I’ve met neither Zahn nor Stackpole, but in my heads they’ve always been nice people. I’m glad my personal headspace version of Zahn is accurate.

Dude!!! Finally someone who can corroborate my story! I tell that one and I get the stink eye a lot.

Hahaha. I love it. Nice to know I'm not the only one who found him to be a little off. I've heard similar stories. He markets himself so aggressively but he has very little talent for it. Not a likable character in the slightest. And if his fiction were any good I could forgive it. But it ain't so I can't. Refuse to…

I've met Dan Simmons a few times. Dan is a very gracious author and truly loves his fans.

Read it again. My thumbs are TIRED. Because I wrote it on an iPhone.

Yes Benford!

Long story here. I apologize in advance.

I have a hard time sitting through it. The budgetary constraints are so obvious and the Zefram Cochrane subplot is very cringe worthy. I have no issue with the time travel stuff but the intro of the Borg Queen I think was a mistake. They wrote themselves into a corner and was a mistake carried into later Voyager…

That's why i didn't mention it. Normally I call it ST9-Being Jean Luc Picard.

Anymore, I simply assume it was autocorrect’s mistake. Maybe he meant “I conclude”. Or something.

Well, maybe on your planet. On my third planet, I found it brimming with Vortex Cubes. And harvesting even a single one gave me a three-star wanted level with the local Sentinels. Picking up three Vortex Cubes or killing two of the dog Sentinels would drop an AT-ST Sentinel immediately. As it was early and I was…

So that as good then?

I know Devin Faraci over at BMD says Snyder’s DCCU influence is waning, especially with Geoff Johns around....but....then you get quotes like this from James Wan, who’d you think would know better than to credit Snyder with anything and that dread sets in....

Zack has ideas? ZACK HAS IDEAS?

I always mention I'm a prime member. Three times in the last year I've gotten the difference refunded. They always say well it's against policy but we are going to make an exception here.

I always mention I'm a prime member. Three times in the last year I've gotten the difference refunded. They always…

Huh. Normally I just ask the wife if she needs a towel because usually one of the kids are awake and screaming and the rush to finish has made a mess of things.

As a Project Server administrator, I guffawed loudly. And cried a little.

My guess is - we are going to be horrified if/when we find other starfaring species. Either they’ll be strip mining gas giants for He3 with little regard for the natives in the upper atmosphere or they’ll be cracking open inhabited planets in order to access the nickel core.

Exactly. I read this story and went....wait...Sony is doing this all without Naughty Dog’s implicit involvement and sign-off? That’s silly as fuck.

Thanks. Once I get done with Underground Airlines (great book so far BTW - Ben Winters is a future grandmaster imho), it’ll be time to dig up my old copy of American Gods. All this talk has me excited to read it again.