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Thursday, 2002 February 28, 18:58 — prose, sciences

physics games

Greg Egan’s moving story “Border Guards” mentions the game of Quantum Soccer, which he demonstrates with an applet. See also Ruth Chabay‘s game Electric Field Hockey.

Tuesday, 2002 February 26, 19:37 — language, prose

nothing new under the sun

I thought the “. . . Not!” construction was new when Wayne & Garth used it, but here it is in the mouth of Archie Goodwin:

“We know she didn’t kill her husband. Either you thought she had and probably still do, or you killed him yourself. If the former, your feeling for her has got a smudge. If the latter, you did a swell job, not, handling it so that she gets the credit for it.”

“Death of a Demon” by Rex Stout, published 1961 as part of Homicide Trinity.

Wednesday, 2002 February 20, 21:22 — language, politics, prose

bhorh nazgu

Lalaith offers:

Bhorh nazgu burdatuluk. Bhorh nazgu thrakatul.
Bhorh nazgu dupatuluk agh Lúthrongdush-shi krempatul.

Five Rings to lure them all. Five Rings to bring them.
Five Rings to dope them all and in Salt Lake City deceive them.

Monday, 2002 February 18, 11:05 — fandom, prose

Calamity Jane Austin

A small collection of articles about “Calamity” Jane Austin, author of such novels as Winchester Park . Check it out.

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