February 20, 2006
I Cannot Recommend...
...the book "The Psycho Ex Game" highly enough. One of the most fun books that I have read in a while. I purchased it on a lark when I noticed it on the shelf beside something I was looking for. I met Andy Prieboy back in 1984 when I was "working" in radio, so it caught my eye. Despite the "Fiction" label, it's pretty obviously based on his life (He was the lead singer for "Wall of Voodoo" after Stan Ridgeway left the band - talk about a hard act to follow), and Merrill Markoe's relationship with David Lettermen. It strikes home in a lot of ways, and chapters 47-49 pretty much exactly describe my last four months. Surprisingly, those chapters having nothing to do with the the Psycho Ex Game of the title.
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January 24, 2006
The Rapture of the Nerds
Going back to my post on not minding not being human, Charles Stross has put together a hilarious guide to Singularity fiction idioms and tropes that makes fun of nerds, gamers, fantasy authors, and of course, people who write Singularity Fiction. It's totally worth checking out just for the monster stats.
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