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Count me as a vote in favor of talking about Scottish independence. It's kind of fascinating watching the debate from over on this side of the pond, and a refreshing change from whatever we're f*cking up over here....
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There are two aspects to this I think you're missing- one as a cause of pessimism, and one as a cause for optimism. First, the pessimism. I was watching "Years of Living Dangerously" last night (highly recommended, BTW), and was...
Commented on Why I want Bitcoin to die in a fire
The bitcoin people are about to get a harsh lesson in why you want a central bank. As long as bitcoin was deflationary (i.e. the price of goods and services was going down, in terms of bitcoins, i.e. the value...
Commented on Trotskyite singularitarians for Monarchism! A political speculation.
Expanding on my comments: anti-feminism is a natural venue for conservatism. Again, it's about the imposition of power hierarchies, only this time in the home. But more importantly, it allows for a "devil's bargin" to be (implicitly) struck- yes, you...
Commented on Trotskyite singularitarians for Monarchism! A political speculation.
And the neocons of today were in fact Stalinists of a few decades ago. These sorts of radical swings aren't as radical as they appear, once you realize the real (as opposed to stated) philosophy. Conservatism is about the imposition...

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rich! commented on Service update
I thought it was the media reaction to his policy in interviews. We Brits are very traditional about our feudal overlords, and the "Westminister media" tends to respect that. The bellicose Labour chap had such a long term relationship with the media pool that he was "call me Tony" Blair - "please, treat me as your friend rather than the head of state". The Rt Hon D. Cameron, Bullingdon Club, attempted to pick up some of this credibility, by playing down his formal rank, hence, "call-me-dave"....
Antonia T Tiger commented on Service update
"Feudal overlords" doesn't fit. Fealty goes both ways. If they don't protect us, if they don't put their lives and honour on the line for us, we cannot be their vassals. The media sucking up to those in power is a whole different ugliness....
Martin commented on Service update
:) You're not suggesting that there's a reason that the many children of the hereditary nobility get packed off to Sandhurst or Dartmouth*, and a few years of getting cold or hot, miserable, and shot at, are you? :) It's rather in contrast to the children of politicians getting packed off to an internship with a US Senator, then a quiet parachuting in for a constituency selection... You'll notice I didn't say Cranwell, one must have some standards :)...
El commented on Service update
I'm sure there's a reason. Not convinced an outdated sense of feudal duty is the one though. Some of them, like having a family doctor, lawyer and the like make sense when viewed from the outside. Family army officer or naval officer, not so immediately obvious. But it seems to work for them....
El commented on Service update
Well, those who were convinced there was a master plan how are you feeling in light of the appearance of a mad scrabble to firm up plans for both the time-table and the details of exactly what devo-max will entail after a no vote to try and persuade (or bribe depending on your POV) the Scots back to voting no? Even the BBC, which the Scots feel has been quite biased in it's coverage (pro-No) had an element of glee in their interview with Alistair Darling on Today this morning asking just how badly the wheels had come off and...

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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
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The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
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