New Stross novel? What might that be?

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It's called Halting State.
The writing style threw me initially - "You blink and look around the room You're thinking that he's about to break." But it's about a robbery within an online RPG and is completely written as if perceived from that point of view. Cool.

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Looked it up... sounds like fun. I've enjoyed everything of his that I've read, with the exception of the Merchant Princes novels. For some reason they just don't do it for me. I'll have to pick up a copy.

Oh, and for what it's worth, my Wii address is 5440 4980 3552 7368.

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He's a new discovery for me - Accelerando started it. When I find a new author I like I tend to chew through their whole back catalogue, so I appreciate the heads up!

And your code is duly noted, and in return: 8745 0970 1007 7378

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I loved Accelerando, really enjoyed Singularity Sky and Iron Sunrise. You might also enjoy his blog.

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Cool, that's an awesome link - thanks again!

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and just why are you and I not battling it out on Mario Kart??

0860-3748-0319, in case you feel like it sometime.

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I'm trying to hook up an online soiree with another LJer and it's about as difficult and arcane process as I've ever tried to do.

But I'll add you to my list! 2020 0320 2499

Edited at 2008-05-17 10:49 pm (UTC)

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Waaaaaaaaaaait.


So, you can play other people who are not even within your hemisphere in that game?!?

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This is correct, I've played online competition but I haven't yet hooked up with anyone registered on my friends roster yet.

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Hmm. I might have to buy it then. However, being on when you're on (and playing) is another matter...

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I know with your location and the time zone difference that it's hard to set up a race, but perhaps I'll catch you online sometime. I'll add you when I get home! :-)

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Do it!

:^)

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I added you tonight! I hope to see you online sometime. :-)

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You look better in your blue jump suit than I do in my purple one.

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It really brings out my eyes, doesn't it?

I was really surprised to see the credits after completing just the 50cc kart races...

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Diablo looks really pretty in that pink dress

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And so very happy too.

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That's the best part, in my opinion, of work excesses: the secondary effects. The radical importance "stupid" activities take. XD

Have loads of fun with that book.

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The downtime is always appreciated.
Book good, reading good. :^)

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that avatar is terrifying. And has quite the crotch bulge.

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I hadn't noticed until now, I cannot look away...

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I can only imagine its worse when they're jumping up and down in excitement.

Or perhaps "excitement".

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I wish, some days, that I knew what you are talking about

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Me too, me too...

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I think I worked the playing against each other thing... we might have to both be in the friends list, and then both click each other to join... then as soon as both of us have, and the sun is at its highest, maybe then... then it might work.... Grrr

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If we burn a bowl of sage rubbings and consult the runes when the moon is in both our houses, then - yeah - GAME ON!

It appears to have found you but states that we cannot join - our timing is appalling.

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I say we do a late night meet on the doomed system - say if we try to be online tonight at 10:30pm...

then make sure we've both clicked on join... wait for the full moon to appear... turn into waremonkeys and get our freaky-kart on?

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I don't have a Wii, but I have played with a friend's Wii (ba-dum-bum-tsch). It was definitely fun (groan). I still don't think that I'll ever get any of the new-gen consoles, though. I'm just not enough of a gamer, and I know, it's been a while.

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Well, the Wii (snicker) appears to be accessible to everyone as opposed to the next gen consoles which are holding little to no interest to me anymore.

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you are incredibly hot right now. you know that, right?

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Heh, Zoolander hot?

;^D

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