Category Archives: Science Fiction

The agony of the posthuman condition

In reviewing my site, you’ll see that I have a lot of rants about transhumanism. This is a subject that has been percolating among the big thinkers for many decades (Depending on how you define it, it’s actually been speculated … Continue reading

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PKD's doppleganger

I got some mail from a fellow named Don who has a site of his own that he thought I’d be interested in. It looks like it’s just starting out so, I don’t know where it will go but, so … Continue reading

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Why I Don't Read Science Fiction Anymore

When I read stuff about giant arcologies and I note that hardware stores still don’t sell robot housekeepers or personal jet packs, I just sigh. Hopefully I’ll see these things before I die.

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The cyberpunk movement got it wrong

Asia will be old hat, along with Europe and North America, when nano and AL really get going. I predict the real interesting technological churn will happen in the finally developed, finally stable countries of Africa. Think I’m nuts? Stranger … Continue reading

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Pre-Colonial, Sub-Saharan African History

A few days ago, Ms. Carlysle pointed me in the direction of some interesting historical scholarship namely, helping Steve Jackson Games to compile a GURPs source book on the pre-colonial history of the kingdoms and nations of Sub-Saharan Africa. It’s … Continue reading

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On the Morality of Superhumanly Intelligent Artificial Organisms

Let me explain what I mean by that title. I don’t mean to ask if the creation of superhuman artificial intelligences is a wise decision or not because a lot has already been said about that. Also I am not … Continue reading

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Background for Chumbe Bandia

What is the Industrial States Trust? In Chumbe Bandia, the Industrial States Trust, or simply, IT, is the name of an alliance of economically powerful and highly technological countries who, before the war, ruled the global economy. Most of the … Continue reading

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Chumbe Bandia

“Entry 64 “Things are quiet now and I have a few to jot a note in my diary before before they send us to Prep. Warden Mausa says it’s another sample mission?just routine. That’s a patent lie though. If these … Continue reading

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