this is not a journal title

If were pissed off about Racefail, you'll want to promote this. If you write, you'll want to at least think about this. It's a contest for the best science fiction short story about "a world where universal access is a shared cultural value." Deadline Aug 15, word limit of 5,000, prize of $300 or 6c/word.

http://redstonesciencefiction.com/contest/

Judge rules paper money unfair to blind, gives the US Treasury 30 days to start working on a solution. It's about time!

Though perhaps calling it one and two halves would be more accurate, as neither of the two left arms is fully functional. I find it nauseating that the Chinese doctors are contemplating arbitrarily chopping off one of the "extra" arms just so the child will fit in, despite the fact that they have no idea which arm is "better."