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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 7
Author Tony Daniel is acquainted with the Conspiracy. What’s more, The Junior Guide references technologies similar to those of his novels and short fiction: in particular, to the posthuman Large-Array Personalities and the nanotech machinery “grist.” He shares with us … Continue reading
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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 6
I had my digital audio recorder out this morning. Here’s the cleaned-up transcript of a voice chat I just had through my laptop. Me: Thanks for deleting my post. Abe: Sarcasm? Me: Yes.
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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 5
POST NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION, ROBERT. THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT YET FALL WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE ERROR RANGE. -A
The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 4
Yesterday I talked with an astrophysicist, and Rob, and…. I can share a name now for our mutual correspondent, Rob’s and mine. Abe. Honest Abe. Abraham? No, unfortunately. Abraxas. Serious juju there. Passed a night of weird dreams. This is … Continue reading
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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 3
Okay, I left out the key part of my conversation with Rob in my last post, because, as I hinted, I need to be careful. I don’t know what’s at stake. I mentioned the Singularity of Bullshit described in The … Continue reading
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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 2
The Precambrian Conspiracy does not involve time travel. This will be important to keep in mind. However, it co-opts and subordinates other conspiracies involving time travel, ancient astronauts, and alien visitors in a way that reveals them to be naïve … Continue reading
The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 1
Those who earnestly push conspiracy theories are occasionally both naïve and grandiose. Their claim to extraordinary insight is sometimes at odds with the intellectual talent they display. Without knowing better, one might suspect their pet conspiracy inflates their self-importance to … Continue reading
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Learn to Write from the Best
The authors you admire can be your best teachers. Lucius used to stress this to his students. Like many writers, he would try copying from memory a passage he admired, over and over, until he got it right. More than … Continue reading
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Habitation Generation, for Stories and RPGs
I’m generally not very disciplined in creating living spaces for my characters, so I decided to make a checklist and protocol both to save time and to ensure I don’t miss critical details. The following is an example of a … Continue reading
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“Go Team Optative!”
It’s Thanksgiving, which here in the States means a lot of (American) football and “Go Team!” exhortations. Being an editor, I’ve accepted “Go Team!” as an opportunity to practice emotional equanimity. It’s bad punctuation, right? If you want your team … Continue reading
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