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Commented on Interview (and pub crawl) in Tallinn, Sunday
Actually its about twice as far....
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Commented on Interview (and pub crawl) in Tallinn, Sunday
On t'other hand in Transylvania (and parts adjacent) vampires are are real, or at least believed in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18334106...
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Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
Coastguard will be fine as long as Scottish govt is prepared to pay for it. They may well, ultimately, prefer a separate administrative structure. Lifeboats, may not, unless they are subsidised by the UK govt (which I don't know but...
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Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
Greg @87 I can't tell if you asre agreeing with me or not! As to Mr Salmond, however, he may or may not be a psychopathic weasel but he is also far and away the most astute politician on either...
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Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
Scotland stays in UK, which becomes England/Wales/N. Ireland. The rump UK stays in EU. This is much the most likely scenario - no change. Scotland leaves UK, rump UK stays in the EU. Scotland renogotiates EU membership. This will...
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Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
I would have to take issue with this one: 4. A widespread assumption among Britons is that the British Commonwealth of Nations would continue to trade with the UK and would in fact gradually increase their UK trade, taking up...
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Commented on CREATe: a trade fiction author's perspective
Ah, context, thx. Nice talk you made there....
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Commented on CREATe: a trade fiction author's perspective
This is the thing in Glasgow where you were tweeting "my brain is being fried by pols" and "more wine!"? Good that you didn't get too much wine then . . ....
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Commented on Press release
Wretched incomplete! Here is what I meant to say: Point taken Charlie. Still, not bad for a boy from the streets. And they are clearly going to push the series hard when it's published. Well done you, take a bow....
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Commented on Press release
Point taken Charlie. Still, not bad for a boy from the streets. And they are clearly going to the series hard when it's published. We'll done you, take a bow....
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Commented on Women in SF and Fantasy
Victoria Drummond only finally ran out of steam with the merchant naval establishment when she tried to qualify as a CHIEF engineer. They would not let her pass the exam or serve on a vessel as the senior engineering officer....
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Commented on Women in SF and Fantasy
It was a time of massive social change yes. But the point is she was a woman of basically peasant origin, hence (to paraphrase Scalzi) her difficulty level was set to "Sid". And she was lucky (in some senses, I...
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Commented on Women in SF and Fantasy
There is a fascinating TV documentary by historian Michael Wood called "Christina: A Medieval Life" (2008) which, in addition to showing how much information can be extracted from pretty dry sources (e.g. tax records) tells the story of a woman...