The Challenges of Spaceflight

The matchmaking pool for games and sports will be alarmingly small. We'd better improve our bot technology for several definitions of "bot."

Neo-Ludditism

There's going to be a lot of resistance to a function that examines the reader's data in changes descriptions of the main character to match it, but we just have to get used to it.

Addendum

Shouldn't the subtitle be the title? What kind of name is Magic? At least put an exclamation point on it. And in what way does the Gathering modify or clarify Magic? The whole thing is bizarre.

Picking at Old Wounds

I don't think Magic: The Gathering gets nearly enough attention, as a name. Isn't it weird? Isn't it thoroughly odd?

Regarding the Latest Controversy

No, people made out of gold would not be useful only for melting down. They can stand outside the doors at galas as well. I was not calling for a profitable little murder at some undefined point in the future.

The Three Ages of Man

"I will make men of gold," the first god declared, "beautiful and immune to corruption."
"I will make men of iron," the second god declared, "strong and hard, impervious to the attacks of beasts."
"I will make men of a bunch of stuff I grabbed," the third god declared.
"What's the advantage of that?" the others asked.
"I've got a hundred out already while you two are working on your first. Watch out there, pal! Can't have the eyes be different sizes! My people have already overrun the world, but keep working on it."
Therefore we await the advent of the men of gold and the men of iron, because they will probably be helpful to us, the rulers of everything beneath heaven, when finally they come.
Finis

Showing Development in a Fantasy Setting

Fireball VI

Appropriate Sayings

You used to be able to say "X will endure as long as King's Raid," and you still can, but it means something totally different now.

Addendum

The prurient parody version of Loom will feature a character named Throbbin Bedbare.

Considering Unconventional Markets

What do you think the market for fantasy and science fiction audio cassettes these days is? What do you mean, none? The rich backstory of Loom was on tape. You think you're better than Loom? What do you mean, yes?