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That Man Behind the Curtain: November 2016
November was about getting books signed by authors and artists and putting together the Winter 2017 quarterly. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($60.00) Art: ($417.60) Advertising: ($30.00) Processing Fees: ($19.00) Printing: ($88.23) Donations: $44.32 … Continue reading
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Constructing the Provably Complete Library
An essay by V. Cardigan, as provided by Emma Tonkin Art by Dawn Vogel Abstract The theoretical concept of a provably complete library, generated by an infinitely parallelised random process, is well-known. In this article, I report on the results of … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Science, Dawn Vogel, Emma Tonkin, Library Science, Vera Cardigan
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Letter of Recommendation for Minion Balrog
A letter by H. K. Ludwig, as provided by Shane Landry Art by Luke Spooner To whom it may concern: I had the privilege of supervising Balrog for seven years and, in fact, created him. He was the Security Specialist … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, H. K. Ludwig, Luke Spooner, Shane Landry
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It Won’t Cost You a Cent
A letter by J. Julian Watson, as provided by his cousin, Dana Mele Art by Errow Collins Dear Family and Friends, Happy holidays from the Watson family! As always, this December delivers swirling snow, crowded malls, and another annual update … Continue reading
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Tagged Chemistry, Dana Mele, Epistolary, Errow Collins, J. Julian Watson, Letter
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Note On the Law of the Excluded Middle
An essay by Dr. Earnest Lee Lightweight, as provided by Alan Meyrowitz Art by Luke Spooner I had the privilege of delivering an invited talk to the 2014 Conference on Pushing the Boundaries and took that opportunity to speculate on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Meyrowitz, Earnest Lee Lightweight, Luke Spooner, Philosophy, Physics
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That Man Behind the Curtain: October 2016
This month has been about trying to get all the books out the door. Printing books! Shipping books! Because of delays with Fitting In, we were having to work on both Fitting In and Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2016 at the … Continue reading
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Wrong Guy
An essay by Jake “The Hammer” Hurley, as provided by Michael Rettig Art by Leigh Legler I sat in the back of the old wooden fishing boat, gripping the outboard motor handle with white knuckles. I’m a member of the … Continue reading
A Formal Apology for Recent Developments
A letter by Hansel Calloway, as provided by Church Lieu Art by Justine McGreevy To Whom It May Concern: It has come to my attention that my most recent paper, as published in the Vanguard journal on applied artificial intelligence, … Continue reading
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Tagged Church Lieu, Epistolary, Hansel Calloway, Justine McGreevy, Letter, Robotics
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Now Available – Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures
“Once we were all just people. Our culture was only an element of our complex being. Now, we are reduced to our origins.” — Amelia Fisher, “The Children of Echidna” No one understands being an outsider like the people who … Continue reading
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