Quirky and reverential, dark and droll by turn, it follows the faceless baby Levi’s journeys in to and out of the world. They are escapes, but as some sage once observed, only a jailer would consider the term ‘pejorative’.

Twenty three is the magic number. The number of moves necessary to solve an arbitrary Rubik’s cube configuration has been cut down to 23 moves, according to an update on Tomas Rokicki’s homepage. This is in agreement with informal group-theoretic arguments suggesting the necessary and sufficient number of moves should be in the low 20’s.  This theory is known as the God Algorithm.

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A pivotal point in Phil Dick’s career and his first taste of national publicity, this 6-page article speculates on the 1971 break-in of Philip K. Dick’s apartment, among other things.

Written by his friend Paul Williams, this story is a snapshot of the period’s cultural landscape as well as an in-depth investigation into Phil Dick’s personal and professional life.

Download the .PDF article (from www.phillipkdickfans.com) here.

Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago today, sent shock waves through the fields of science and religion when he published his theory of evolution. Celebrate rationality and intelligence and see how you have evolved? Devolve yourself here at the Open University website.

Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee has announced the formation of the World Wide Web Foundation, a new group awarded a $5m seed grant to advance the web and increase its openness.

“The mission of the Foundation is to advance a web that is free and open, to expand the web’s capability and robustness and to extend the web’s capabilities to all people on the planet,” Berners-Lee said at the launch of the group in Washington.

The FAQ’s section of the WWWF makes for interesting reading. Tim, we love you.