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Commented on Trotskyite singularitarians for Monarchism! A political speculation.
Congratulations: you've just created cyber-Mormonism....
Commented on The cult of justice
I can't agree, but there are some who believe that retributive vengeance is not only a practical idea but a moral imperative. Haidt's work on the moral foundations of (American) liberals and conservatives places a much higher importance in Authority...
Commented on The cult of justice
Well, first of all, 'believe'-->'believed'---there are no Sadducees left, their beliefs too tied-up with the Temple to survive its fall, and their lack of a life post-death being too harsh seeming for a people who saw no justice in this...
Commented on Fang Fuckers: some reflections (in a mirror)
Margot Adler is evidently working on a book about the meaning of the vampire in modern society; it might be interesting as she generally writes well, and because she went from having read very few or no vampire novels to...

Common Misconceptions About Publishing—a series of essays about the industry I work in.
How I Got Here In The End —my non-writing autobiography, or what I did before becoming a full-time writer.
Unwirer—an experiment in weblog mediated collaborative fiction.
Shaping the Future—a talk I gave on the social implications of Moore's Law.
Japan: first impressions — or, what I did on my holidays
Inside the MIT Media Lab—what it’s like to spend a day wandering around the Media Lab.
The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
“Nothing like this will be built again”—inside a nuclear reactor complex.
Old blog—2003-2006 (RIP)