Frighteningly? Nay, wonderfully! I shall look into the Amsterdam Cruiser for my beau. :)

Yes yes, thanks!

Where have I seen those "Gorgeous dystopian PSA signs at Booth 1229" before - ?!

If that's your calling, I will support you in your struggle to take back the janitorial arts from the robots!

ignoring the point about wiping out populations for the moment :)

Cleaning the toilets - probably the materials they're made of are ultra microbe-resistant - and the AIs, similar to the ship's computer, are ubiquitous, delegating `bots of various sizes to do that kind of dirty work. Infinite energy and materials,…

Reminds me of the "Brides of the Moon" play by the Five Lesbian Brothers - set in some future where meat is grown at home as insensate lumps, pre-formed as burgers. Blue burgers to emphasize how not-animal-sourced they are. On a sort of vine/petri dish thing, if I recall correctly. Of course one character still thinks…

No, but I tend to use meat as a condiment. A bit of salami or a strip or 2 of bacon makes quite a flavor imact! Or a protein boost if my body's craving it. A grass-fed beef-burger is sometimes the only thing that satisfies me.

I guess with bees dying the death, it's probable for many vegetable and fruit prices to…

those giant flying cells! The one that swooped down and latched onto Spock's back freaked me out considerably - I was afraid of the high, dark recesses of the ceiling above our staircase, as they might be lurking up there, ready to bite me in the spine!

Thanks for that tip, I will search for my library card as well. :)

Well, it might be interesting and perhaps revealing to check that assumption that it's roughly half and half - like Sean, cited in the article above -

I don’t care what gender a writer is either and I would have said that I had a pretty even spread when it came to reading (say 60 /40 in favor of male authors). Until I…

I'm noting your comment for my next trip to the Strand - thank you!

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I* am! Well, but I've loosened up over time - in part because of the relative dearth of `hard' sci fi on the used bookshop shelves by people with female-looking names. Maybe it's a sexist preference, but I do tend to prefer that genre* over fantasy.

You'd think Vincent Price introducing the Mystery programs in which Sherlock Holmes applies science and reasoning might've tipped them off as to its evil character. :)

They let you watch PBS? But gee, that's a gateway drug to secular humanism!

a cartoon - so, cartoony...

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/

As she's definitely the goddess of weaving, it could be argued that she's particularly connected to computer programming via the Jacquard loom.

SF - no idea, probably Star Trek on the TV, then my Dad's Asimov books, very likely...
Fantasy - OZ books! the gorgeous art nouveau illustrations by John R. Neill cemented the appeal.

While I totally agree - I do think there's a serious dearth of butch and/or masculine women. When it comes to action-dealing characters, long hair, tight cleavage baring cat-suits, high heels and feminine body language are the norm. I would love to see said butch women represented in fiction in all spheres of life,…