- THE "Don't Miss" Volume? | Tor.com
"In the 1995 Hugos thread, Womzilla asked what was THE don't-miss novel of Bujold's Vorkosigan series. There has been much interesting discussion in the thread of the idea of a series novel winning the Hugo and specifically of which Bujold to read first, but I think the whole question of "the one don't-miss volume" is interesting to examine. It's quite a different question from "Where do I start?" It's full of assumptions and worth unpacking."
- I am the Very Model of a Singularitarian - Charlie's Diary
"If the Singularity is our new Maginot Line, what's the future equivalent of a line of panzers running right over it? Since scenarios are often productively built around oppositions, I'll suggest an opposite worldview to the Singularity--one that makes opposite assumptions."
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The problem is, "What is Chad going to do in Austin, Texas on Thursday night?"
This isn't actually another political post, though Allen conceding to Webb is certainly happy news, and something to be thankful for.
Kate has a court appearance in New York tomorrow, and we're making a long weekend of it. I'm typing this from my parents' house, where I'm dropping SteelyKid off for some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa, and tomorrow, I'm heading down to The City.
As I've mentioned in passing before, I'll be attending the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science next weekend, in order to appear on a panel about