Wired News: Clearing Up The Confusion: "Science-fiction author Neal Stephenson's latest 800-page dispatch, The Confusion, arrived in stores this week. But Stephenson fans hoping for another brain-wracking, cryptographic puzzle to solve will find a surprise instead: A central scene in the book provides a long, detailed description of the mechanics of 17th-century bills of exchange. Pivotal themes in the book involve the emergence of a cashless market at Lyon, France, and Sir Isaac Newton's 30-year stint at England's national mint."

Yes yes, very nice Neal, but when do we get back to the pizza delivery boy and his sword? That Raven Bloke and Hiro were excellent, I'm less impressed with Daniel Waterhouse as protagonist.

Bomber out