Tom Holt — British Novelist born on September 13, 1961,

Thomas Charles Louis "Tom" Holt is a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker... (wikipedia)

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else.
Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and have the patience. I don't and haven't, but that's my problem.
Lawyers are predators in grey worsted.
American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.
The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.