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The myth of heroism - Charlie's Diary
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Being the blog of Charles Stross, author, and occasional guests . Back to: Some news about the Hugo voters packet. Forward to: Amazon: malignant monopoly, or just plain evil? The myth of heroism. I am scarce around here because I am simultaneously grappling with impending burn-out—I'm 240,000 words into a 300,000 word project, which is to say, neariy 800 pages into a 1000-page story, and it's. But anyway: happy fun blog thoughts, or at least not overtly. Blog thoughts, now follow.). And people who might ...
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Photo request - Renovation: The 69th World Science Fiction Convention
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Renovation: The 69th World Science Fiction Convention. August 17 -21, 2011. Aug 25th, 2011 at 10:03 PM. Does anyone have a photo from the former Worldcon chairs photo session? If so, would it be possible for me to get a copy of one? 14 comments Leave a comment. Aug 26th, 2011 03:08 am (UTC). Of the folks on LJ,. Comes to mind. I know he was there; he might have pictures. Have you asked him? Aug 26th, 2011 08:11 am (UTC). Aug 28th, 2011 09:35 am (UTC). Aug 28th, 2011 12:37 pm (UTC). Aug 27th, 2011 07:32 a...
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Today I got attacked by a fucking poodle. - Irony
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Mar 31st, 2012. Today I got attacked by a fucking poodle. 2 comments Leave a comment. Apr 1st, 2012 03:28 am (UTC). Poodles are the devil. One look at their tiny skulls and you just know there's no room in there for a brain. They're powered by evil. I hope you're okay and no permanent harm was done :/. Edited at 2012-04-01 03:30 am (UTC). Apr 1st, 2012 10:58 pm (UTC). Should have stuck with the beaver. 2 comments Leave a comment. Are you fucking kidding me. Curiously distressing found objects.
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Blatantly stolen from Wikipedia - Ross TenEyck's Journal
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Blatantly stolen from Wikipedia - Ross TenEycks Journal. Blatantly stolen from Wikipedia. Laquo; previous entry. Next entry ». Jul 9th, 2011 10:39 am. Is the 14th smallest prime number. The previous is forty-one. With which it comprises a twin prime. And the next is forty-seven. 43 is the smallest prime that is not a Chen prime. It is also the third Wagstaff prime. 43 is the fourth term of Sylvester's sequence. One more than the product of the previous terms (2 3 7). 43 is a centered heptagonal number.
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Summer Recap - Ross TenEyck's Journal
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Summer Recap - Ross TenEycks Journal. Laquo; previous entry. Next entry ». Aug 29th, 2011 03:47 pm. Man, it's been quite a while since I posted to LJ, hasn't it? What's been going on in the world of Rossness? Things that happened this summer:. The Mari came to visit. I drove a Bug in the Pride Parade. It was a "Standing on the Side of Love Bug." How did this come about, you ask? Also, this is a thing that happened at the Pride parade:. I took two weeks off work and didn't go anywhere. Reason this is funn...
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Unusual views of a Ross - Ross TenEyck's Journal
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Unusual views of a Ross - Ross TenEycks Journal. Unusual views of a Ross. Laquo; previous entry. Next entry ». Oct 30th, 2011 01:35 pm. So here are a couple of things that happened:. Yes, it's true: I have joined the Borg collective. In entirely unrelated news, my church encouraged people to come in costume today, and when our priest Fr. Pete saw me dressed like this:. His comment was, "Ross, we told you to wear a costume. Oct 31st, 2011 03:47 am (UTC). Oct 31st, 2011 05:00 am (UTC). Kudos to Father Pete!
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comments you don't necessarily want to hear through a bedroom window at 1 AM - More Words, Deeper Hole
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More Words, Deeper Hole. Comments you don't necessarily want to hear through a bedroom window at 1 AM. August 8th, 2015. Let's go beat someone up! Also posted at Dreamwidth. Comment(s); comment here or there. 2015-08-08 03:22 pm (UTC). I didn't realize you had moved to Texas. 2015-08-09 01:13 am (UTC). Not unless Kitchener-Waterloo's annexed the Lone Star State. 2015-08-08 03:34 pm (UTC). The English language again? 2015-08-08 10:47 pm (UTC). 2015-08-08 04:08 pm (UTC). Get the hell off him! Got dressed, ...
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A message from our sponsors - Charlie's Diary
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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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Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian doctor and thalidomide hero, dies at 101 - More Words, Deeper Hole
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More Words, Deeper Hole. Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian doctor and thalidomide hero, dies at 101. August 9th, 2015. Heroic doctor raised serious concerns about the drug and kept it out of U.S. Also posted at Dreamwidth. Comment(s); comment here or there. 2015-08-10 02:02 am (UTC). 2015-08-10 03:40 pm (UTC). 2015-08-11 03:38 am (UTC). I went to school with a number of kids whose moms had taken the drug - in the US. It did get here and was used widely. I'm sure the usage would have been wider, but...There...
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what - More Words, Deeper Hole
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More Words, Deeper Hole. August 9th, 2015. Should I read on my camping trip? Also posted at Dreamwidth. Comment(s); comment here or there. 2015-08-09 09:57 pm (UTC). String, or nothing. 2015-08-09 11:48 pm (UTC). I see what you did there. 2015-08-09 10:00 pm (UTC). Something classic. It's summer, so "To Build a Fire" isn't really appropriate. Perhaps "Heart of Darkness"? 2015-08-10 12:18 am (UTC). Beat me to it :-). 2015-08-09 10:04 pm (UTC). It is safe to go camping? 2015-08-09 10:45 pm (UTC). Read the ...
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