I will say that writing FanFic of a work by an author who has expressed their preference that it not be done would seem to be the height of bad manners.

> we continue to believe that violence is somehow acceptable, whereas sex is not, is absolutely confounding, but there it is—American Puritanic hypocrisy in a nutshell.

> I always love how there’s that one woman out there who can destroy feminism in comments like this.

This was the worst case of refusal to stop digging that I’ve seen in a while...

These awards are not, to my knowledge, funded by public money. Thus if you want *their* money and prestige, then you write books for *them* by whatever outdated criteria *they* want. It’s just like a job.

If her partner is in pain over an issue as large as this and NOT communicating this to his wife, the marriage has larger issues than riceberry's relationship.

My lust for vengeance is tempered with the knowledge that the majority, if not the vast majority, of these 14-year-olds will one day become human beings. Imprisoning children for long periods of time is not usually the right choice.

Of course. But a ranged lightsaber fires light, which is too fast to deflect, as opposed to blasters, which obviously fire blasts, which are slow and thus deflectable.

One of Mika Hakkinen's clones in training, I presume?

At a guess, I think that actlxpl is is probably of that group that thinks that in the next 10-20 years only about 10-20% of the American population will have jobs that support a middle-class or higher standard of living, while the rest of us will move towards the global mean (any jobs paying higher will be exported or…

Odd, I simply find it funny that there are so many desperate to publicly display their ignorance in order to prove that they're "too cool to be taken advantage of".

I was so prepared to have it end with the Bird girl as a clockwork back in the boy's house. Glad I was wrong.

Perhaps it doesn't, but it should.

Space Lamprey!

Actually, we cheat. It's cold enough most of the year that nobody can actually tell we're dead until late July, when it thaws for a few weeks.

That was my chuckle of the day. Thank you.

Since the placebo effect is seems to actually assist in healing, this isn't a matter of just feeling better, you may actually *be* better.

The appreciation of jewelry (precious metals and gems) has been fairly close to universal since the man first was able to create them. Billions still flock to see especially memorable works (ever been to a museum?).

I think a lot of television shows could be exponentially stronger as one season dramas. The trouble is that it doesn't really make sense from a dollars and cents point of view, so the networks won't go for it.

Of course, this has already happened. In many societies a man can take multiple wives. Those who are the 'cream of the crop', as you put it, can afford many wives while those less blessed go without, eliminating their genetic contribution.