10 Fictional Drugs We’re Glad Aren’t Real
Drugs are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they mitigate intense physiological problems, allowing sick, injured, or impaired individuals to function with the rest of society. On the other, some substances have adverse side effects. Extreme cases lead to addiction, constantly leaving you craving an unhealthy amount. Such overdoses then pave the way for […]
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On my blog: The Comet https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/23/comet.html #blackhistorymonth #fiction
Ten Extraordinary Predictions for 2025 from Fiction
It’s 2025, and a new year is underway. Who knows what the coming months have in store? Well, if you struggle to imagine what 2025 might look like, you are in luck. Many great minds (and some not-so-great minds) from the world of fiction have dreamt up a gamut of outlandish predictions. Some paint 2025 […]
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10 Strange Yet True Historical Events
History is full of weird and wild things that most people go their entire lives without reading about. Stories about cat-related military operations or entire wars fought over pigs and emu. Here are 10 strange yet true historical events that are stranger than fiction. Related: 10 Bizarre Events in the Age of Reason That Defied […]
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Science Fiction’s Ten Coolest Spaceships
Science fiction is undoubtedly one of the world’s most widely appreciated entertainment mediums, and spaceships are one of the genre’s key aspects. Space exploration wouldn’t be possible without vehicles of some sort. Whether transport ships, warships, or ships of exploration, spaceships make it all possible. Most of them are pretty cool-looking and do some pretty […]
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On my blog: Christmas Every Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/22/christmas-every-day.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
[ANN] Phantom Circuit: Introduction
Phantom Circuit is a fictional short story generated entirely by AI. It was inspired by a Darknet Diaries podcast episode [..] I also managed to work in some mention of Monero…
Link: https://cyberspace.dad/book/
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The Uniform
[Based on a story I wrote during upper-secondary school based on real
events. I translated it recently from Swedish and edited some of it. I
removed most (all?) elements of fiction.
Not a typical night, since it’s at an event in another city, but it
gives a taste of what partying in, say, 1989(?) was like. And yes, I
really usually drank two bottles of wine during a pre-party in those
days. Not unusual in the crowd I was hanging out with, I’m afraid.]
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(#kv6hdga) @wbknl are you still in Russia? It could be hard mailing anything to there these days. I read your "russia is eternally cold", and became curious. Patagonia is the only place I know on South America that it has rounded mountains, though they can be anywhere. Originally from Chile, or Argentina? My curiosity doesn't need feeding, by the way. It's all good if it doesn't. :-)
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I realise now that the referred post might just be fiction. I am slow Ferengi these days. LOL.
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Recent #fiction #scifi #reading:
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa. Lovely writing. Very understated; reminded me of Kazuo Ishiguro. Sort of like Nineteen Eighty-Four but not. (I first heard it recommended in comparison to that work.)
Subcutanean by Aaron Reed; https://subcutanean.textories.com/ . Every copy of the book is different, which is a cool idea. I read two of them (one from the library, actually not different from the other printed copies, and one personalized e-book). I don’t read much horror so managed to be a little creeped out by it, which was fun.
The Wind from Nowhere, a 1962 novel by J. G. Ballard. A random pick from the sci-fi section; I think I picked it up because it made me imagine some weird 4-dimensional effect (“from nowhere” meaning not in a normal direction) but actually (spoiler) it was just about a lot of wind for no reason. The book was moderately entertaining but there was nothing special about it.
Currently reading Scale by Greg Egan and Inversion by Aric McBay.
On my blog: Chosen https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/09/15/chosen.html #fiction #freeculture
Play the Classic Sci-Fi Shooter “Marathon Infinity” Free on Steam
The classic science fiction FPS (First Person Shooter) game “Marathon Infinity” is now available to play for free from Steam, for Mac and Windows. Marathon Infinity, originally released in 1996, is the third game in the Marathon series, and continues the theme of battling hostile aliens in unusual settings. Marathon Infinity introduced some intriguing and … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Sam Whited: Luddism in Becky Chambers’ Monk & Robot Series
Without use of constructs, you will unravel few mysteries.
Without knowledge of mysteries, your constructs will fail.
Find the strength to pursue both, for these are our prayers.
And to that end, welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong.
Becky Chambers has always been known for her political science fiction.
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** Dithering the Shire **
In my last post I said that
I’ve had a few ideas for other personal experiments I wanna build on those walks, but haven’t actually wanted to do much programming — maybe this fall or winter will be a good time for that?
Welp, it wasn’t even an idea when I wrote that, but I made another implementation of pico cam, this time using swift for iOS. I won’t release it to the App Store because I d … ⌘ Read more
** I wrote some APL at work and I like historical fiction **
This summer my oldest kid — 8 years old — asked to learn more about programming. They’ve already got about a full time job’s worth of experience with Minecraft’s red stone, Super Mario Maker 2, Logo, and Scratch so I knew we weren’t starting from nil, but, despite having done a bit of teaching about programming with kids in the past, I hemmed and hawed. After hemming and hawing for a bit, though, I realized that I was hemming and hawing abou … ⌘ Read more
Hello twtxt! I’m James (or @falsifian@www.falsifian.org). I live in Toronto. Recent interests include space complexity, simple software, and science fiction.
On my blog: Please Come Back… https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/06/23/customer-retention.html #fiction #freeculture
On my blog: Short Fiction — ‘Neath a Sunless Sky https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/04/14/sunless-sky.html #fiction #freeculture
On my blog: Ernest Hemingway’s Visit from Saint Nicholas https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/24/visit.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
Dans les coulisses d’OpenAI
Il y a de cela à peine plus d’un an, le monde découvrait ChatGPT, offrant un nouveau sujet de discussion à quelques utilisateurs fascinés pendant les repas de fêtes : enfin, l’intelligence artificielle commençait à ressembler à ce que nous vendait la science-fiction depuis des décennies. Bien sûr, il n’a pas fallu longtemps pour que les […] ⌘ Read more
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📚 Reading Roundup: Chill Fiction Edition
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** week notes **
Last year I set out to rekindle my reading habit. That went well. This year’s reading has been enjoyable, but I’m not cozy with the ratio of non-fiction to fiction I’ve read this year…non-fiction (especially of the computing persuasion) far out balances the fiction I’ve read. I think this is mostly because I’ve been mired amidst a fiction book that I’ve found to be a slog…but enjoyable, too. I’d have abandoned it and moved on, elsewise. Onward!
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Art is not the medium.
The medium can be material or conceptual, permanent or fleating, truthful or fictional, of human, animal, or artificial origin.
Art is the reconveyance of human emotion or experience to another via some medium.
@darch@neotxt.dk So a fiction novel, which is labelled “fiction”, is a lie? I still don’t understand. The word “lie” entails an intention to deceive, but fiction writing does not intend to deceive.
On my blog: Fiction — Bank on It https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/19/banks.html #freeculture #politics #scifi #fiction
On my blog: Developer Diary, National Science Fiction Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/01/02/scifi.html #programming #project #devjournal
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On the blog: Short Fiction — All Quiet on the Vernal Front https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/12/05/war.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
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On the blog: Short Fiction — The Gevkahahal https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/10/31/gevkahahal.html #freeculture #creativecommons #fiction #horror
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http://ecriture.scribay.com/2016/09/15/maisons-edition-soumission-manuscrit-de-science-fiction-fantastique-fantasy/ écriture édition
http://www.sf.zone/pourquoi-il-faut-bruler-ton-prologue-science-fiction/ prologue écriture
On the blog: Calafia, Queen of California https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/03/28/calafia.html #fiction #publicdomain