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• Commented on I have a new book cover
  Came to say all the good stuff the others just said. Damn, your friends are fast and sharp. Good thing there's no such thing as vampires. Want to see the kittens, though. P. S. Mike Carey. Very Good....
• Commented on The latest news
  Yeah, you told us so. And Apple comes out the next day with universal biometric-indexed tracking devices to help fill out and scrub the NSA's fingerprint database: http://www.apple.com/iphone-5s/design/...
• Commented on The latest news
  The problem isn't 100% enforcement of all stupid laws ; no state has the bandwidth for that. The problem is selective enforcement. Basically everyone is a potential felon but will only be arrested if someone in power is annoyed. Back...
• Commented on Short Story: Bit Rot
  @29 ilya187: I just meant the title. 'bits' need not be digital. @30 Interesting, sure, but still pretty sterile! In the sense of 'looking kinda like a futuristic dolphin tank/fission coolant tank/dental hygienist's office' or something. Come see the talk...
• Commented on Short Story: Bit Rot
  Hah! That's certainly one downside of posthumanism I hadn't anticipated. Nice pun too. I think an accurate cover illustration would be a tricky thing. Too much info gives away the ending, not enough looks rather sterile. Hyphenation on my Kindle...
• Commented on Roko's Basilisk wants YOU
  Flamer =》 flamewar. Dyac....
• Commented on Roko's Basilisk wants YOU
  It's enlightening that the only thing required to change a near-religious prediction like transhumanism into a full-on religious wackjob flamer is the mention of punishment. I coul blather about technology making people immortal or dead all day long without being...