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October 10 - October 13, 2019
As an only child with social anxieties and a crippling fear of the outdoors, he welcomed a quiet week
Dangling modifier
Max backed away slowly like a vegan at a hog roast.
Nice.
the purest of evils,
purest
a thin tank top and cargo pants.
Because space is exactly like 21st-century America.
just outside the eighth’s orbit.
eighth's
on the rear wall,
new grammar rules might render him
might
do you feel the need to vocalize
be it weather updates
his feet into a crazy-comfortable pair
there is a Jesus Christopher
In a world with no religion. Why?
this world lacks superstition.”
Now the facile atheism
snuffed out religion on planet Earth and paved the way for a hyper-advanced global society.
The Mulgawat planet of Ursa Major
Which is an area of Earth's night sky, not an area of space.
Ergo, its colorful creatures evolved in a similar fashion.
No.
placed two small silver spoons to either side.
One to each side, two to either side?
He wore a silken black blazer
Means "put on", not "wore".
Max squinted at the approaching city center,
at
A bright red pillar stood behind the desk. After a lengthy squint, Max confirmed it as human.
Why a human in this stupid service job when there are highly functional AIs?
the absurd chef-like hat that clung to her head.
The hat clung like a chef?
Dangler
checked in for your trip to Centauri Station.
As high-profile targets, their preparation
Dangler
Who’s to say we don’t end up in an asteroid field
The laws of probability? The fact that asteroid fields don't actually exist outside movies?
Blips of portable devices powering down bounced around the cabin. “I guess some things never change,” Max said to himself.
Because space is exactly like the present-day USA.
Returning his gaze to the window, he watched the snowy dome of Europa rise
Dangler
Specks of brown rock
Specks
He glanced back at the central corridor,
infected the sterile gray room with a dirty vibe.
the stinging pain
An
I trusted you to acquire,
trusted
My aimless adventure continues.”
It is pretty aimless, isn't it? That's a problem.
how does that even work?”
Cue total nonsense.
the magnificent vista above.
Visage means face, not sight.
The growing pains of building a good civilization entail convincing the stupid that the actions of the smart are worthwhile,
Not arrogant at all.
Dimwitted hamstringing will declare itself in countless ways, the most popular catalyst being slights on imaginary friends.
I don't think "slights" means what you think it means.
into the ungoverned blackness of deep space where they could conduct their research without the interference of simpleminded dullards.
Do I detect Libertarianism?
a vibrant and awkward community of super geeks
With no supporting civilization and nobody to do anything practical. Right.
asked the candidate what area of study they intended to devote the rest of their life to.
to
spent the rest of their life aboard the vessel.
So no trade. Where do they get... basically anything?
As the adage goes,
“You really are just a doltish infant.”
He really is.
the temperament of a disappointed father,
anybody could be anybody without the slightest threat of interference.
Of course this turns libertarian.
a powerful peacekeeping conglomerate.
with hundreds of attack ships.
Peacekeeping. Right.
deep enough to take advantage
was that?!”
more robust than the compact versions he stared down on Europa.
