Brett Hale

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• Commented on Because I am bored ...
  Knock yourself out, neckbeard. (Moderator: RED CARD. Don't let the door hit you on the ass.)...
• Commented on Because I am bored ...
  PS: my preferred solution to the problems created by cryptocurrencies is to treat them all like child pornography A ridiculous equivocation. Will any computing process that relates to one-way hashing be considered illegal? Does it only become an illegal computation...
• Commented on Lying to the ghost in the machine
  I was an undergrad CS student in the early to mid 90s. The joke with AI courses was like the joke with nuclear fusion: it was only 5 years away from completely changing the world - and had been for...
• Commented on Crib Sheet: The Delirium Brief
  Charlie @ 55 I've always liked the fact that you've kept the powder dry in regards to St. Hilda's. It showed up relatively early in the series, revealed little, and left a lot of questions - perhaps starting life as...
• Commented on That sinking feeling
  You seem to have an extensive knowledge of weapons platforms and strategic initiatives over the last few decades - but you don't come across as a 'Guns & Ammo' / 'Soldier of Fortune' reader:) It's evident in your work -...
• Commented on Happy 21st Century!
  What's coming, on the wings of resource wars and environmental crises, is something people don't talk about in polite society. It's all very 'problematic', you see. That weasel word that Orwell would have given an arm for. If you live...
• Commented on We get reviews (contd.)
  I hope you print this out and place it somewhere discreet in your workspace. I was just thinking of your post from a while back when you sounded a bit run down, "learning to kick back against the little voice...
• Commented on Book day!
  Bob may or may not have the same abilities as Angleton. Angleton never was human. He was made incarnate by ritual. No doubt he maintained terrible abilities, but was clearly at least enamoured enough with humanity to throw his lot...
• Commented on Book day!
  Exactly the same thing happens with the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Since they're publicly funded (and polls uniformly show it is perceived as the most trusted source of news), conservative politicians and governments are often very annoyed that they ask...
• Commented on Book day!
  Beautiful... He came in far more prepared than the interviewee and gave him enough rope to slowly hang himself. I think the fact he wears a [redacted for plot reasons] during interviews is a good defensive posture!...
• Commented on Book day!
  Really enjoying TDB, Charlie. With this book, I'm really trying to ration my reading for an hour or two at a time, since I tend to binge in one sitting otherwise. I feel I reflect on the little details better...
• Commented on Laundry summer madness sale!
  So if I can ask without you saying anything about TDB you haven't already, is this going to be a Bob narrated book, or accounts from more than one perspective? Or more 3rd person views? It's interesting that you say...
• Commented on Laundry summer madness sale!
  I expect to see fewer 'mundane' fatalities as autonomous vehicles become more common. Eliminating drink driving from the equation would be a major step forward. I have no figures in front of me, but the incidence of fatal accidents where...
• Commented on Playtime is over
  I usually prefer to lurk and read the interesting ideas and discussions on the site most of the time - but you're always there, shitting all over the comments section. I'm not sure why Stross tolerates it. I've seen him...
• Commented on Competition Time!
  I though I might go in a different direction - before magic was put on a 'solid theoretical grounding' and such. While haphazard and risky, it's clear that occult knowledge has always existed, and could manifest itself in subtle and...