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There is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight, armed with awkwardly antiquated instructions and stick pins. Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. . . . Right. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.
Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. If Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the Antichrist (which is a shame, as he's a really nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. . . .
First published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly dark and screamingly funny take on humankind's final judgment is back -- and just in time -- in a new hardcover edition (which includes an introduction by the authors, comments by each about the other, and answers to some still-burning questions about their wildly popular collaborative effort) that the devout and the damned alike will surely cherish until the end of all things.
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Product Details
- Imprint: William Morrow
- On Sale: 02/28/2006
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.25 in (d)
- Pages: 400
- List Price: 29.99 USD
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Four years have passed since Dessislava Dimitrova had the foresight and wisdom to invite convivium leaders from across the Balkans region to Smilyan in Bulgaria to launch the Terra Madre Balkans network. The idea was brilliant in its simplicity: No single country in this fragmented corner of Europe had enough critical mass on its own to defend its gastronomy from the standardizing impact of globalization. Safeguarding this gastronomic heritage would require a communal effort that went beyond national borders.
The Terra Madre Balkans network
In one of the rare authentic mehane (taverns), the group gathered for the inaugural meeting arranged the region's Slow Food Presidia products in the center of the table: Tcherni Vit green cheese, Mavrovo Reka mountain pasture kashkaval, wild fig and Pozegaca plum slatko. These hidden gastronomic jewels represented a small treasure for the many rural communities in the Balkans, who all too often do not know how or where to begin constructing their future. The Terra Madre Balkans network was founded then, to preserve food biodiversity and to guarantee that new generations will still be able to find these stories, these traditions and these flavors intact.
In just four years, this challenge has been taken on by the over 1,500 members, 11 Slow Food Presidia, 60 food communities, 15 food education programs and 25 cooks who form the Terra Madre Balkans network. The network is united above all by the desire to show to Europe and the world that the gastronomy of the Balkans is not second-rate. The region, where Hungarian, Slavic, Turkish and Mediterranean cuisines have been mingling for centuries, is home to surprisingly authentic food traditions. However, these gastronomic specialties are now at risk of disappearing and are protected only by small communities, weakened from years of marginalization and a constant hemorrhaging of young people and resources.
For this reason, in 2013 Slow Food has launched an immense project to map the region's food biodiversity, funded by the European Commission (ESSEDRA – Environmentally Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of Rural Areas), which will involve eight countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey) and two years of work.
This will not be a museum-like operation. Instead, we will be collecting the experiences of small rural communities, because they must be the starting point for constructing a new Europe, more cosmopolitan and less globalized, through a development model that places communities and their traditions at the center.
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Why should artisanal food shops, homemade cured meats and raw-milk cheeses be only the prerogative of Western Europe? There are plenty of stories to be told in the Balkans as well, yet so far the European Union has granted a denomination of origin to only two products from the region. In comparison, there are over 200 in Italy alone. This does not reflect the reality. As the tools made available by the authorities are clearly not yet sufficient, Slow Food, with the help of civil society, is working to catalog traditional products one by one in the Ark of Taste: from salep from Kelmend, a powder ground from orchid tubers, mixed with milk or water to make a beverage, to rakija, a type of brandy, made in the micro-distilleries of Serbia's Ibar Valley.
Identifying the products at risk of disappearing, however, is not enough. Equally important will be making the effort to work out what barriers are stopping small-scale producers from accessing markets with their traditional products. Too often, in fact, rural communities are held hostage by inept politicians, stifling bureaucracy and overly strict, inflexible regulations. All the while, big business can get away with almost anything, even butchering horsemeat and selling it as beef.
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|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Work Activities
|Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
|Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
|Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Work Context
|Electronic Mail — 91% responded "Every day."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 88% responded "Every day."
|Telephone — 89% responded "Every day."
|Contact With Others — 77% responded "Constant contact with others."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 83% responded "Every day."
|Work With Work Group or Team — 65% responded "Extremely important."
|Time Pressure — 53% responded "Every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 45% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 55% responded "Very important results."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 59% responded "Every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, sports medicine physicians, wildlife biologists, school psychologists, surgeons, treasurers, and controllers.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Master's degree
|Bachelor's degree
|Post-master's certificate
Interest code: SIA
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
|Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
|Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Work Styles
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Work Values
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
|Counseling Psychologists
|Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
|Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
|Marriage and Family Therapists
|Mental Health Counselors
|Rehabilitation Counselors
|Child, Family, and School Social Workers
|Healthcare Social Workers Bright Outlook
|Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
|Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$19.90 hourly, $41,380 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|114,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Much faster than average (22% or higher)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Social Workers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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Ouch, SNA was slower in near half of the tests.
Phoronix: Intel SNA With The 2.17 DDX Driver
For those that are thinking about trying out the Sandy Bridge New Acceleration (SNA) architecture option for 2D graphics acceleration by the xf86-video-intel X.Org Linux driver, here are some benchmarks from the recent xf86-video-intel 2.17 release.
Ouch, SNA was slower in near half of the tests.
In most of the these tests SNA is much faster, quite amazing if you have read some of benchmarks.Code:uxa-2.17.0: 80000 trep @ 0.3535 msec ( 2830.0/sec): PutImage 500x500 square sna-2.170: 80000 trep @ 0.3514 msec ( 2850.0/sec): PutImage 500x500 square sna-master: 80000 trep @ 0.3615 msec ( 2770.0/sec): PutImage 500x500 square
@Michael, how long before we can contribute test suites to openbenchmarking.org?
Well, OpenArena tends to be pretty stable in testing, and it previously got a big boost from SNA but now lost. Is it an inaccurate test?
@Michael, can I be really cheeky and you to include some 800x600 results for the games -- as the lowest common denominator resolution that I can reproduce, and also as more of a stress test for the ddx (since the ddx is invoked at the end of each frame, running at higher fps should help reveal ddx overheads).


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THIBODAUX, LA (NBC33) — An intoxicated woman was arrested after she allegedly verbally harassed and physically struck officers while they attempted to get her a safe ride home. Once booked into the parish jail, she reportedly defecated in her cell and smeared her feces on the walls, floor and ceiling.
The Thibodaux Police Department reports that the incident occurred on Sunday, March 10 at roughly 9:30 p.m. Officers were called to a grocery store on North Canal Blvd. by a concerned citizen regarding a woman who was passed out in a vehicle.
Once on scene the responding officer located the vehicle and woke the woman. Reports indicate that several small, empty bottles of wine were located in the car and the woman, Kimberly Dufresne, 51, was found with what appeared to be vomit on her clothing.
The officer claims that Dufresne admitted to drinking the wine in the parking lot of the store. She told the officer that she began drinking because she was highly stressed because she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Acting on discretion, the officer advised Dufresne that he would only issue her a warning and would have her husband pick her up to provide a safe ride home.
"After hearing her explanation about why she drank so much alcohol, the officer looked at the facts presented. She did not have the keys in the ignition, nor were they in her hands, so they decided to issue discretion and help her get home safe," David Melancon, Thibodaux Police Department, explained. "At that point she was not a public threat and the person who called in the complaint was simply concerned for her safety."
At that point a second officer attempted to contact her husband. However, they were unable to reach him by phone. That officer then went to Dufresne's home to locate him.
While waiting in the parking lot for the officer to return, Dufresne reportedly became agitated. She opened and slammed her door several times and eventually began yelling profanities at the officer.
"She began yelling 'you should get out there and deal with the real criminals. I live in Rosedown,'" the police report notes. "She continued saying we should get after the 'real criminals.'"
At this point the second officer and Dufresne's husband arrived on scene. According to reports, the verbal profanities continued and her demeanor became increasingly aggressive. She reportedly approached an officer and her husband interjected. The officer instructed him to stop interfering and warned that he would be placed under arrest if he refused to comply.
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"She was not placed under arrest until she physically struck the officer," Melancon noted. "She publically insulted and humiliated police officers who were trying to help her."
Dufresne was transported to the Lafourche Parish Prison. At some point after she was booked and placed into a holding cell, she defecated on the floor and smeared her feces across the cell.
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"Because I need a holiday. I need to feel moss and earth under my feet again…to hear the silence of the wood, to listen to the trees grow." Frustrated by her husband's impassive silence, the Queen exclaimed, "You will never understand what it means to be an Elf."
"No, I won't," thought Aragorn. He was a Man, not an Elf, and he was growing tired of feeling he ought to apologize for that fact.
The Queen continued, "I need to be surrounded by growing things, to hear my native tongue again as it ought to be spoken. Do you know our children, my children, can barely speak Elvish?" She was exaggerating, of course. Their children spoke Sindarin as well as any others their age in Gondor, but they were not fluent enough for their mother's discriminating ear.
"And little Idril has never even met my grandfather, or my brothers. Soon it will be too late. They will take ship at the Havens and none of us will ever see them again."
The fire in the Queen's eyes was daunting even to Aragorn. How many times had they had this argument? Although her request to take the children to Rivendell for a few months seemed innocent enough on the face of it, he knew there was more to the story. She might claim she only wanted a brief holiday, but he feared she was really looking for more than that. He could not bring himself to say yes.
"It will only be for a short while, a matter of months …"
How often had he heard that in his lifetime? Elves had an infuriating disregard for the passage of time. Growing up in Rivendell, he'd been surrounded by people who did not age, for whom a hundred years was like a week. As a boy, he could remember hanging on Elrohir's stirrup, begging to know when he and Elladan would return. "In a short while," they replied enigmatically. By the time he saw them again, three years later, his beard was coming in and he'd grown half a foot taller. The Sons of Elrond remained ageless and unchanged. If he'd learned nothing else, he knew to never rely upon an Elf to return in a timely fashion, if at all.
"I don't want you to go away. I want you here with me."
"Come with us. You could use a holiday. But whether you're coming or not, I must get out of this city or I shall go mad. Please, Estel, I want to go home."
Aragorn could see it was pointless arguing with her any further. She would have her way, whether he agreed or no. He was tired of fighting.
"Please, don't go Arwen."
"It will only be for a few months," she assured him, "We'll be back before you know it."
The King said nothing in reply.
The rest of that day, Queen Undomiel busied herself with preparations for her journey. They would travel as lightly as possible, but directing the packing for herself, her son, and three daughters was still a daunting task. She fell into bed late that night, too exhausted to notice that the King never joined her.
In the morning, she met her children for breakfast, excited to discuss their upcoming visit to the home of her kinsmen. Her twin daughters, Celebrian and Gilraen, were thrilled at the prospect of seeing their uncles again. They had been only four years old when they had first met Elladan and Elrohir, but in the four years since the idea of having identical twin uncles had lost none of its fascination for them. Idril, who was only three, was excited by the prospect of going on such a long journey. Never before had she ventured so far from home.
In high spirits, Arwen went over some of the details of their journey with her young daughters. Her joyful mood turned to concern when Eldarion entered carrying a small packet sealed with the King's seal. Her son was now twelve years old, and looking more like his father with every passing day.
"Look what I found on my pillow this morning," the boy said, presenting the packet.
Arwen lifted the wax seal, looked into the packet, and caught her breath.
"Why would Father give me his ring?" the boy asked, more puzzled than alarmed.
The ring of Barahir was an heirloom of the house of Elendil more ancient than Numenor itself. Aragorn had entrusted it to her when they were betrothed in token of his pledge that she would one day bear the heirs of his body. Since their wedding he had worn it every day of his reign as King of Gondor and Arnor. It symbolized his right to rule as the heir of Elendil. The fact that he had now given it to their twelve year old son could mean only one thing. He was passing the scepter to Eldarion. He meant to abdicate the throne.
Arwen's heart raced. She tried to hide her fears from her son.
"I think he has gone on a journey and he means you to keep it safe." She smiled at her first-born, but the corners of her mouth were tense with worry. "I shall go and find out if he left any word of where he's gone."
Eldarion and his sisters stared after her as she rushed out of the room, the ring of Barahir still tightly clutched in her hand.
Wrapped in his weathered cloak of dark green, a lone figure rode across the grassy fields. His chestnut brown horse whinnied contentedly. It had been many years since they had gone riding together, all alone in the wilds. They came to a stream, and the rider dismounted, letting his beast drink its fill. The man fished around in his saddlebag a moment, and produced a pipe, a small pouch and a tinderbox. He sat down in the grass, leaning his back against a large grey rock, and stretching out his long legs. Quietly he filled his pipe, lit it and sat back to enjoy a smoke as he watched the horse graze awhile. Strider the Ranger had returned.
He thought back over the events of the previous night. He was still not sure he'd made the right decision by leaving, but in the face of Arwen's stubbornness, he didn't know what else to do. He knew that once she was determined to depart, even he could not stand in her way. He wondered if it would even be wise to try.
It wasn't merely her desire to take a trip to Rivendell that bothered him. It was more the sense he got when she spoke of it that she would always be one of them, and never truly his own. She belonged with the Elves.
He feared she would go back to Rivendell and re-immerse herself in that world, losing all track of time. Soon she would forget about him. He would be nothing more than a dim memory on the fringe of her thoughts. She would be content in the society of Elves, perhaps for a long season. But soon or late, she would grow weary of Middle Earth. The sea-longing would awaken in her, and she would seek the Havens, as Elves were wont to do.
His mother had been right. She had warned him, saying, "It is not fit that mortal should wed with the Elf-kin." She had tried to dissuade him, reminding him that Arwen was the noblest and fairest lady that now walked the earth. She was of far higher birth than he, even though he was the descendant of many kings.
Yet in his youthful arrogance and indomitable passion, he would not be denied. He would win this lady, no matter the cost. His mother had been right when she told him that he would not have Elrond's good will in the matter, and almost prophetically, he had responded, "Then bitter will my days be, and I will walk in the wild alone." Never had he spoken a truer word.
Had it not been for Arwen, he might have been content to live out his days as his father and grandfather had done, with no higher ambition than to be Chieftain of the Dunedain, wandering the wilderness of Eriador. But Elrond had taught him that he must aim far higher if he would reach the Evenstar.
He had won her heart, but only Elrond could give him her hand. That he would not do unless Aragorn achieved the unimaginable. Until he was King of Gondor and Arnor, Elrond would not surrender his only daughter.
Aragorn had not looked for greatness, it had been thrust upon him. But he bore it willingly for Arwen's sake. To win his lady he would walk the Paths of the Dead and assault the very gates of Mordor. He could endure all these things knowing that at the end of the day, the Evenstar would shine upon him.
Elrond had kept his word. That Midsummer's night twenty-one years ago he had surrendered the scepter of Annuminas and Arwen into Aragorn's keeping. It seemed the King of Men had won.
But the final victory would belong to Elrond. In the end, Arwen would grow weary of Middle Earth and she would embark for Valinor. Elrond would receive back not only his own daughter, but Aragorn's daughters as well.
Though the prospect of losing Arwen filled him with sorrow, Aragorn didn't feel he ought to hinder her. She had always been too good for him, and they both knew it. If she didn't want him anymore, if she wanted to seek the Havens, to take his children and go to the Undying Lands, how could he stop her?
He didn't deserve her. He ought to be grateful for all she had already given him: her love, beautiful children, an heir, long years of happiness. It would seem the height of selfish ingratitude for him to demand that she give up her life for him as well.
Once, he had foolishly believed that his love would be enough for Arwen, that she would never regret forsaking her people and the immortal life of the Elves. Now he knew this wasn't true. There were yearnings in her soul which he could never satisfy. In spite of what she had sworn to him, that she would forsake the Twilight and accept the Doom of Men, she would always be an Elf. He was exhausted from trying to compensate her for the fact that he never would be.
He would not try to hold her. He had wanted to be her lover, not her jailer. If she had grown weary of him, weary of the world, why should he stand in her way? Yet as the King of Gondor, he had to consider the welfare of his people. If she took Eldarion, there would be no one to rule when he was gone. She might believe he could beget more sons, but in his heart he knew that the mother of his children was irreplaceable. Eldarion was his heir and Eldarion must succeed him. So he would make Eldarion the king. He would go now, before she departed. He would disappear into the wild, to the life he had known before. He would become Strider the Ranger again, because he could not face being Elessar the King without her.
Once he had made up his mind, it had been easy to lay out his plans. He packed hunting gear, a small hatchet, a hunting knife, a light bow and a short sword. He would leave his great sword, Anduril, for Eldarion. Aragorn would have no need of it. He was not going to war, and it was the rightful property of the Heir of Elendil. The ring of Barahir he would leave sealed in an envelope on the boy's pillow. He wished he could speak to the boy and explain why he had to leave, but he feared he would be unable to carry out his plan if he did so. It was better to leave quietly, to disappear and let the world go on without him.
He had kissed his son's curly head as he left the packet and stole out of the room. Perhaps in twenty or thirty years, he might return in the guise of Thorongil to advise the young King, as he had the Stewards of Gondor in days gone by. But for now he must simply disappear.
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November 16th, 2012, 10:20 AM #1
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The Right Mixture
I had an interesting discussion with an engineer about science fiction and real world science and technology.
In fiction, reality is gutted out and rearranged to fit the needs of the story of fiction.
That is also true in other genres of fiction.
The story rules above all else.
The purpose, in most cases, is to develop the characters with storytelling devices.
November 16th, 2012, 01:02 PM #2
You lost it at the second sentence (grin) for me. Some of the best fiction is when you have to deal with the hard realities. "Hard" SF lives by this axiom. I would also point out that a good story for me doesn't rule "above" but in coexistence with everything else. Smart readers won't have much patience for the kind of deus ex machina you tend to end up with, otherwise.
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So, you need examples Kerry?
No problem.
In Battlestar Galactica, cylons mate with humans. Why? To show how eventually humans and machines will merge into one. In reality, humans are born and machines are built. The mating is more of a metaphor than hard reality.
As I am developing my own series, I have cyborgs recharging with something very similar to USB cables where they exchange data as they recharge with other machines. As a mechanical engineer pointed out, in reality an on board nuclear reactor is the proper power source for human size robots over rechargeable power cells. So, why go with rechargable powers cells with data exchange? For the story to open up where cyborgs with clones can share life experiences and connect in a way similar to telepathic human twins. So, with his advice, the cyborgs will have on board nuclear reactors with some on board battery components that can be recharged to allow for the data exchanges.
Metaphors are story elements of fiction that are not real in the real world. Also, timing of events in stories are convenient to the story and don't work out the same way in real life all too often.
Why is a child named "grandfather time" and looks beyond his years in a classical work of fiction? The child is a metaphor to the story.
November 17th, 2012, 02:12 AM #4
The story rules above all else.
The purpose, in most cases, is to develop the characters with storytelling devices.
November 18th, 2012, 06:39 AM #5
It all comes down to consistency. Whenever you write fiction, you create rules on how the setting (and possibly the characters) of your story works. Rules can be anything and everything, there are no limitations, especially in speculative fiction. They can be very similar to our "hard" reality, or completely out of whack, or somewhere in between.
If you stick to the rules you created, it's all good, but if you start breaking them (and deus-ex-machina can be a way to do that), the reader will get annoyed and disinterested very soon.
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Redback wrote:DON'T DO THIS
Lost Man wrote:I still have nightmares about Frazer Island.
Note: never take a pretend 4WD I.e. Honda CRV to the "Great Sand Island"
We got bogged trying to get on the ferry!
4 Times all up. Lasted on the island 40 minutes (All digging and pushing) then got the last ferry back, then got bogged on Rainbow Beach.
bellaposs wrote: but a bit of speed for momentum and you will be right. Also remember to let your tyres down to between 15 and 18 psi. I learnt that the hard way.
steve80 wrote:Gday Bella thanks for you advice on it, being from Melb dont get to do much sand driving although I have done it a few times but I have never towed on sand so will be new to me. Again thanks. By the way welcome to the forum Steve
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