http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106 The Insect Man / Empire Rising Thu, 17 May 2012 13:11:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106/comment-page-1#comment-47 Flies and Prejudice : Shadows of the Apt Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:52 +0000 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=106#comment-47 [...] injustice (see the Steampunk diatribe here) is one thing, and for that it doesn’t matter if your Empire is Wasp, Roman or British. The [...] […] injustice (see the Steampunk diatribe here) is one thing, and for that it doesn’t matter if your Empire is Wasp, Roman or British. The […]

]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106/comment-page-1#comment-43 Adrian Tchaikovsky Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:34:14 +0000 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=106#comment-43 You forget the natural cooling properties of goodwill. As goodwill represents an unrewarded one-way expenditure, then anything that generates significant quantities of goodwill must find itself losing energy at a rapid rate (try doing charity work and see how tired it leaves you). In the case of these machines, the goodwill-debt is paid in heat, and hence the fudge is kept at optimum operating temperature. You forget the natural cooling properties of goodwill. As goodwill represents an unrewarded one-way expenditure, then anything that generates significant quantities of goodwill must find itself losing energy at a rapid rate (try doing charity work and see how tired it leaves you). In the case of these machines, the goodwill-debt is paid in heat, and hence the fudge is kept at optimum operating temperature.

]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106/comment-page-1#comment-42 Janine Ashbless Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:37:26 +0000 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=106#comment-42 Surely a machine held together by fudge and good will would melt when it warmed up? ;-) Surely a machine held together by fudge and good will would melt when it warmed up?

]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106/comment-page-1#comment-41 Steampunk Blogosphere Barks « The Book Bark! Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:20:13 +0000 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=106#comment-41 [...] If you don’t know what Steampunk fiction is, start at this great article on Shadows of the Apt... [...] […] If you don’t know what Steampunk fiction is, start at this great article on Shadows of the Apt… […]

]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/106/comment-page-1#comment-40 Matt’s Bookosphere 8/5/08 « Enter the Octopus Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:18:37 +0000 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=106#comment-40 [...] Do you feel lucky, steampunk? [...] […] Do you feel lucky, steampunk? […]

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