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Path: not-for-mail From: Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Reminds me a little of "Spectator Sport" Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:48:57 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-Id: <vmrskp$17sic$3@dont-email.me> References: <lutnrfF2bnkU1@mid.individual.net> <vmejpl$75ib$1@dont-email.me> <lv03i7Fduh5U1@mid.individual.net> <vmlgum$34k05$3@dont-email.me> <lv7e1uFjhgpU1@mid.individual.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:48:57 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e32172362115f41faf46fd81bd675576"; logging-data="1307212"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+mP7PXtwc2dWO8PjQNRKp/G9/ht3dbBkg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:cETZnEys5zflZSuROGY6nUEAsaE= In-Reply-To: <lv7e1uFjhgpU1@mid.individual.net> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2877 On 1/20/25 12:05 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: > In article <vmlgum$34k05$3@dont-email.me>, > Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> 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 > > So far the only books of his I have read are in the "Magic 2.0" series > (and I think I'm a couple of books behind). It turns out that the world > is a computer simulation (apparently -- one of the main characters has > big problems with that), and when people notice that they tend to go > back in time and live as wizards. Which is ridiculous you will say, but > then maybe the simulation is programmed to make that look like a good idea.. > > Not really a lot of similiarity with BI, but the two leads do have > sort of a Rick & Scott dynamic. I have found them generally good, > entertaining reading though perhaps the Atlantis one was a bit > weaker. I think perhaps Harold Shea is a good touchpoint. Good to know - thanks for the helpful info. Sounds like a good starting place. - Tony