BenFred : Achats de livres

22 Février (Book Market, used) :

Perry Rhodan #4

Darkest Road

28 Février (Amazon.ca) :

Anderson, Kevin J. : Metal Swarm (..., 6th book)

Lecture : Antrax

Auteur : Brooks, Terry

Format : HardCover
Pages : 375

Début : 2008-02-28
Fin : 2008-03-03

Cote Personnelle : 4/5

Critique : Voir dernier livre...

Si j'étais un auteur de Sci-Fi...

Je serais :

I am: Gregory Benford A master literary stylist who is also a working scientist.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Fait drôle : Benford a passé ce test et a eu comme résultat : Arthur C. Clarke.

Justement, j'ai des livres de Mr. Benford que je n'ai pas lu encore... ;-)

Bibliothèque dans l'escalier!

WANT!!!

Stairs Bookcase Actually Makes Me Want to Move to London [Architecture]

via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on 2/20/08

Here's a great idea for anyone who loves books and doesn't have enough apartment space or a Kindle: a "secret staircase" made of English oak, lined with books left, right and center, leading to a loft bedroom in a Victorian 1898 apartments block.

The 70m2 apartment was remodeled by London-based Levitate Architects, who created "a new bedroom level and increasing the floor area of the flat by approximately one third." The staircase is both the way to access the bedroom and a perfect place to store books, movies or CDs. "With a skylight above lighting the staircase, it becomes the perfect place to stop and browse a tome," says Levitate's Tim Sloan, who also pointed out the unique structure of each step, allowing for anyone to comfortably sit down while picking a book. [Apartment Therapy via Boing Boing]

Network cable macrame

Au lieu de jouer au "Cribbe" sur l'heure du lunch, je propose du Macramé de fil réseau! ;-)

Network cable macrame

via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 2/19/08

Got some extra network cable lying around? (who doesn't?) Why not try your hand at some Cat-5 macrame and make a handsome high-tech plant-hammock out of it?

Since I was cleaning anyway, I took the time to straighten up a few other areas, including some potted plants and cabling. When finished, I had a left-over mint plant, and forty-some feet of damaged Ethernet cable. Since I had plenty of other things to do, and didn't particularly want to do them, I spent a relaxing half-hour knotting a plant hanger with the cable.

Link (via Craft)

Lecture : Neutronium Alchemist, The

Auteur : Hamilton, Peter F.

Format : HardCover
Pages : 758

Début : 2008-02-18
Fin : 2008-03-11

Cote Personelle : 4/5

Critique : De mieux en mieux, l'histoire continue et empiler les surprises. Al Capone est un personnage principal dans ce livre. On termine la série après les vacances...

Lecture : Isle Witch

Auteur : Brooks, Terry

Format : HardCover
Pages : 454

Début : 2008-02-12
Fin : 2008-02-18

Cote Personnelle : 3.5/5

Critique : Même recette que les autres séries, juste les noms et les emplacements ont étés modifiés. Mais, l'histoire reste bonne quand même...