Monthly Archives: September 2023

Left on the cutting room floor.

From Quora: If the sun were to go out, how long would it take before we were completely destroyed? ☀️🌚 FxTrader · Studied at University of New South Wales (Graduated 1900) —<Quote begins>— Within a year or so the average temperature on Earth would be around … Continue reading →

“Avoid this place.” “Why?” <Readies 22-minute seminar…> Geography really does shape worlds… and the people on those worlds… and their wealth, too. Something for terraformers, of all races, to keep in mind. But even here, things do change. Railroads are … Continue reading →

A Catholic tyranny isn’t the most evil thing in the world. They aren’t interested in killing millions of peasants, because they have three pigs where the majority of peasants had two pigs. Mass murder for such flippant “reasons” just isn’t … Continue reading →

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his … Continue reading →

Or, “Imperial Solomani Kid with Travelling parents lives in the Confederation for a few years.” Ah yes: one of those worlds where there are twenty aliens on the whole planet. (Ten of the twenty are subjects in interrogation centres or … Continue reading →

It’s important not to wave red flags before Above-the-Law Noblewomen. Deviant forms of sexuality are quite harsh on your projected lifespan, Avoid them. This includes adultery. My son, keep my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you;keep my commandments and … Continue reading →

For Solomani Party connoisseurs, the video is absolutely inspirational: massive rewards for caught spies, hotline numbers for the public, TV ads building up awareness of the Foreign Spies Among Us. Manic paranoid xenophobia for the win! It’s nice for the … Continue reading →

Their wealth – such as it is *shrug* – is largely due to silica mines, with supplemental income from clothing shops. Orchards and farms round out the village. We did not meet many people here because they have very strict … Continue reading →