new union academy 09/13/2004 09:45 PM
The education secretary Charles Clarke will throw his weight behind TUC plans for a union academy for working people.

Clarke offers help in school terms row

Clarke offers help in school terms row 04/14/2004 07:48 AM
The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, has offered to help solve a row over a proposed six-term year.

Blair 'chipper' at Clarke meeting

Blair 'chipper' at Clarke meeting 07/11/2004 06:38 AM
Charles Clarke says speculation Tony Blair wanted to quit is "nonsense" but admits having a private talk to offer support.

Clarke awaits Notts police report

Clarke awaits Notts police report 04/03/2005 11:32 PM
A report into Nottinghamshire Police's ability to tackle serious crime will be handed to the home secretary.

Clarke at eWEEK Summit: Rumsfeld Should
Resign

Clarke at eWEEK Summit: Rumsfeld Should
Resign 05/12/2004 03:57 PM
After touching on security goals at the eWEEK Security Summit in New York, former top counterterrorism official Richard Clarke called for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to resign following the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq.

Aljazeera.Net - Ramsey Clarke to defend
Saddam

Aljazeera.Net - Ramsey Clarke to defend
Saddam 12/30/2004 11:53 AM
Ramsey Clarke, is up to? He's joined Uncle Saddam's defense team

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Clarke confirms disappearance, and
reappearance, of ID cards

Clarke confirms disappearance, and
reappearance, of ID cards 04/06/2005 12:24 PM
Just like that...

Golf: Clarke sets early pace

Golf: Clarke sets early pace 08/12/2004 08:51 PM
Darren Clarke cards a 65 to take the lead after the first round of the USPGA.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
by Susanna Clarke 03/30/2005 09:05 PM

January was a rough month for me and I needed a break from all the "heavy" nonfiction I usually read, so I picked up Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, a well-received fantasy novel. I'm normally not much of a fantasy reader, but I was in the mood for something fanciful and besides, JS&MN isn't really fantasy. It contains fantastic things like magicians, Raven Kings, and faeries but belongs more to the 19th century British novel genre...more Jane Austen than JRR Tolkien. (Clarke lists Austen as her favorite author on the book's site.)

And it's just plain good, whatever the genre. The simple bold cover drew me in (it looks like the font used is a close cousin to Caslon Antique), but the plot kept me in "I can't put it down" mode until I had finished. A surprise was how clever and funny Clarke's writing was...I found myself laughing out loud several times at the book's cutting deadpan wit. The book weighs in at ~780 pages, but my only disappointment upon finishing was that the story was over...I felt like I'd just gotten to know the characters and wanted to follow them on all sorts of adventures. Luckily, Clarke is working on a sequel of sorts, according to the book's web site:

The next book will be set in the same world and will probably start a few years after Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell finishes. I feel very much at home in the early nineteenth century and am not inclined to leave it. I doubt that the new book will be a sequel in the strictest sense. There are new characters to be introduced, though probably some old friends will appear too. I'd like to move down the social scale a bit. Strange and Norrell were both rich, with pots of money and big estates. Some of the characters in the second book have to struggle a bit harder to keep body and soul together. I expect there'll be more about John Uskglass, the Raven King, and about how magic develops in England.

The first chapter is online if you'd like to read it and Metacritic has several reviews.

P.S. For fun, here are Amazon's Statistically Improbable Phrases for this book: new manservant, madhouse attendants, fairy roads, practical magician.

(View @ Amazon) (with comments)

COO Clarke maps out CA's development
priorities

COO Clarke maps out CA's development
priorities 05/27/2004 09:36 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Computer Associates International Inc.'s (CA) sales have been flat for the past few years, a trend the company hopes to change with a renewed commitment to its channel business and a handful of targeted investments in technology development, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke said Tuesday in a meeting with analysts at CA World.

Film Rights Optioned to Clarke
Bestseller (Reuters)

Film Rights Optioned to Clarke
Bestseller (Reuters) 04/12/2004 10:01 AM
Reuters - The bestseller at the center of a national debate on America's security, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," may soon be hitting the silver screen.

Clarke: Hold Developers Accountable for
Software Insecurity

Clarke: Hold Developers Accountable for
Software Insecurity 05/14/2004 04:39 PM
Enterprises must speak out on what they want from the software industry, the White House's former top cyber-security official tells attendees of the eWEEK Security Summit.

Vince Clarke, Lucky B*stard - Apple
Loops 1.0

Vince Clarke, Lucky B*stard - Apple
Loops 1.0 09/15/2004 11:54 PM
The ultimate synth sample library from the King of the Synths! Now in Apple Loops format!

CA World: COO Clarke maps out CA's
development priorities

CA World: COO Clarke maps out CA's
development priorities 05/26/2004 04:58 PM
Computer Associates is moving to change a trend of flat sales in recent years with a new commitment to its channel business and a handful of targeted investments in technology development.

Clarke Takes Early Charge, Woods Battles
to 75

Clarke Takes Early Charge, Woods Battles
to 75 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 12 2004 11:24PM GMT

Humanity will survive information deluge
- Sir Arthur C Clarke

Humanity will survive information deluge
- Sir Arthur C Clarke 12/09/2003 07:21 AM
interview .. OneWorld

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Wired: Arthur C. Clarke essay on
tsunamis, technology, and sf

Wired: Arthur C. Clarke essay on
tsunamis, technology, and sf 02/05/2005 09:25 PM
Xeni Jardin: In this month's Wired magazine, a thought-provoking essay by Arthur C. Clarke on roles of tech and sci fi in predicting disasters.

The New Year dawned with the global family closely following the unfolding tragedy via satellite television and the Web. As the grim images from Banda Aceh, Chennai, Galle, and elsewhere replaced the traditional scenes of celebrations, I realized that it would soon be 60 years since I conceived the communications satellite (in Wireless World, October 1945 -- I still think it was a good idea).

I was also reminded of what Bernard Kouchner, former health minister of France and first UN governor of Kosovo, once said: "Where there is no camera, there is no humanitarian intervention." Indeed, how many of the millions of men and women who donated generously for disaster relief would have done so if they had only read about it in the newspapers?

But cameras and other communications media have to do more than just document the devastation and mobilize emergency relief. We need to move beyond body counts and aid appeals to find lasting, meaningful ways of supporting Asia's recovery. In that sense, the Asian tsunami becomes a test for information and communications technologies (ICTs) in terms of how they can support humanitarian assistance and human development.

Link (Thanks, Blaise Zerega!)

English education reform: Charles Clarke
unveils new plans

English education reform: Charles Clarke
unveils new plans 06/16/2004 03:42 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 16 2004 7:53AM GMT

"Richard Clarke Says Threat of
Instability in Saudi Arabia More
Worrying Than Iraq - from TBO.com"

"Richard Clarke Says Threat of
Instability in Saudi Arabia More
Worrying Than Iraq - from TBO.com" 06/20/2004 03:52 AM

"THE HARDY / CLARKE BOOK ON MICHAEL
MOORE is at number nine on the NYT
bestseller list..."

"THE HARDY / CLARKE BOOK ON MICHAEL
MOORE is at number nine on the NYT
bestseller list..." 07/12/2004 09:04 AM

Clarke calls for ID cards after
imagining huge poison terror ring

Clarke calls for ID cards after
imagining huge poison terror ring 04/14/2005 09:47 AM
Analysis Hunt for cream tubs of death continues

bob woodward and prince bandar are on
meet the tim this morning. also check
out the richard clarke op-ed in the
times

bob woodward and prince bandar are on
meet the tim this morning. also check
out the richard clarke op-ed in the
times 04/26/2004 06:50 PM
The Wrong Debate on Terrorism

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The Seattle Times: Nation & World:
Clarke book has errors about arrest of
Ahmed Ressam

The Seattle Times: Nation & World:
Clarke book has errors about arrest of
Ahmed Ressam 04/13/2004 12:45 AM
The Seattle Times: Clarke Book Has Errors About Arrest Of Ahmed Ressam .. new challenges:

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