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So, the story according to Standlee is that WSFS arises like Brigadoon, phoenix-like, at each Worldcon, and has no tangible form or existence in times in between -- except for its Mark Protection Committee, currently chaired by Standlee himself, which...
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But USABALE electric cars... they come with a computer screen in the front that has weather, navigation, youtube videos and games and all the rest of the crud. Whatever. If it's not built in the motorist will plug in their...
Commented on I can't even
In the US, Russian disinfo tactics may be more effective. Even so, I still have the icky feeling that a lot of the Discourse around them is a way of avoiding honest conversation about domestic malefactors of great wealth, who...

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paws4thot commented on Worldcon in the news
That sounds more like the Scottish and/or Welsh members of the commentariat being offended by being called "English"....
Greg Tingey commented on Worldcon in the news
Oh yes, reverting to Rbt Prior @ 277 A "little englander" who voted REMAIN? Who is still angry with the Brexshiteers who very nearly conviced him with their carefully-constructed lies? Who, for identical reasons, is a "mililtant" atheist? In the nicest possible way - fuck right off, OK? David L @ 279 Maybe that was my point - thanks. Which reminds me, how are the "other" ethnic/religious minorities doing inside the "Central Kingdom" these days, people like the Hmong, f'rinstance?...
Robert Prior commented on Worldcon in the news
In the nicest possible way - fuck right off, OK? So associating you with your political leaders got under your skin? Consider that that's exactly what you're doing when you conflate an ethnicity (Han Chinese) with the government of the PRC. Which is exactly why I used the term. People have pointed that out to you before but you seem to have ignored it, so I figured that the tactic would get your attention. You're offended if I assume that you have the same opinions as Johnson or Sunak or Khan or Thatcher. That's exactly what you've been assuming...
Greg Tingey commented on Worldcon in the news
R P Actually, no - I'm talking about the government & tyranny of the PRC NOT these people - nor anyone outside their jurisdiction, either....
JohnS commented on Worldcon in the news
Money can't BUY happiness, but it IS possible to rent it for a while ... Happiest Cities in America (2024)...

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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
Inside the MIT Media Lab—what it’s like to spend a day wandering around the Media Lab.
The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
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