I'm too much of a geek

I saw the book title "An Algorithm Maiden" and thought, "I wonder if that's about Ada Lovelace?" Then looked again and realized it actually was "An Algonquin Maiden".

When we were playing the desert island game I picked Ada Lovelace as the famous person I'd be stranded with. Babbage referred to her as the "Enchantress of Numbers", which is more poetic.

late is better than never

Yeah! Nook in the UK! BBC article.

I hope they'll do the 14 day loans for you guys too, that way I can lend you my books.