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I’ve heard “Soft words turn away wrath,” but it’s never been true in what I’ve seen. Somebody who’s bellowing mad—or drunk, and they go together pretty regularly—isn’t going to listen to anything you say, quiet or not. They’re just hearing
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Fish and Wildlife wants to fine us for killing a giant mutant Tennessee River catfish because it was endangered. Sure it had just crawled up on land and eaten some teenagers, but it was still an endangered species.”
― Monster Hunter International
― Monster Hunter International
“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.”
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
― The Wizardry Compiled
― The Wizardry Compiled
Future Survivors, the Apocalypse Group
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For readers and writers of apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, or dystopian novels, and fans of the dystopian genre of movies. NOTICE: This group recently ...more
Ask Steve Grogan
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Military Science Fiction
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For readers who like military books in a science fiction setting. Can also include military books in a fantasy setting. Join up and add your favorites ...more
Alternate Realities: A Scifi Book Club
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Online book club discussion of Scifi books. We will pick a book to read each month through polls, so be sure to vote. Hopefully we broaden our reading ...more
Shawn’s 2025 Year in Books
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