Comments on: A Webzine of Astonishing Tales

A Webzine of Astonishing Tales

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:18:57 -0800

Flurb! Issue 2 of the Webzine of Astonishing Tales -- edited by Rudy Rucker, featuring 'demented and counter-cultural' stories from luminaries of the cyberypunkery like Charles Stross, John Shirley, Mark Laidlaw (who also wrote the story for Half Life 2), Richard Kadrey, one of MeFi's favorite snark-targets, Cory Doctorow and others besides -- is out. [found via the RU SIRIUS podcast] [Previously: Issue #1]

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:20:15 -0800

I know this is updatefilter, but Flurb is very cool, so I thought it might be worthwhile to give a heads-up. Apologies if not.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:31:12 -0800

charles stross and cory doctorow are also mefites of old. I've even seen cstross commenting within the past year. i think it was in an askme about doctorow.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:33:08 -0800

Cool, you're right! I didn't know Charles Stross was a user as well. Damn, we are good.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:44:53 -0800

I know right? If anyone actually took advantage of the mefi community, the accidental little nexus of scifi authors, rabid fans, engineers, physicists and wiseasses could hasten the singularity. For god's sake just don't tell Ray Kurzweil!

By: toma

toma — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:43:51 -0800

You got me to google 'singularity.'

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:47:35 -0800

Thx my poultry friend.

By: smackwich

smackwich — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:10:19 -0800

Wake me up when Vernor Vinge starts commenting.

By: straight

straight — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:28:46 -0800

Rudy Rucker is a fantastic writer. Spaceland. Mathematicians in Love. Just sayin'.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:10:51 -0800

I love Rucker. I just finished reading The Hollow Earth. Great, great stuff. Haven't read Mathematicians in Love yet.

By: Wataki

Wataki — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:24:18 -0800

Looks like he just got back from over here in NZ.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:13:53 -0800

Excellent. I really like Stross.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:43:45 -0800

Just in case anyone has the same question I did, which is: What's that game being played in the photgraph in Mark Laidlaw's story? I emailed Rudy Rucker, and asked and he said it was actually a piece of art made to look like a game, by Jane Dalrymple. I think this is some of her work here.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:07:08 -0800

Thanks, OmieWise. Wake me up when Vernor Vinge starts commenting. Nah. You just keep on sleeping, friend.