Paul Guinnessy

Paul Guinnessy

  • Commented on Pushing it back
    Come to think of it, I'm surprised no one has suggested that the thin layer of 65 million-year-old iridium-rich clay found in dozens of locations across the globe, was evidence of civilization, because a global war that went wrong killed...
  • Commented on Pushing it back
    Couple of points. An architect got so mad that people were doing sloppy building work in London, that he created a design guide for Georigan-style houses in the 18th Century. Which the dodgy builders promptly used to fake their houses...
  • Commented on Finding true love in the cosmos
    Considering all the culture confusions between humans, I wonder if the alien thinks they are having a nice conversation, while the human thinks they have just reached third base. There could be a lot of humor involved in writing a...
  • Commented on Decision Fatigue
    I'm reminded why the UK talks about using Tidal power the Seven, France just went ahead and did it back in 1966, generating at peak 240 MW. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance_Tidal_Power_Station Here's hoping that the renewable transition happens at a much faster rate,...
  • Commented on The gathering crisis
    The sterling crisis started when the UK pulled out of the EU with the Brexit vote in 2016. And it's never recovered (and as an ex-pat it's cost me personally thousands of dollars as most of my money was in...
  • Commented on Yokai Land Q&A
    We learned that Bob is an unreliable narrator from your earlier comments. How much of that influenced how you wrote this book?...
  • Commented on Oh, 2022!
    Thinking quite a bit about this piece, and how lucky in many ways we are. In terms of your 2031 predictions what I really wonder about is whether we will see the last two years as a call to invest...
  • Commented on Starship bloopers
    When the topic of the Roman Republic comes up, I think it's always useful to remember that if you were going to vote, you had to be at Mars Field at the crack of dawn, yet the rich got to...
  • Commented on Because I am bored ...
    You know, treating space probes as a tax write off isn't a bad idea, probably better than spending it on a $500 million Yacht (although not as good as investing in malaria vaccines). Or if you want to really annoy...
  • Commented on So you say you want a revolution
    The Foreign Office staff seems very confident that the UK will join the Common Market by 2024 and the EU by 2035. Personally I think that’s highly optimistic on both scores. One part I wonder about, is travel. I.e. If...
  • Commented on A serious question
    He doesn't, because unlike in every movie you've seen except for Apollo 11, the spacecraft wasn't pointed towards the Moon, but instead was vertical to it and rotating (otherwise the capsule couldn't expell enough heat), so light from the Moon...
  • Commented on CASE NIGHTMARE BLONDE, Part 2
    I still find it deeply ironic that many ex-pats aren’t allowed to vote on Brexit because we’ve been out of the country for 15 years. I missed being able to vote in the referendum by two months, The other kicker...
  • Commented on Someone please sack the script-writers
    "I expect unprecedented push back by users at all levels to IT saying "This is our new standard. Suck it up." We already get this with Outlook. One employee accidentally linked her personal address book with her business one (getting...
  • Commented on Whoops Apocalypse!
    I really hope you're wrong about this (and I'm still kicking myself for not pulling the rest of my money out of the UK at the start of the year, when it was at least 1.31 to the pound). By...
  • Commented on Social architecture and the house of tomorrow
    The communal living is probably likely simply because of cost. A detached house let alone a flat is just too expensive. Moreover, I suspect we'll switch to renting more instead of buying unless the government puts some incentives in place....
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (1)
    I think what musn't be overlooked here is the UK media. The newspapers and the BBC have done a terrible job explaining the complexity regarding brexit for two different reasons. Murdoch and the other press barons want the UK out...
  • Commented on Deaths and Deadlines
    One aspect I'm not particularly fond of in the US, is the assumption that you're entire family could be wiped out and you'll be expected back in the office the next day. I'm glad you've taken time (and your publishers...
  • Commented on Sitrep
    I just read "This is Not a Game" by Walter Jon Williams and the first thing that crossed my mind was how much I missed new police procedure books. TINAG was actually pretty enjoyable too, even if you figure out...
  • Commented on Bread and Circuses (circumlunar version)
    You'll probably find out shortly as Pence is going to announce NASA's new policy at the Space Research Council meeting which happens in a few days. One other note, the new NASA administrator is gungho for human spaceflight and plans...
  • Commented on Popcorn Time
    As a Brit living in the US, everytime I think to myself that the US has done something really crazy, the UK turns around and says "hold my beer", proceeding to top them. It really looks like amateur hour among...
  • Commented on Free ebooks! Get 'em while they're hot!
    Sweet! I already have the other 6 books (plus I bought Empire Games. Its going to be a long 12 months for the sequel to come out), and this gives me an excuse to see if the Bloodline Feud is...
  • Commented on Theme, Fiction, and Empire Games
    I'm enjoying the book (half way through it) but I think your surveillance in 2020 is nearly already here. Police cars in many states already have 8 or 9 cameras on them recording the number plates as you pass them....
  • Commented on Wooden Train Parenting
    What you're assuming here is that kids get recess. In the US, my daughter gets 40 mins of play during school (9:20 to 3:50) and 20 mins for lunch. Its not enough so the kids are bouncing off walls by...
  • Commented on FAQ: The Laundry Files--series timeline
    I hope Mo and Bob get back together again. It would be a shame that they lose everything they are fighting for....
  • Commented on Burnout, creativity, and the tyranny of production schedules
    To put 2K in perspective, a professional writer for a newspaper or magazine would quite easily be able to churn out 2000 words, but as Bear has already stated, to make it compelling and interesting takes a lot more effort....
  • Commented on The sky's gone dark
    You replace a lot of satellite coverage by using high attitude robotic aircraft and balloons. What you would miss is the big picture, environmental or cultural infrastructure on the large scale as you wouldn't be able to take images high...
  • Commented on Unwelcome reality excursion
    Sticking with the topic at hand, more people would be in jail for political dissent, and their would have been more informers. The most notable part of the East German regime was how many friends, family and neighbors passed material...
  • Commented on Crib Sheet: Glasshouse
    Its actually one of my favorite novels that you've written, so its disappointing that it won't have a sequel....
  • Commented on The map is not the territory.
    You can read more about this at the nuclear secrecy blog that Alex Wellerstein runs. He has another product called NukeMap that allows you to see what an atomic bomb would do to your neighborhood. http://nuclearsecrecy.com/blog/...
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