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Commented on Pass or Fail
Awestruck that you went back and analysed/re-read thousands of pages of your own work to figure this out. Long series authors presumably need to do this to lower the rate of plot inconsistencies, but is re-reading your own work a...
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Commented on New guest blogger: qntm
Excellent! TINAD made my head explode in all sorts of good ways. Looking forward to it!...
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Commented on Lying to the ghost in the machine
"shitty internet-of-things gizmos"... that paragraph reads like a current sysadmin wrote it. Don't sell yourself short Charlie... the tech changes every 5 years but for the BOFH, the song remains the same. Also a fun shout-out to Stephen Blackmoore... one...
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Commented on Roll the dice
I think I'd go chat with @TychoBrahe, aka Jerry Holkins the guy behind penny arcade and PAX....
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Commented on 2117 revisited
Will a given language be shaped by its ability to translate? The translation process will certainly be completely automated, at least for the 'printed' word. I would assume that our contacts or glasses will throw up a HUD with sub-titles,...
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Commented on The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
"+1 for a double helping of gravitas". Perfect... that's my new ship name....
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Commented on I can't keep up
I may have found it, though of course it's all but unpronounceable. Strangely enough, if you translate 'utter twat' to its nearest analogue in Outer Chthonian......
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Commented on Suspense is the key
Interesting... sorry for the TV reference, but an old TV guy (Norman Lear) condensed it down as 'fiction is all about relationships'....