Monthly Archives: January 2001

The Glory that Was Meroë

1668 BCE: Freed from Egyptian domination, two Nubian kingdoms unify into one state, known to the Egyptians as Kush, with its capitol at Kerma. Currently Egypt is in decline and is ruled by foreign invaders: the Hyksos. 1700-1400 BCE: Minoan … Continue reading

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Alternate, Alternate Histories

I’m tired of what-if stories about the Second World War and the Civil War. Those are allohistories that have been fictionally done to death. I’d like to see something different. I graduated from university with a degree in history. I … Continue reading

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My Hopeless Love Affair with Mathematics

Or why, after many years, I still can’t get over the fact I flunked complex variable analysis I’ve got something to prove. It probably all started many years ago when, as a small child in grade school, I was deeply … Continue reading

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