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Playing with the Company 3: Taming the Serpent
« Paradox? If you view time as a linear flow, certainly. Not, however, if you finally pay attention to the ancients and regard time (not eternity) as a serpent biting its own tail, or perhaps a spiral. » Kage Baker, The Life of the World to Come Methodological solipsists vs Area Man When you write about past…
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Playing with the Company 2: Theobromos
« Our masters were horrified when they discovered that chocolate gets us pleasantly stoned, because they thought they’d designed us to be proof against intoxicants. They even tried to forbid it to us, but must have realized they’d have a revolt on their hands if they did, and settled for strictly regulating our use of the…
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Playing with the Company: Kage Baker’s legacy
« He’ll be very clever, look at that score. And we’ll take this figure for his strength, and this one for his alignment with the forces of good. Is that neat or is that neat?« Kage Baker, The Life of the World to Come In a series of books collectively known as the novels of The…
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New Orleans
Monday 12 Paris-Charlotte: despite the noise, I enjoy the plane’s multimedia system. The Adjustment Bureau, Cheaters, Flight of the Conchords… Charlotte-New Orleans: I am sitting next to a strong, silent type dude watching 24. I arrive at the Ursuline Guest House in the French Quarter around 6PM, which happens to be wine o’clock in this…
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Worlds of Darkness 8: Q&A MMO panel at the Grand Masquerade 2011
I was present Saturday, September 17th at the Q&A MMO panel in the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. Reynir Harðarson (creative director) and Chris McDonough (senior producer) gave little bits of information here and there and answered questions and queries from the assembly. My notes, below, have been edited Saturday 24th to include my…