links for 2010-12-14

A fas­ci­nat­ing pro­file piece on Paul Linebarg­er aka Cord­wain­er Smith, psy­cho­log­i­cal war­fare spe­cial­ist as well as writer of sub­ver­sive sci­ence fic­tion such as Scanners.

Kei­ta Taka­hashi on some of his cur­rent think­ing and of course the love­ly, love­ly park: “Of course, what I want most from the park is for it to be a space for chil­dren and adults, as well as the dogs or squir­rels in the park to be able to play, although it might be a lit­tle bit dangerous.”