mesaye addisu
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Douglas E. Richards:
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(view spoiler)[If I may ask, why did you chose the Psyop Operators especially suited for the role? I love it but most people would have chosen the CIA or similar agency since soldiers would have generally less autonomy than civilian counterparts. Great research on the inner workings of the SF community. (hide spoiler)]
Douglas E. Richards
Thanks! Actually, if you remember what was going on, the email message was sent to every group under the sun, including the CIA. Given the nature of the message, the NSA computer, which intercepted it and originally marked it as SPAM, later determined that PsyOps was the right place to send it, given the nature of the contents. I thought it would be fun to run it through this group, just because the name itself connotes messing with minds and deviousness -- not to mention the staring at goats thing has made its way into our collective consciousness.
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Luke Bahr
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Douglas E. Richards:
I have both a question and a statement; it is refreshing to have a sci-fi author who goes to amazing lengths to understand his subject matter. Discussing the scientific, moral, and ethical questions often discussed by characters in your books has filled many evenings for my teen children and myself. My question is, do you have any podcasts/YouTube videos explaining your research/writing process?
Jason Anthony Peffley
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Douglas E. Richards:
Hey Douglas not sure if you remember me but I use to run a site called furiousfanboys and I interviewed you during the release of Wired. We had a great chat about future technology and where it's headed. Took a little break from reading and just started your Nick Hall series. My question is, are you still in talks with a studio to bring one of your books to the big screen?
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