Andrew Plotkin
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Commented on Go away, Muse, you're drunk (again)
I'm with Cynic. Everybody, including me, likes to build systems at the limits of their complexity handling. Then some more complexity comes along. (Because real life always has surprises.) Now you have built a system slightly more complicated than you...
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Commented on Too Many Thoughts About Genre
I liked One Man too. Yes, it's pretty violent. At one point... (indirect spoilers in rot13): V ernpurq gung bar cbvag va gur fgbel, fgbccrq ernqvat, naq fnvq "Vs gur yvggyr tvey qvrf, V'z guebjvat guvf obbx npebff gur ebbz."...
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Commented on Suspense is the key
What, nobody's mentioned Doorways in the Sand yet? Zelazny thought it would be fun for every chapter to start IMR. Zelazny being Zelazny, he made it work. Not recommended for anyone else....
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Commented on New year's resolution revisited
Yes, I am the IF Zarf, and I am happy to hear it. :) Enjoy. (--Andrew Plotkin)...
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Commented on New year's resolution revisited
I have been playing with the idea that a personal computer is a device that runs programs and gives the user access to its filesystem. If it doesn't, it's a "personal accessory" or "personal device" or some such term. Because,...