Thinking that Covid-19 is one of the first of many pandemics of the 21st century. The past 75 years were not normal; they were the exception. In 1945, we had just discovered antibiotics, but now resistance is emerging — and not much is done about it, because the system values…
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Short post — what Asia can tell us on what the world will look like in a month: Certain: strict enforcement of MHM: Masks for everyone Hands washing, frequently Meter’s distance in public. Also likely: Generalised testing (swabs, blood tests) to identify silent carriers, clusters and immune individuals Compulsory, localised…
Leave a Comment“All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.” H. P. Lovecraft, letter to Weird Tales’ Farnsworth Wright, dated July 5, 1927. As quoted in S. T. Joshi’s introduction to Black Wings of Cthulhu…
Leave a CommentJust finished reading Robert Graves’ I, Claudius. What struck me through the book is how much of it is written as “Tell” (telling the reader what happened, as you would to a friend over the dinner table) and not “Show” (making the reader live the characters’ actions, by multiplying elements…
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As the New Year’s Eve celebrations draw near, I want to spare a thought for all non-French speakers who will celebrate at their new Gallic friends’ house, and puzzle over the fine prints on the invitation. In particular, you may have been asked to come “sur votre 31” (“on one’s…
1 CommentAt the Beginning of the Internet, people made personal homepages. But it was a lot of work, learning HTML to make the pages look good — so blogs were invented. Yet with blogs, people still had to write long articles, and it took time. So Facebook was invented. Alas, with…
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The December edition of Liars’ League HK had not 2, but 3 concepts for its theme: Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll. I came up with the dark story of a boy, ready to sell his soul to become Hong Kong’s next music idol. Watch Daniel Levia give him life: …
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