Monthly Archives: October 2019

Dilated II

Posted on October 27, 2019 by d4vid

A while ago, I mentioned Heinlein’s use of indirect exposition, but then I discovered that Eric S. Raymond (one of the fathers of the free software movement) had already written about this in “SF Words and Prototype Worlds” and “Rudyard … Continue reading →

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Epitaph

Posted on October 14, 2019 by d4vid
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Achtung

Posted on October 9, 2019 by d4vid

Did my Generation X cohort arc from earnestness to cynicism?  Did this correspond to the arc of U2 from earnestness (pre-Achtung Baby) to cynicism (from the Zoo TV tour on)?  Discuss.

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Powerless

Posted on October 6, 2019 by d4vid

Rewatching “Veep” and “The Thick of It”, I think I struck on the aspects of the seasons I like which are absent in the seasons I don’t like nearly as much.  Early on, both shows are about people supposedly in … Continue reading →

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