crookedtimber.org
When the Machine Started — Crooked Timber
http://crookedtimber.org/2011/03/09/when-the-machine-started
When the Machine Started. March 9, 2011. The great “what will we do when the machines take over” debate continues, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to the arguments of. Science fiction writers, who have been engaged in this debate for some decades at least. The Bertram/Cohen thesis. Receives considerable support from Iain Banks’ repeated modeling exercises. But it isn’t the only such intellectual exercise out there. Walter Jon William’s Green Leopard Hypothesis. Under which robots produce ...
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suggest a fight | Could They Beat Up China Miéville?
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Who is China Miéville? Could They Beat Up China Miéville? Stay updated via RSS. Go looking for trouble. Violence, in brief. What was Donlad Trump up to 5 years ago you ask? Spending some quality time with China Mieville, of course. theybeatupchinamieville.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/chi. PSA: WE ARE NOT THE REAL CHINA MIEVILLE. HE IS NOT ON TWITTER KAYTHANKS.: 4 months ago. PSA: We are not the real China Mieville.: 9 months ago. Yes, but could they beat up China Miéville? Click here to subscribe. Seriously&...
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Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy : The Things by Peter Watts
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Science Fiction and Fantasy. HUGO AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE FICTION and FANTASY MAGAZINE. Peter Watts —. 2011 Hugo Award Nominee, 2010 BSFA Award Finalist, 2010 Shirley Jackson Award Winner, 2011 Finalist: the Locus Award for Best Short Story, 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Award Nominee. I am being Blair. I escape out the back as the world comes in through the front. I am being Copper. I am rising from the dead. I am being Childs. I am guarding the main entrance. I will go into the storm, and never come back. I was...
antipope.org
Reasons to be Cheerful - Charlie's Diary
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/reasons-to-be-cheerful.html
Being the blog of Charles Stross, author, and occasional guests . Back to: Another one bites the dust. Forward to: PSA: Locus. Reasons to be Cheerful. Elsewhere on the interwebbytubes, an acquaintance asked, somewhat grumpily, if. Good had happened in the past decade (aside from the iPod). So I went dumpster-diving in memory lane for things to feel good about . Prior to 1988, diagnosis with AIDS was essentially a death sentence. I'd call that an improvement. Wouldn't you? The number of people living in p...
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Moderation Policy - Charlie's Diary
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2008/06/moderation-policy.html
Being the blog of Charles Stross, author, and occasional guests . Back to: The Golden Age of Fraud. Forward to: Brief publicity note. Lately I've had some cause for concern over the way some people are using the comment threads on my blog. So I've decided to lay down the law. If you post here regularly, or are thinking of posting here, please hit the "Continue Reading" link below.). This blog exists to give me, Charlie Stross, the freedom to say whatever I want. If you're so inclined. Beyond that, I'm no...
nielsenhayden.com
Making Light: I'll have what Bruce is having
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Language, fraud, folly, truth, knitting, and growing luminous by eating light. Back to previous post: Open thread 138. Go to Making Light's front page. Forward to next post: Amusing Times. Via RSS) to this post's comment thread. (What does this mean? A quick introduction.). April 1, 2010. I’ll have what Bruce is having. Posted by Abi Sutherland at 02:53 PM * 91 comments. Of great truth, gentleness and wisdom from the ever-wonderful Bruce Baugh, on the subject of guilt and responsibility:. One of the most...
antipope.org
Charlie's Diary: Bechdel's Law
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2008/07/bechdels_law.html
Being the blog of Charles Stross, author. 171; Arrived alive . Cartoonist and author of Dykes to Watch Out For. Has an interesting observation on movies — a little test she applies to them. It's a very short checklist, viz:. 1 Does it have at least two women in it,. 2 Who [at some point] talk to each other,. 3 About something besides a man. Or marriage or babies. You can strike out about 50% of the small proportion of mass-entertainment movies that. Otherwise seem to pass the test. Kinder, Kuche, Kirche.
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Making Light: This can't be good for one's soul
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009957.html
Language, fraud, folly, truth, knitting, and growing luminous by eating light. Back to previous post: Bookhunter by Jason Shiga. Go to Making Light's front page. Forward to next post: I wondered where Michael Bérubé had got to! Via RSS) to this post's comment thread. (What does this mean? A quick introduction.). February 18, 2008. This can’t be good for one’s soul. Posted by Teresa at 11:06 PM * 789 comments. Once upon a time there was a book called Night Travels of the Elven Vampire,. Suddenly I feel wa...
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A message from our sponsors - Charlie's Diary
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2012/06/a-message-from-our-sponsors-5.html
Being the blog of Charles Stross, author, and occasional guests . Back to: Typo archaeology: The Family Trade/The Hidden Family. Forward to: "Over there. Where? A message from our sponsors. I have a new book coming out in July: "The Apocalypse Codex", #4 in Bob Howard's working memoirs, the Laundry Files. UK publisher Orbit are running a competition! Do you have what it takes to work for the Laundry? Jobs—or other prizes—for the successful applicants.). Here's a list of places you can buy copies online.
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More on DRM and ebooks - Charlie's Diary
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2012/04/more-on-drm-and-ebooks.html
Being the blog of Charles Stross, author, and occasional guests . Back to: Arrive alive. Forward to: Olympics 2012: A Bruce Schneier Moment. More on DRM and ebooks. Last week's blog entry on Amazon's ebook strategy. Went around the net like a dose of rotavirus. And, as we can now see from Tor's ground-breaking announcement. I am not responsible for Macmillan's change of policy. After I recommended that the major publishers drop mandatory DRM from their ebook products, I realized that my essay had elided ...
