The Antikythera mechanism is not technically a clock, Hublot’s creation is a fitting marriage between the astounding ancient machine and modern horology, culminating in an achievement which both showcases workmanship and pays tribute to mechanical history.

A little Flashman news. TheBookSeller.com reports that Harper Collins have released all twelve Flashman titles in eBook format: http://goo.gl/45xEx It’s great that they’ve included Tom Brown’s Schooldays in the mix. Of course, for it to be truly complete, the collection needs to also have:   Tom Brown In Oxford. Black Ajax. Mr American. These further cover more »

http://goo.gl/0AnFT – Whilst my doctoral work has yet to see any publications, I was a contributing author to the article which made the front page of the October 2011 issue of The Actuary.

As an intentional and successful cyberweapon, Stuxnet has a fascinating history. Wired did a great writeup at http://goo.gl/74Rg0.

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