I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're frightened of is to make fun of it. That's why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds.
Iain BanksI still have some of my old University essays, and I do still have my drawing book from primary year seven.
Iain BanksSmell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
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