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27 Sep

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Story: Out of Love

by mgmb

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When the girl at the bus stop died I thought it was over for us. I’d been waiting for the right moment to speak to...

25 Sep

Climate Change is Not a Short Term Problem

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Over on Charlie Stross’s latest blog post someone asked “Why would the temp keep going up for more than 10 years?” after a human extinction event....

24 Sep

Five years post

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I covered the bulk of what needs to be covered about this two years after my surgery, but at 5 years something new happens, so...

24 Aug

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Thrum – Random Tidbit

by mgmb

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Kind of loving this line at the moment They made a new thing of their sounds, and it was as if the sun was pouring...

09 Aug

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Thrum – Inkshares Cover

by mgmb

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Against the advice of my betters, I did a cover for Thrum on Inkshares. What do you think? Leave a comment here, or even better,...

29 Jul

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The Most Important Thing (Aiming Ahead of the Curve)

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To a large extent, what I’m writing about below is an ooh-shiny, which is, after all, what the eponymous Magpie is all about. But I believe...

05 Jul

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Roleplaying – Islands of Content

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This is the second in my series of posts on roleplaying. Last time I talked Emotional Experiments, which I’ve tried from both sides of the...

29 Jun

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On Role Playing Games

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The first completely joyful memory I have is the night that I played my first role playing game. It happened during a formative period in my life....

01 Jun

Quantum Night by Robert Sawyer

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In preparation for his upcoming visit courtesy of Avalon Expo 2, I’ve just read Robert Sawyer‘s book Quantum Night. It’s worth reading. Robert Sawyer is...

20 Apr

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On Shutting Down Muskrat Falls

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I’ve been super selfish the last few days; LGW is being good about it, but I can’t imagine that I’ve been easy to live with...