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Volans - Aug 21, 2011 1:19:50 pm PDT #16129 of 28289

move out and draw fire

Especially when he's not pointing out how spicy his brain is.

Which is when he's totally asleep?

My work is going to sponsor a Sigma event next year, and ask the participating authors for SF stories built around issues the US government needs to be thinking about or start thinking about.

We put the request to Sigma, and whichever members want to participate do so, but we can also request other hard SF authors for the project. I'm on the panel to pick these authors, and right now my suggestions are:

Paolo Bacigalupi
William Gibson
Charles Stross

Any others?

DavidS - Aug 21, 2011 1:46:13 pm PDT #16130 of 28289

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Any others?

Bruce Sterling. He's been one of the most prescient and interesting writers about corporate cultures and tech going forward.

Iain Banks?

Volans - Aug 21, 2011 2:59:13 pm PDT #16131 of 28289

move out and draw fire

Sterling always participates. So yeah.

Sox suggested Banks as well...guess I should read some of his stuff?

hippocampus - Aug 21, 2011 3:01:19 pm PDT #16132 of 28289

not your mom's socks.

And Ian McDonald too.

Ginger - Aug 21, 2011 3:18:09 pm PDT #16133 of 28289

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

What about Vernor Vinge? He was a math professor and computer pioneer who has written about the future of society and artificial intelligence.

Jessica - Aug 21, 2011 3:57:21 pm PDT #16134 of 28289

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Alastair Reynolds!

DavidS - Aug 21, 2011 3:57:23 pm PDT #16135 of 28289

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Sox suggested Banks as well...guess I should read some of his stuff?

Well, whatever you like about Stross he's copying from Banks, but not as well.

Toddson - Aug 22, 2011 8:02:04 am PDT #16136 of 28289

Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

A book for Jilli. The cover's lovely.

And, Jilli, I hope you enjoy the book I sent more than I did. It just didn't ping me like I thought it would.

hippocampus - Aug 22, 2011 8:13:30 am PDT #16137 of 28289

not your mom's socks.

Well, whatever you like about Stross he's copying from Banks, but not as well.

In what ways, David?

Strega - Aug 22, 2011 8:50:18 am PDT #16138 of 28289

The cover's lovely.

The blurb made my head explode. Boom. Now I'm dead.

Avenge me!

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