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    Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 10

    By Myr

    Top Read Sci-Fi Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 1 Most Read Science Fiction - AI Consciousness Explores sentient AI and post-human ethics, often questioning identity, consciousness, and morality. The Construct by Topher Lydon Complete Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civiliz
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Hope, Amazement and more hope

Not sure if anyone heard, but my home city of Calgary suffered historical flooding just 2 weeks ago. Several surrounding towns and hamlets were devastated as well .   Something happened over the past two weeks that has given me a lot of hope, surprised me and just made me say wow. Although there was several beyond imaginable happenings over this time period, there is one that stood at the forefront in my mind.   Every 1st and 2nd week of July Calgary plays host to the world with the Calgary
wildone

wildone

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33 strategies of War and an idea on application

Here's my musings on the 33 strategies and 33rd strategy specifically:   Robert Greene has been heralded as a "modern version of Machiavelli", since his books exalts the amorality and ruthlessness that exists in human behavior and strategic thinking.   I am no apologist for the man, but upon reading the 33 Strategies of War, I can see where is he getting part of inspiration. It is not Machiavellian concepts of amorality like the Prince, but the Chinese 36 Strategems and Art of War. Upon furt
W_L

W_L

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Trials and Tribulations

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a good day and that you will have an awesome weekend.   A new chapter is now posted for Trials and Tribulations. I'm sorry concerning the time between the chapters, but life has a way of getting in the way of the things we love to do. For me, I love writing this story, and I hope that the interest shown thus far in the story, remains.   I like to mention Wayne aka Comicfan and Louis aka LJH and thank them for their tireless work which they have freely
Enoch

Enoch

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Second Too Soon

First off, happy 4th July to you nice Americans. I hope your nation was/is partying hard!   Second entry. My first was yesterday but i need to get blogging out of my system and very soon the updates will be less intense.   Anyway this is my friend, Pascual Scevaro. We adopted Pascual after my friend rescued him from an isolated trash bin about four months ago. Some people in this world clearly have no sense of moral awareness.         I'm currently sitting in my uni campus room discov
mr.chris

mr.chris

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The First

It's 1:10 am. The television is on with ladies' semifinals (Radwanska's grunts can be heard) while i flip through old magazines looking for good pictures that i will eventually cut out. I'm getting better at it. My friend went to Europe for the winter break and he left me a paper-cutting-blade thing. I can now cut pages with at most two small rips at the borders. Clearly I'm moving up. And now i turn to my laptop to type this entry.   It's my first. I've never done a blog before. I've only jus
mr.chris

mr.chris

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July 1st-3rd, 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the final day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg, which was the turning point of The Civil War.   Thought I'd mark that day by sharing a YouTube documentary about it:   The Battle of Gettysburg (2011 Documentary)   Part of me really wishes I could be in Gettysburg, but eh...priorities change. It's funny though- I did a Gettysburg encampment in 2004, and I was so excited to think that I'd only be 27 for the 150th annivesary encampment. Now it's
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Volunteer Work - Day 7

I finished inventory on my third box, and now I've got two more boxes to go through. After that, I'll go through actually accessioning the collection.   I found a packet of photos that ranged from 1957 to 1982, as well as a photo album from 2005. This was a very wide-ranging box in terms of the years.   One really cool thing I found was a very old newspaper from Saturday, August 1st, 1987. It was pretty crazy- the paper was actually in really good shape considering that it was twenty-
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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this careful dance

a faltered glance, a look askance but who would stop to guess the chance?   blushed cheeks with velvet voice yet no one knew there was a choice   a knowing smile, he looks away both know again, again we'll play   one lies yearning, try not to kill this delicate bloom by keeping still   the other's heart, it is unknown unknown as well is what was sown   and so we stage this careful dance leave nothing open nor ope' to chance   e'er part as friends though hope we might I say, go
harveybirdman

harveybirdman

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Vintage Audio- CD Players II

CD players took off fast. Their advantages, especially in car stereo, pushed them forward and the prices down. Compared to cassette players they were a quantum leap forward in sound and reliability.   On the home audio front, the first and loudest voices were for multi-disk CD players. As the first generation players could only deal with one CD at a time, they were inconvenient and people wanted to play their CDs in batch.   The first answer to multi-CD players was the CD magazine or cartrid
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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untitled

I'd build a pyramid and on bowed knee   dedicate it to your memory.   And if I carved up the moon   you would be the first offered a slice.   For I hear your plaintive howl on the wind   and I answer, with bloodied throat, in kind.   Know that when your lonely soul flies the byways of the ether   you do not travel alone.
harveybirdman

harveybirdman

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Let's be fair.....

I was going to try and say all this as a response to MikeL's blog entry but it seems I have way to much to say for that.   Mike is right in that the 5 things gay's cannot do need to be fixed, but I don't see them all as "gay" issues. They strike me more as human rights issues and at least three of them hit the "straight" community just as hard.   Donating blood - I can understand why they banned it in '85. Back then they barely knew what HIV was. It was a logical step to reduce t
Kitt

Kitt

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Vintage Audio- CD players I

CD players arrived on the scene in the 1980s and quickly supplanted vinyl as the dominate audio-media. Unlike cassettes and LPs, CDs are a purely digital media. They reproduce sound with complete fidelity.   Compact Disks (CD) are optical disks which are read by IR laser. Data stored on audio CDs follow formats defined by the Rainbow books. Prior to 1988, the audio standard was defined by the Red Book. It was superseded by the Red Book in 1988 and by the Orange Book in 1990. There have been ot
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Hold up, here are 3 AWESOME POETS FROM GA (and beyond)

So holy cow I've been reading some really good poetry here on GA. I don't know shit about poetry (I swear everyone says this), but I do know if I read something and it moves me, awes me, inspires thoughts in me, then I consider it good stuff.   In no particular order, here are some of the awesomest poetry I have read on GA (and beyond) by far:     1) Foster   _Foster's work is amazing. I've noticed that many of his pieces do not in fact have titles, but the poems speak for themselves. The
Fishwings

Fishwings

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Toronto Pride and Gay Rights

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/toronto-pride-festival-heart-canada-gay-rights-movement-184423222.html   Interesting blog that I thought I would share   Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and has one of the largest Pride Parades in North America is set to have this years Parade with an added addition. The newly elected Premier of Ontario and her wife will be marching in the parade as they have done for several years.   Next year Toronto has been bestowed the honour of hosting th
wildone

wildone

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Guest Promotion Opportunities for Authors

As a tie in to the Guest Blog Post I did last Wednesday on the GA blog - I'd like to give anyone on GA who aspires to be published - or is published - a chance to promote themselves a bit. Two things I was/am doing on my site are geared toward helping other authors promote their books. I average about 600-700 unique visitors a month on the site so while it might not be close to what GA gets, it's not that small anymore either and it's been my observation that there isn't a ton of cross over with
Andrew Q Gordon

Andrew Q Gordon

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if lost

if lost unto them, i will be adored for far longer   than a star does die
thatboyChase

thatboyChase

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Free State 1854 vs Gay marriage state 2013

Just took a look at the comparison between Slavery and Gay Marriage states on a side by side comparison:   Slave states as of Kansas Nebraska Act 1854:     2013 Gay Marriage States:     Anyone see patterns?
W_L

W_L

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Volunteering Day 5 and 6 and Flooding

So on Day 5 of volunteering, I finished going through my box and started on another one. On Day 6, which was this past Tuesday, I started on a new box- in this case, a good chunk of what I saw in the box was actually pretty new, like posters from the 2009 parade and the like, as well as a DVD rip. Which was interesting, because on one hand, it's good to have them, but on the other hand, it doesn't really feel like history.   In main news...Newark, Delaware flooded out. Not like, Mississipp
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Vintage Audio- Amps

One of my many hobbies is that I like to play with something called vintage audio.   This is the collection of old stereo components and the attempt to make it all work. It may sound expensive but it's not that bad. Speakers are expensive but you can find some REALLY neat old components on e-bay.   At the moment my current stereo configuration is playing and doing a great job with David Bowie's Greatest Hits.       So.. let's get into it.   The number 1 component that you need is
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Countdown: 4 days!

So, the cat is totally freaked out.   As of today, I've got another load for goodwill, some items for electronic recycling, and 8 boxes to mail. I'm not looking forward to the bill for those.   Tuesday (the day before yesterday), I received notice from Alaska's department of teacher credentialing that I can now work, pending approval through the FBI (to make sure I'm not a child molester or anything ). What they're going to grant me for NCLB highly qualified status I don't yet know.
Dark

Dark

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What the . . .

So last night we were watching the old film Bugsy Malone with some friends and their kids.   About half way through the film, one of our friends sons, Matthew, who is 14, made the following comment. "I'd love to coat that in honey and lick it off".   Assumed he was referring to Tallulah (played by Jodie Foster)       or maybe Blousey (played by Florrie Dugger).         Nope, I was wrong on both counts.   Turned out he was actually perving on Bugsy (played by Scott Baio).  
Andy78

Andy78

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Silence Is Golden

So, I stayed silent through the whole deal happening in California. I held my breath for the best, and it came to be. Ok, so, my workplace is very iffy as far as gay issues. If we have any gay employees (besides my gay butt), no one knows about them.   My boss walks in today and says, "Have you seen where they passed the bill in California for gays?". I was like, mmmm yeah, why?   Response. "I don't understand why the American people try to block our own citizens from their rights. Wha
joann414

joann414

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just as she was taught

She hadn't meant to walk in on her father;   she'd only wanted a glass of milk before bed.   But as the door swung open her ears were greeted   with a deafening explosion.   Blood and brains painting the walls, a dress, her face.   Blood-flecked pigtails quivered,   mouth gaping at a landscape in hell.   She slowly steps to the side of her slumped hero.   Gingerly reaching out to those strong, gentle hands;   recoiling at their warmth, now unholy.   She bends as if guided by
harveybirdman

harveybirdman

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