Monthly Archives: May 2024

Recently, I wrote: —<Quote begins>— From An Eschatology of Fire, by Martin G. Selbrede, We end on a speculative note. Peter points out parallels between the Flood and the fire pouring out upon the earth. Most people assume the fire … Continue reading →

There are quite a number of abandoned worlds, stations, cities, and settlements in the Imperium. While there certainly are cesium-137 waste deposits out there, glowing for centuries, there are enough clean solar panels and built-to-last, no moving parts nuclear batteries … Continue reading →

Better than a technical. I can see a squad of three — even at TL 8/9 — being rather handy for a small mercenary unit. Especially when properly staffed with infantry. Even better if you can get the TL 10/11 … Continue reading →

From: The Folly of Shoigu’s New Siberian Cities: Nick Trickett questions why the Russian government is thinking about building new Siberian cities, when there is still plenty of work to do in developing the existing ones 23 September 2021 —<Quote … Continue reading →

The American Example: “White Leftist Makes an Awful Discovery” From Tom Woods. —<Quote begins>— First, if you missed yesterday’s business Q&A session and would like to watch, here is the replay link I promised on the call: https://www.tomwoods.com/questionsanswerswebinar Now gird yourself, … Continue reading →

From 1:39 to 10:54 comes the painful story of the rise and bust of Shanghai Shima Property Holdings Limited, built up by the diligent father and lost by the flamboyant son. Here, the wealth of the corporate dynasty didn’t even … Continue reading →

In the Imperium, you’d be surprised how much labour and dedication goes into shifting “Punishment of the innocent” to “Punishment of some of the guilty. Eventually.” It can me made to happen. But it ain’t easy, and it ain’t free. … Continue reading →

A nice collection of Traveller-tailored vignettes: little adventure nuggets to be expanded. The best thing about it, though, is the five page PDF summary of the Classic Traveller setting. I thought about just re-pasting it below – it can be … Continue reading →

This is more of a Russian feminine/feminist social satire more than anything else. But let’s take it seriously for a moment. Traveller being Traveller – and the Imperium being the Imperium – the first thing I think of are security … Continue reading →

When someone says “horror” I automatically think “battlefield incidents”. Sadly, horror sometimes seeps out of the battlefield. It can slip into a city… a space station… and into the badlands of a sparsely-populated world. The general Traveller response is to … Continue reading →