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Yeah, I know about Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent.

Hi again.

“I try to be scientifically accurate.

A minor fiblet for something I’m allowed to talk about.

Lers of Spoi.

Lore from an old VR game that never got made, Probably because of its utter lack of resonance with anything anyone might be experiencing out here in the Real World….

If you’ve been coming here for a while―seven, eight years ago―you may remember how this story started: with a homeless man on our porch, sheltering from a rainstorm; with his cat, Blueberry Panda.

You may have heard of Christian Bök.

…Being an interview by Ollie Barder that just went live over at Forbes (or slightly less live over at Archive, if you’ve used up your monthly allocation of free articles).

Do you like my story “The Things”?

Analyze the claim that the Catholic church meets the definition of a terrorist organization under Canadian federal law.

Volbert/Ghiordanescu, Watts Hi.

The illo for “All the Songs”―assembled by me, actually, using elements courtesy of Liam Andrew and Dai Mar Tamarack.

I have been wracked by COVID over the last ten days.

The Core enters the pilot.

Which is what we called “Asset Management” behind the scenes, while I was writing it.

“In 1933, people were not fooled by propaganda.

A Blast from the Past: Arpanet.

Preamble: OK, I lied.

I know, I know.

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