So, while looking to confirm a memory about Campbell and Busby

I went to the SFE. I didn't find what I was looking for but I did find this bit of diplomatic phrasing.

an unfortunate choice of words used by Sanders in rejecting one story led to an escalation of acrimony between the editor and several contributors and the final decision to delete the website.

I am a little surprised to see something as recent as 2008 in the SFE. Generally I find they are worth a look for olden timey stuff but if one wants information about someone recent like Jemisin, other sources are superior.

Today's lesson

When hand-wringing a mop, twist in direction opposite to the one that unscrews the handle.

Living in the future: puff pieces for spacecraft

I like how they avoid saying "America spent two generations investing in a dead end so we've been forced back to the branch point we took the wrong fork of in the 1960s." Granted, one advantage this vehicle has over what the US would have built in the 1970s is the electronics are much better.

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Republican hopeful criticizes robot opponent

When they came for the LMDs I said nothing, because I was not an LMD.

I think I have asked this before

How WSOD-killing would it be if the lost homeland referenced in an advanced land's fragmentary legends was sitting all around under meters of water?
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