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• Charlie Stross commented on Insufficient data
  Will: it's a work of fiction. This debate just reminded me that a side-effect of the setup in $WORKOFFICTION would make establishing an interstellar (read: no resupply from home in less than centuries) colony much easier. Remember: it's a work of fiction, i.e. amusing lies written for money. Don't take it too seriously (and pay no attention to the SF author scribbling notes for a sequel; we and ours have no place in that fictional universe)....
• Charlie Stross commented on Insufficient data
  I am not convinced that information is substitutable for labour in all (or even most) cases....
• Charlie Stross commented on Insufficient data
  Au contraire, corrupt government is really crap at responding to crises. I suspect this is why so many Americans seem to have a down on government; they've never seen a really good one in action....
• Charlie Stross commented on Insufficient data
  Ahem: this isn't a thread for discussing US domestic politics/ideology. Please bite your lips, or if you can't hold it in, go somewhere like Little Green Footballs or FireDogLake instead. I'm on the road this weekend with an ipad, so I don't have time to ride herd and issue polite warnings: further political derailing will result in censorship (which is easier - fewer keystrokes)....
• Charlie Stross commented on Insufficient data
  Greg: I just banned painlord2k from this blog. (Reason: other postings of theirs -- moderated -- with racist content.) No need to feed the troll with your attention....