You know, most people still think the Peloran brought us effective immortality. I suppose that’s more right than not, but not as right as people think. Their treatments boosted our immune systems and helped stop us from getting sick. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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What most people don’t realize is that Earth built their first artificial intelligences during the late 20th century. They were idiots compared to modern AIs, but in controlled situations they could interact with people. Some could beat grand masters in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people say that writers are disconnected from the real world. For certain definitions of reality, that is true. I spend most of my life with at least one foot in other worlds. I grew up reading about Narnia and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ottoman Empire had seen centuries of decline since the height of Constantinople’s prime as a seat of the Roman Empire. Numerous attempted revolutions and cessations mixed in with wars against Russia, Italy, and the Balkans to bankrupt the powerful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I was a kid, I had a narrower definition of people. Ships were machines, yah know. Then I grew up and learned what being people really meant. Some are alive, but aren’t really what I’d like to call people. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When The War ended, we came home to the Peace we purchased with our lives. In many places, people happy to have their sons and daughters back welcomed us with open arms. In other areas, jeers, flying eggs, fruit, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World War I’s Eastern Front was one of the largest military campaigns by area ever fought on Earth. Stretching from the Baltic to the Black Seas, Russia faced Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottomans in three unrelenting years of total[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m a rather outgoing person. I could party all day long and never get tired. Being with people energizes me, gives me a rush like no drug ever created. I guess that makes people my drug of choice. Some might[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During The War, we were all one big happy family. It was hang together or hang separately time, and we hung together. Terran and Peloran, cybernetic and artificial intelligence, and all the other little variants of the human race out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m going to take a break from my normal writing to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who has served on the bulwark of freedom. Whether you fought at Lexington or Somme, Gettysburg, or Normandy, or thousands of other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…