Bang, Bang, Lucifer’s Hammer comes down on my head
Writers, content creators, etc., all fetishcize the post-apocalyptic world since it is an opening for them to demonstrate their deep familiarity with the darkness at the heart of humanity. And…
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Dispatches – Save a Job, Save the World
These days, while wading into the great American slog, there are many opportunities to overhear and even participate in compelling conversations on the state of our nation and the world,…
Think about it, AJ
Looking at “Pizzagate” and 9/11 from the conspiracy perspective.
What’s this about political butts?
John Wyndham was correct that we are fucked as a species: the seas will rise, and plants will hunt us for food and sport. But I’ve read this sentence from…
Don’t lose your PC badge in the Apocalypse
It was an interesting coincidence that The Simpsons aired their “survivalist” episode “Homer Goes to Prep School” the same night The Walking Dead was wrapping up its third season. I’m…
Mr. Spaceship
In the short story “Mr. Spaceship,” published in 1953 in a publication called Imagination (according to my Citadel Twilight collection, Volume 1), Philip K. Dick put a human brain into…
The Living Structure Meme
If you want to prepare for a new and illustrious career for future, I would recommend bioengineering, since future ships and buildings will be living things. Paolo Bacigalupi’s “A Pocketful for…
In the Financial Apocalypse…
It is good to know we can shift to an Egret Economy and trade in feathers should Congress (i.e., the Republicans) decide they are tired of success and drive the…
Where is the Highway Virus link?
You may have noticed the recent change in the home page makes the Highway Virus stories inaccessible. So, why? I decided to retire the tone of those stories. The notion…
Why “trogg dogs”?
The Wastelands book continues to plague my Noosphere – indirectly this time. As mentioned before, my favorite story in this book (of those I’ve read) is Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The People…