Richard S. Forsyth is a lapsed Artificial Intelligence researcher attempting to atone for a misspent middle-age. He is a life member of the Green Party who lives in Leeds.
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The Restaurant at the End of the Ecosphere
Suppose you want to make a reservation at The Restaurant at the End of the Ecosphere, one of the most exclusive destinations in the entire universe. This is not an undertaking for the faint-hearted. To have a chance of booking your place to witness the mass extinction to end all mass extinctions — an event that will exterminate at least 10 million species of complex multicellular life-forms — you’ll need perseverance on a truly superhuman scale.
January 14, 2020
