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New "Temeraire" book out next week:
http://www.temeraire.org/index.cgi?pagetype=bookdetail&book=victoryofeagles

"I create gods all the time - now I think one might exist, says fantasy author Terry Pratchett"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1028222/I-create-gods-time--I-think-exist.html

ETA: "The Christ of the Creeds and Other Broadcast Messages to the British People during World War II by Dorothy L Sayers, with an introduction and notes by Suzanne Bray, was published on DLS' birthday, 13 June 2008."
http://www.sayers.org.uk/

Fun stuff

Ever needed a d14, d16 or d32?
http://www.kleinbottle.com/PlatonicSolids.html

Weird planes
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/way-weird/weird.php

Defense against Viking raids
http://www.paulgazis.com/Humor/Vikings.htm

The Stirling WarWolf Trebuchet Kit
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=war+wolf&btnG=Search&meta=

A fan for your desk?
http://www.stirlingengine.com/

Following an earlier poll ...

Ratio of male to female mortality, by age band

21-25 459%
26-30 220%
31-35 184%
36-40 151%
41-45 129%
46-50 130%
51-55 130%
56-60 145%
61-65 158%
66-70 162%
71-75 152%
76-80 150%
81-85 149%