Actions from MattFMovable Type Pro 5.22023-09-21T14:45:49Zhttp://www.antipope.org/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=feed&_type=actions&blog_id=1&id=6577Commented on Pushing it back in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2023:/charlie/blog-static//1.4258#21768952023-09-21T13:45:49ZMattF
I’ve often thought that dinosaurs had an industrial civilization. 65 million years is a very long time.
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Commented on Summer webcomics in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2023:/charlie/blog-static//1.4255#21751012023-08-07T22:47:49ZMattF
I’ve been reading QC for the past month or so. As noted above, there’s a huge cast of characters, but you can use the Google- thing when it gets confusing. The humans seem all oddly similar to me, but the AIs are more interesting— very diverse in size, disposition, and color. Takes some effort to get oriented in the QC world, but worth it, IMO.
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Commented on COVID-19 in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2020:/charlie/blog-static//1.4164#20842612020-03-02T16:14:41ZMattF
But I wonder about vaccines... bear in mind that viruses mutate as they propagate, so there's no guarantee a vaccine that works now will continue to work 12 months from now.
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Commented on Too Many Thoughts About Genre in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2020:/charlie/blog-static//1.4161#20809212020-01-07T21:48:13ZMattF
I just read 'The Thief' by Megan Whalen Turner and, um,... it's an interesting case for this particular genre breakdown.
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Commented on Crib Sheet: The Delirium Brief in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2018:/charlie/blog-static//1.4125#20545562018-10-19T14:01:31ZMattF
It seems that a lot of new/changed characters have been successfully introduced, and that's a good thing-- there's a real risk of killing off too many of the original crew. I'm not too happy with the Senior Auditor fading into the background, though. He's looking rather fragile, and he has a difficult job.
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Commented on Test Case in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2018:/charlie/blog-static//1.4101#20445402018-03-20T14:31:08ZMattF
The critical question, to me, is 'Would a pedestrian be dead if the car had been driven by a normal, licensed, human driver?' My guess is 'no', but IRL, I don't know.
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Commented on A plaintive request in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2016:/charlie/blog-static//1.3997#20061402016-07-17T21:18:03ZMattF
And.. speaking of the new (and excellent) Laundry Files novel... Y'know that picture of Pence eating at Chili's that's been circulating? It's been noticed that Pence's daughter doesn't seem to have a reflection in the mirror behind them. Uh oh.
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Commented on A plaintive request in Charlie's Diarytag:www.antipope.org,2016:/charlie/blog-static//1.3997#20061372016-07-17T21:11:48ZMattF
There's a new Laundry Files novel!
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