Son of Groucho

"Although he died when he was only 53 years old, Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982) published 44 novels and 121 short stories during his lifetime and solidified his position as the most literary of science fiction writers. His novel Ubik appears on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 best English-language novels, and Dick is the only science fiction writer to get honored in the prestigious Library of America series, a kind of pantheon of American literature. If you’re not intimately familiar with his novels, then you assuredly know major films based on Dick’s work – Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly and Minority Report. Today, we bring you another way to get acquainted with his writing. We’re presenting a selection of Dick’s stories available for free on the web. Below we have culled together 33 short stories from our two collections, 600 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices and 550 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free. The stories, it appears, are all in the public domain." - Son of Groucho

Yeah, as one comment suggests, about that "most literary of science fiction writers"... Maybe, maybe not. Some Gene Wolfe fans (just to name one) might argue with that... - walt crawford

"It was 2009 when Apple last released a new operating system on physical media. Things have proceeded remarkably smoothly since version 10.7 switched to download-only installers, but there are still good reasons to want an old, reliable USB stick. For instance, if you find yourself doing multiple installs, a USB drive may be faster than multiple downloads (especially if you use a USB 3.0 drive). Or maybe you need a recovery disk for older Macs that don't support the Internet Recovery feature. Whatever the reason, you're in luck, because it's not hard to make one." - Son of Groucho

Pineapple Fried Rice - Damn Delicious - Son of Groucho

The age of loneliness is killing us - Son of Groucho

How to learn a language in three months %28Wired UK%29 - Son of Groucho

I was 99% sure those were pterodactyls. - Anika

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... I know what you mean, Anika. Up to 7.5 feet wingspan! I think it's amazing how different they look when landing compared to flying. - Son of Groucho

oddio quella della testa la faccio in ufficio, deciso! - sooshee

this would freak most people out - Halil

Thought I might try the head in the jar thing, but would need to find a suitable jar! - Son of Groucho

large pickle jar from a Turkish shop should do the trick - Halil

"From a Canadian bookshop opened by Alice Munro in the 1960s to one in the island of Santorini started by drunk Oxford students, some of the world’s most exotic booksellers feature in The Bookshop Book, published as part of a UK-wide Books are My Bag campaign to support the bookselling industry in the run-up to Christmas. Its author Jen Campbell introduces some of the finest." - Son of Groucho

Ages since I've been in Inverness: bookshop looks well worth a visit! - Son of Groucho

Here's a wee video about Isla Contoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch... The nearest place to Paradise I've come across... - Son of Groucho

Spaghetti - Son of Groucho

An introduction to mindfulness by Mark Williams from Oxford University. - Son of Groucho