Ulthar Dweller

Ulthar Dweller

  • Commented on A Wonky Experience
    He he he! "on the left" when facing the end of the road. I remember from Feynman Lectures that left or right are the only thing you couldn't explain in a message just based in physics, so I'm in good...
  • Commented on A Wonky Experience
    This article shows 9 points in detail. (hope it's not too tabloidish, I just use the site for the crosswords)...
  • Commented on A Wonky Experience
    Numbering starts in the extreme point closest to the city center; as in NZ, odd numbers are on the left. So you can always tell which way to go: if the even numbers are on your right, you're looking to...
  • Commented on A Wonky Experience
    In (most of) Brazil, house numbers are ordered but not sequential, they represent the number of meters from the start of the street. That solves the problem where you demolish some warehouse and built three houses: usually the houses will...
  • Commented on A message from our sponsors: New Book coming!
    Sorry, misformatted the HTML: I have seen that quote attributed both to Churchill and Mark Twain....
  • Commented on A message from our sponsors: New Book coming!
    I have seen that quote attributed both to Churchill and Mark Twain....
  • Commented on Holding pattern 2022 ...
    Totally agree! "Normal" is the average of the people tou agree with! :)...
  • Commented on Brief commercial interlude
    As I have a Kobo, books flow in without felling trees or passing thru Big River. I miss signed copies, autograph nights at the bookstore, etc. but love being able to buy books without leaving my room and carrying them...
  • Commented on An update on the revolutionary experiment
    As an european that believes in the EU, I've been following this sorry debacle for too long. All I can say is: I'm sorry for us all. I can't see any long term solution, if the EU continues to exist...
  • Commented on PSA: Publishing supply chain shortages
    Correct, it's called Distrito Federal (Federal District), DF for short....
  • Commented on PSA: Publishing supply chain shortages
    I believe Brazil did the same thing for their capital. Brasilia was founded quite recently (1961) both as a planned city (no road intersections, just roundabouts and bridges/ramps, for instance) and an attempt at developing the country's interior. It'd be...
  • Commented on PSA: Publishing supply chain shortages
    On another note completely, Happy Birthday to Our Gentle Host! That no paper woes, no writers block nor digital nightmares ever befall him! The best for you, your family and cats, Mr. Stross!...
  • Commented on PSA: Publishing supply chain shortages
    In the sense that pre-XX century cities had to be located near rivers and the like? That's something I often discuss with youngsters; they simply don't get this need for e.g. a close water supply in a city formation....
  • Commented on PSA: Publishing supply chain shortages
    Amem to that! Just checked and the Kobo store confirms my pre-order for January 11th. I must say nothing beats a just printed paper book in terms of reading pleasure, but since I started using an e-reader, the convenience has...
  • Commented on Empire Games (and Merchant Princes): the inevitable spoiler thread!
    Ops, you beat me to the point of her noticing that she already had the black hole engram. That's why I asked about the number of engrams working in each time line: if the "chess board" is multidimensional (that means,...
  • Commented on Empire Games (and Merchant Princes): the inevitable spoiler thread!
    Regarding exactly that discussion, there's an excellent book by Umberto Eco: Belief or Non-Belief?, ISBN-10: β€Ž 0826480993, ISBN-13: β€Ž978-0826480996, with a correspondence exchange between him and the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan, Carlo Maria Martini....
  • Commented on Empire Games (and Merchant Princes): the inevitable spoiler thread!
    First, I'd like to thank OGH for such a well thought ending for the series. I was so looking forward to it... that I ended up owning two copies in my Kobo! (Had bought a pre-order for the US launch...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (2)
    Unfortunately, AFAIK, MEPs can't help in either case: both a revocation of art. 50 OR a 2nd referendum must come from the HoC. I'm hoping the pause helps Parliament realize that there are only two routes to Brexit: the WA...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (2)
    This clip looks almost prescient, as a metaphor for the Brexit attempts so far!...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (2)
    Since rationality hasn't provided the MPs with an answer, maybe the UK could turn to religion for guidance. I mean, the Catolic church has a most interesting protocol for making sure a new Pope is chosen in a timely manner!...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (1)
    Well, it seems Mrs. Cooper's bill won't be all that helpful, even if it passes. Ordering the govt to seek further delays requires the UE to comply, which is far from certain, specially without a clear purpose. However, if it...
  • Commented on Three pieces of news about the Laundry Files (UPDATED!)
    Excellent news all around!! Congratulations!! The Laundry Files started me on your books, which in turn presented me to the Merchant Princes series, that rock no end!! That been said, I miss pre-EoS Bob a little......
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (1)
    They really need some shaking up to reality, or at least to the realities of the situation. Worst of all, they are conflating the future relationship with the decisions about leaving, not helping to focus minds. The UE cannot, by...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (1)
    The ECJ ruled that the UK may revoke art. 50 unilaterally, but that revocation must be "unequivocal", not merely as part of a delaying strategy. So it'd probably require passing in both Houses... where "" to anything seems in short...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (1)
    Well, Parliament is at least being consistent: after 9 noes (8 Wednesday and one today), all that's left is "NO deal" or "NO Brexit"!...
  • Commented on Typo Hunt: The Labyrinth Index
    So you probably have the UK (Orbit) edition, right? I have the Tor (US) edition. As OGH explained in #5, the book is first edited by Tor and an EPUB generated; afterwards the EPUB from Orbit is generated separately. Guess...
  • Commented on Typo Hunt: The Labyrinth Index
    s/hifens/hyphens, sorry about my multilingual autocorrect!...
  • Commented on Typo Hunt: The Labyrinth Index
    Interesting, I have no missing hifens in my Tor copy. Both instances of the description of the engagement ring are ok, although the last one reads "diamond-and-emerald"....
  • Commented on Typo Hunt: The Labyrinth Index
    I'm sorry if I'm veering off-topic, but just noticed that in Chapter 3, when Mhari and Derek go to Camp Tolkien, Captain Perceval says he'll be outside (20% into the Chapter, page 11 of 49), turns and leaves, locking the...
  • Commented on Typo Hunt: The Labyrinth Index
    Also not exactly a typo, but there are at least two instances of missing space after a period: at 91% (page 40 of 44), in Chapter 2 (Morning in America): He cleared his throat diplomatically."Problematic. To say the least." -...
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