Dune is important to men. So goes one most memorable phrases from the ladies at the Hugo, Girl! podcast. I am a man and Dune is important to me. There are a lot of reasons why Dune is important to men and I do not want to talk about them here. You should listen toContinue reading “Hugo, Girl!”
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Relativistic Economics II
I tossed my thoughts out to the world about light speed economics earlier. As I was reading Dan Simmons’ Hyperion I noticed a character espouse ideas similar to mine and made a quick decision to note it. Going forward I’ll continue to note how relativistic economics is portrayed in science fiction as I find examples.Continue reading “Relativistic Economics II”
Batman Beyond: Add it to the canon
I remember turning up my nose to Batman Beyond when it was originally released. I like to think that was because I was annoyed it wasn’t Batman: The Animated Series and the amazing “dark deco” design. Was I such a discerning consumer with impeccable tastes in television? Doubtful. Looking back, Batman: TAS hit withContinue reading “Batman Beyond: Add it to the canon”
Sex and Snakes from the Seventies
I had no knowledge of Vonda McIntyre’s Dreamsnake before reading. I read it because two podcasts I enjoy, The Hugos There Podcast and Hugo, Girl! had covered it. After reading the novel and listening to all their discussions, great discussions by the way, I did a quick bit of research about Dreamsnake. This is allContinue reading “Sex and Snakes from the Seventies”
Embrace the Power of the Dark Side
One of the best aspects of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the sequel is how powerful and easy it is to be evil. Very few games provide proper good versus evil balance. In most games, being good almost always pays off more in the end. Sometimes the good option nets you moreContinue reading “Embrace the Power of the Dark Side”
Relativistic Economics
Why are we still using lightsabers? To prepare for another one of my Knights of the Old Republic playthroughs I recently read a couple Old Republic comics. I wanted to get into the mindset and see some context of the names and references in the game. I had never thought about why the Old RepublicContinue reading “Relativistic Economics”
Free Audiobooks! Not a Scam!
On Apple podcasts, I recently found various organizations doing audiobook readings of public domain works. Since all the readings are done by volunteers, the quality can be up and down. But free is free and some of the readers are excellent. To date, two of the best that I have found are Rick Kistner (?)Continue reading “Free Audiobooks! Not a Scam!”
The Man From Earth – What is History? What is Myth?
I was enthralled by The Man from Earth. I usually enjoy the wife’s wisecracks while watching a movie, but this time it took a lot of self control to not tell her to shove it. I was hanging on every word and line of dialogue and did not want to miss a moment. The TenContinue reading “The Man From Earth – What is History? What is Myth?”
Embassytown and The Left Hand of Darkness
If forced to choose, I might say I preferred Embassytown by China Miéville simply because there was more plot. And what a crazily unique plot it has. Usrsula K Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness feels more like a thinking piece with excellent world building and asked better questions. Although I think I likedContinue reading “Embassytown and The Left Hand of Darkness”
The Keasy Depot 