Ok, here’s a pic so the adoring hordes can pick me out of the adoring hordes at SXSW. The Matt Haughey glasses aren’t mine. My favourite thing about this photo is the word “Philth” just behind me. Great composition.
Also, just wanted to mention that I finished Simon Singh’s The Code Book a few days ago. A well-researched and mostly readable account of the science of cryptography, including a great account of the German Enigma machine popularized by films like U-571 and books like Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon. He only lost me at the end when he began talking about quantum computers and quantum cryptography, but he warned me he was going to lose me, so that helped. I’m ready to begin Cryptonomicon soon, I think, although I just started Naomi Klein’s No Logo, which promises to be very interesting indeed. One thing I need to clear up already: my cowlick is in no way inspired by the Nike swoosh.