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From: Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Reminds me a little of "Spectator Sport"
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:45:54 -0500
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On 1/20/25 11:57 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 1/20/2025 6:52 AM, Tony Nance wrote:
>> On 1/17/25 5:23 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>> In article <vmejpl$75ib$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 1/16/25 7:50 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>>>> The punchline in the first panel is great.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> https://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2025/1/6/how- 
>>>> to- proceed-when-a-technology-is-not-mature
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for reminding me that BI is once again an ongoing comic. I
>>>> believe that was mentioned here before, but it didn't stick for some 
>>>> reason.
>>>>
>>>> Yay, new BI to read,
>>>> Tony
>>>
>>> And as a reminder, he writes decent SF novels as well.
>>
>> He is indeed on my short list as someone to try this year - any 
>> suggestions?
>> - Tony
> 
> Have you tried K. B. Spangler's books from:
>     https://www.agirlandherfed.com/
> 
> The first Rachel Peng book is: "Digital Divide (Rachel Peng)"
> by K. B. Spangler:
>     https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984737545
> 

I haven't, although I have been tempted. What keeps scaring me off is 
that I bounced pretty hard off of the webcomic A Girl and Her Fed. That 
was many years ago, so perhaps it changed, improved, whatever. But it 
scared me off Side Quested (I've never tried it, which may well be 
unfair or unwise, but it's not like I lack things to read), and it's 
making me hesitate about her books.

But like I said, I'm tempted.
Tony