The Geeks speak with Jay Lake in the studio about his new book ‘Escapement’, the sequel to his hit ‘Mainspring’. These books envision a steampunk-esque alternative 19th century Earth complete with gears and a mainspring hidden at its center. You see, Lake’s universe is actually an enormous clockwork. The Geeks, joined by Rick Kleffel of The Agony Column, discuss this unique universe and the science behind it.
The new 3G iPhone from Apple, released on July 11, has already been taken apart. Interestingly, you can open it up using only two screws adjacent to the speakers and the battery is not soldered down, so it will theoretically be user replaceable.
Friend of the show and “in-your-home-geek” Jesse Wilkins wrote a useful post on our forums about a recent Windows update that does not play nice with Zone Alarm, causing the loss of internet access across the board.
An interesting video showing how to make glasses that blank out your face for digital cameras using bright [IR|infra red] [LED|light emitting diode]s.
Jay will be signing at Borderland’s Books in San Francisco on Saturday, July 12th at 3:00 pm.
Later that night, Jay and Susan Palwick are guests of SF in SF at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street. It starts at 7:00 pm.
Jay Lake has been described as one of the rising stars of the science fiction and fantasy genre. Since first appearing on the scene in late 2001, he has seen over 200 short stories published, along with three novels out, and five more forthcoming over the next few years. His work has received starred reviews in Publisher
