Dan

Dan

  • Commented on Obligatory Hugo eligibility post
    No publications for me! Maybe someday - I've written a few things here and there. Perhaps I'll pull a Charlie Stross someday and unleash a novel a year from compiled prior work. (Very unlikely). Just wanted to say that, while...
  • Commented on What happens now?
    Hi there - I live in the State of Georgia, of which I am ever so proud to have sent 2 Democratic senators to Congress for the first time in a looooong while - that is, since the white establishment...
  • Commented on Upcoming appearances
    Come on down to the Decatur Book Festival (Atlanta USA)! It's the largest independent book festival in the USA. https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/about/about_dbf Of course, at the same time every year, there is DragonCon, which typically scoops up a lot of the scifi...
  • Commented on Someone please cancel 2019 already?
    Well, I live in Georgia in the US, and that is not the case re: voter ID cards. They are available if people w/o driver's licenses or other form of ID (like a passport) want them, but they're not required....
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    Hmmm, well, as an employer, I can tell you we remit the withheld taxes straight to the IRS (and state withholding as well) twice a month, and if we don't, we get nasty notices and threats of penalties and such,...
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    Oh, and I was curious after I saw the comments about relative sizes of economies, because I thought California rated #5 in the world by itself, which would put it ahead of the UK. I was right: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-now-has-the-worlds-5th-largest-economy/ CA would...
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    Well, I didn't mean actually join the federal government of the United States, but it certainly is fun to imagine those scenarios. I was envisioning something akin to the old EEC perhaps. A complete political union would be monumentally difficult...
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    How about join the Dark Side of the Atlantic? An unholy Anglo union of North American power and British spunk and je ne sais quoi (?)! We bring the unflinching intolerance, you bring the cultural superiority - a temporarily broken...
  • Commented on Publishing: A Slice of Life
    Fake news. You just wanted an excuse to post the cover art that you really wanted for your book. (Good job by the way)....
  • Commented on The unavoidable discussion
    Thank you for the post and discussion, Charlie, as reluctant as you were to enter the fray. Over here across the pond, I've been reviewing the debate with interest and wanted to hear your viewpoint and read the comments from...
  • Commented on Holding pattern (part N ...)
    Transgender transhumans!...
  • Commented on The Scottish Political Singularity, Act Two
    Thought you might be interested in seeing this poll-analysis / prediction site of the UK election, sponsored by Nate Silver and co.: http://fivethirtyeight.com/interactives/uk-general-election-predictions/ Though American, I've been viewing this with some obsession. Hope you all are able to figure it...
  • Commented on A message from our sponsors
    Wonderful! Keep up the good work--I, for one, really enjoy the series and would welcome a book-a-year approach, as long as you don't get sick of writing it... Any inclination towards writing a sequel to Glasshouse? Love that book. Maybe...
  • Commented on The morning after
    Although I enjoy the drama, it is hard to see how this will be substantively important at any level. You're voting to transition from one liberal Western democratic country with a First World capitalistic economy to another, likely somewhat more...
  • Commented on The morning after
    Allow this cynic to answer one of your questions: no, they will not keep their promises....
  • Commented on Brooklyn, Beer 2.0, this Thursday
    Come to Decatur! (Small town within metro Atlanta - 5 miles east of mid/downtown). We have easy access via rail from the airport... and even have an awesome book festival. http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/Community/About-the-Festival/ I love NYC, but it's good to check out...
  • Commented on Brooklyn, Beer 2.0, this Thursday
    You ever come down to Atlanta? I mean, when we're not having an epic snow-wrought traffic crisis?...
  • Commented on I have a new book cover
    Just pre-ordered! Bummed that I won't get it for a year, though. The conundrum over pricing seems to me to reflect the concentration in the market. If there were a little more competition or some more easily evolving digital exchange...
  • Commented on Rinse, Drain, Spin ... more Laundry!
    Just pre-ordered it on Google Play. (I believe in actually paying for stuff. And $1.99 is like not even paying). Looking forward to reading it!...
  • Commented on Rinse, Drain, Spin ... more Laundry!
    Hi there -- will I find this in the Google Play store or should I fire up the ol' Kindle app? Also -- very pleased! Love that series. Thanks!...
  • Commented on Crib Sheet: Glasshouse
    Ah well -- I understand economics... but, as I've said before, Glasshouse is my most favorite of all of your novels. Of course, I like all the rest, too, so-- keep on keeping on, Charlie! (But I'd sure love to...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    All right, I'll not take the bait. You're a very patriotic person. Wonderful. Just be aware that a number of groups around the world do not share your unmitigated appreciation for the miracle of British moral superiority and its governmental...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    *1868 And we might have a bunch of tea party "patriots" but we don't have people screaming racist epithets at soccer games. So, you know. Pick your poison....
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    I'd point out that when the Constitution was adopted in 1787, screwed by the Triangle trade and slavery as it was, it was still far superior to the kings, queens, and princelings of Europe of the time. Plus, we hit...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    I think the Anglosphere would have more to do with cultural and legal traditions than language, though language is clearly a prerequisite for it. That would rule out India, Pakistan and the secondary language speakers in Germany, France, China, Holland,...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    Charlie: I agree with your central point but wanted to take a moment to note that your justification of the EU, in spite of corruption, anti-democratic nature, etc., would also fit perfectly into justification of the systems presently controlling Russia...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    "[I]t seems quite similar to traditional Western models of ancestry-defined ethnic identities." Randy: It's not. Talk to a Chinese person about China for long enough-- and I mean a person actually born and raised in mainland China-- and you notice...
  • Commented on Thinking the unthinkable
    First - Charlie, I think you're being a bit alarmist. The recent troubles of a unified monetary system applied to a region as diverse as the EU have, I think, been comprehensively demonstrated over the last few years. Paul Krugman...
  • Commented on Understanding Reader Reviews
    Charlie: I think The Glasshouse is the book I have most enjoyed from you... I'd probably have given you 5/5 stars on Amazon, so, eh, I guess that's not helpful in an absolute sense. Not taking your post for an...
  • Commented on I suck at New Year Resolutions
    Charlie: Thanks for the wonderful novels-- just read the latest Laundry Files... awesome. Great read, fun and thought-provoking as always. (And, a shout-out for the Glasshouse, one of the best books I have read in a long, long time, and...
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