meta
Well, the start-of-month postings were delayed somewhat by our delightful Internet outage. (Turns out the cable was unplugged at the pole, which has a variety of explanations, all of them either bizarre or reflecting terrifying incompetence. This shit should not fly in the cloud-dependent 21st century, people!) But things are
worldbuilding
So, I saw this posted on G+ recently: What’s New In The World Of Robot Sex? Relevant excerpt: But the worries remain. And last week, news broke of a robot called “Frigid Farrah” that’s meant as a sex companion for a person, but with a twist. According to
trope-a-day
Lightworlder: Tending to the tall and skinny, yes. Not, however, particularly delicate, both since the problem of microgravity-induced bone and muscle degeneration has long since had the shit scienced out of it, and because while gravity may be greatly lessened Up There, inertia is still exactly the same.
Lumenna-Súnáris System
(Author’s note: for those not remembering the galactography, much as Sialhaith is the Venus-like planet orbiting the primary star of the eldrae home system, ElĂ©mĂre is another example of the same class orbiting its binary companion…) Unlike its cousin, Sialhaith, the ecopoesis of ElĂ©mĂre proceeded to schedule. No longer
eldraeic language
talisqor: (from talis “truth” + qori case tag: standard): the perspective of truth; objectivity, science, and mathematics; reality-as-it-is; existence; history; positive claims. aelvaqor: (from aelva “beauty” + qori case tag: standard): the perspective of beauty; ambijectivity, art, and the numinous; reality-as-it-ought-be; creation; mythology; normative claims. alathqor: (from alath “wisdom” + qori case tag:
trope-a-day
Life Drinker (Although Not Really): Not in any literal sense, obviously, this being firm SF and thus vitalism very much not in vogue. But consider the case of the experience addict, who eats forcibly taken memories, or those who take an individualist approach to group-mind transcendence by attacking others to
transportation
There is, technically, a less expensive way to reach orbit than an elevator ride, and it has the additional advantage of being the fastest way to reach orbit. However, I cannot recommend it to you for one simple reason: I’ve “ridden freight“, and it’s an experience best saved
trope-a-day
Legendary Weapon: In the Empire, the thing about most legendary weapons is that they tend to stay legendary… due to not staying the same weapon, or rather, the same embodiment of the weapon. Aorillia, the Sword of Illimitable Light, for example, the legendary weapon of the champions of the Solar
worldbuilding
It occurred to me that I hadn’t posted on this specifically before, and it might be interesting to those of you who might be interested in the construction equipment behind the curtain. Are you familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality types? Well, if not, you might want to become familiar
Imperial University of CalmirĂĂ«
“While the Imperial University of CalmirĂĂ« does have an academically excellent and thorough program in political science (or, as its introductory course is listed in the 7930 catalog, EX0487: Introduction to the Exosophontology of Mass Coercion), prospective students should be aware that it is taught very much from the perspective
worldbuilding
So I just scribbled down some notes on the physical representation of the exval, the Accord on Trade’s exchange currency: Exval notes are denominated in powers of two, from 20 through 27. Of these, the 1 exval and 2 exval notes bear a line-work drawing of the seal of
linguistics
“There was a pond below the window! We’re not monsters, after all.” – First Quill Seïn Ejava, Scrupulous Company of Learned Scriveners, at the Defenestration of the Descriptivists “If we’re being scrupulous, it was a settling pond. For night soil.” – Sorel Haranye, former Learned Scrivener, two hours later, at