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trying to pass it on BASTARD....
Commented on Some rambling thoughts on region restrictions
Charlie - A big thank you for this explanation of something that gets royally up my expatriate nose. As with the pieces you've done on ebook pricing etc, this is a really valuable insight. I look forward to a future...
Commented on The language of alienation
Reading through the suggestions above... Many seem to be things one could have understood even without the tech or circumstances being familiar (like the reference to getting to Mars with 3-d printed food; it'd sound far-fetched, but not incomprehensible). Neologisms...
Commented on The language of alienation
"Austerity poses an imminent, existential threat to the American people." It doesn't seem so long ago since I first encountered the contemporary use of 'austerity' as a euphemism for 'swingeing cuts in public spending' as opposed to an ascetic lifestyle...

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Charlie Stross commented on Holding pattern
From my time working in a bookshop many years back it's more like trilogies are a PITA to manage, stock wise, for a variety of reasons. Which is why they do it differently nowadays. You might have noticed a bunch of series books by new authors coming out at 3-6 month intervals? There's a reason. Consider that hardcovers and trade paperbacks are sold on sale-or-return, with 90 or 120 days of rolling credit. The bookstore orders them from the supplier (wholesaler or jobber or publisher) and puts them on the shelves. After 90 or 120 days they must either pay...
Adrian Howard commented on Holding pattern
Which is why they do it differently nowadays. You might have noticed a bunch of series books by new authors coming out at 3-6 month intervals? There's a reason. I hadn't actually — but that makes complete sense. Thanks ;)...
JamesPadraicR commented on Holding pattern
In other good news, my BEAUTIFUL copy of "Equoid" arrived today, so I'l get to find out how my parallel alter ego goes under .... Mine arrived this morning. Had forgotten that it was ordered last September--was thinking it was in early spring. It's nice to have a properly formatted copy, the version I printed out was okay, but a slight pain to read. My sympathies to your alter ego. Speaking of ear worms: Why the hell is Tom Jones' "She's a Lady" stuck in my head today? Aaargh. Yes, I am trying to pass it on to rid myself...
paws4thot commented on Holding pattern
Para 2 - Nope; still got Thunderchild, Forever Autumn, Bad Romance, Born to Run, Thunder Road and Smoke on the Water on random shuffle....
Charlie Stross commented on Holding pattern
Note WRT "Equoid": it arrived in Subterranean's warehouse a month early, and Tor have graciously consented to let them start shipping them ahead of schedule. (As Tor have the exclusive rights through the beginning of September, they could have chosen to get nasty about it.) If you pre-ordered, they should arrive soon. And I'm hoping to arrange for supplies to be available at Loncon 3 next week in London....

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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.
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