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bellinghman commented on
The hard edge of empire
the author should just tell a story, like Homer did. 'should'? Who are you to dictate to writers what they should or shouldn't do? Writers write what they want to write, or at least in this commercial world, the closest to that that they can sell, and there is a centuries long history of writers wanting to say something about the world in what they write. It's up to the readers whether they then want to read it. Perhaps it's significant that you had to go all the way back to Homer for your example....
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bellinghman commented on
The hard edge of empire
it was used until quite recently (may still be) as fuel for jet aircraft .... You'll be happy to hear that jet aircraft have yet to go nuclear powered to any noticeable extent, though reports this morning suggest that Qantas may be carrying out preliminary experiments with their A380s....
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bellinghman commented on
The hard edge of empire
SPAM ALERT Charlie - @344 (Challenger) is pure unadulterated SPAM (I hope that spammers aren't going to rush in to take advantage of all the extra eyeballs.)...
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Sean Eric Fagan commented on
The hard edge of empire
Taken care of, thanks....
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Charlie Stross commented on
The hard edge of empire
GreenGestalt: To me it glorifies the excess and pomposity of the Bretons who practiced on US before they dared chain a black man, loot Africa, send religious loonies to the Americas, hire Pirates to attack France and Spain ... Epic geography fail. Bretons are natives of Brittany. Which is in France. (I am trying to restrain myself from pointing and mocking the ignorant American ... but failing.)...
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