Of storms and location

More rainy skies ahead: For anyone who made the morbid bet that we would be using the greek letter Alpha to name a hurricane by the end of the season, it's time to make somebody pay up.

You can still say that it hasn't been proven that we're experiencing a global climate shift right now. You an also say that if you scream at a Category 5 hurricane long enough, it won't rip the roof off your house.

Hey, maybe it'll work.

Since mother nature tends to be slow and clunky about her changes, it'll be interesting to see when and how this all ends up.

But this winter should be interesting in seeing how long this powerhouse hurricane season stretches on. The adaptations made on the Gulf Coast and Carribean to surviving these meaner and more frequent storms should be interesting to watch and is good SF fodder.

Transhumanism: John, thanks for the post on the transhumanist novel. It's a really interesting concept that technological and cultural advancement is not dependent on human effort, but a state of mind determined by location.

Maybe we can catch a Zeta beam to the outer limits and get some superhuman action going all up in here.