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Bringer of Light, Chapter 5: Riss
(When last we left the crew of the Artemis, they had just fracked an asteroid, keeping part for their drinking water and sending the rest to Ceres.) “…Love you. End transmission.” Riss extended a hand to touch the computer panel, then leaned back in her sleeping cabin chair. Another vid message finished. The ping would […]
Similarities between the human brain and galaxies
…the team’s results suggest that, while the physical processes that drive the structure of the Universe and the structure of the human brain are extremely different, they can result in similar levels of complexity and self-organisation… https://www.sciencealert.com/wildly-fun-new-paper-compares-the-human-brain-to-the-structure-of-the-universe?fbclid=IwAR1YjxGSpnNrJbgqRMs6_XNrRjiuloJ792UjzfT3L5NmVEEYxljyVcS4TQ8 As above, so below…
Bringer of Light, Chapter Four (Part 2)
In Part 1, “Sam” Weng traveled to Mars, posing as a water plant engineer, hoping to promote his architectural designs. But the Martian Overseer had other designs… Um,” he said, touching the computer workstation nearest him. “These figures seem…acceptable. So…” Velasquez put his thumbs into his jacket front pockets and smiled. Weng glanced at the […]
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Category Archives: age of consent
Cultural relativism? Hardly. It’s the LAW
“This is not an “it’s OK, it’s Japan, it’s a different culture” issue. It is a violation of an international treaty signed by Japan… Continue reading →
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UPDATED: Amazon Japan removes some, not all. Tip of the iceberg…
Depictions of 13 year olds wearing leotards in sexual positions are OK, right? Amazon continues to think so. So does Rakuten. And Yahoo Japan Shop. And Tsutaya… Continue reading →
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