Combat Frame Data: XCD-104

Combat Frame Data: XCD-104

Editor's note: Stick around for the big announcement immediately following the CF data sheet. XCD-104 Eschaton Technical Data Model number: XCD-104 Code name: Eschaton Nickname: N/A Classification: close quarters stealth attack combat frame Manufacturer: Browning Engineering Corporation Operator: HALO First deployment: CY 40 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 18 meters Weight: 95 metric tons Armor type: “1D” carbyne…
February 28, 201911 Comments
A Simple Solution

A Simple Solution

Leading Hispanic author Jon Del Arroz recently took to Facebook to explain why those who boycott major platforms such as Patreon, Indiegogo, and Amazon, mainly hurt indie creators on their own side, despite having the best of intentions. Well-meaning commenters soon arrived to propose workarounds. The solution is very simple.…
February 27, 201915 Comments
Good News

Good News

As a nice change of pace from the usual news about Christian leaders tripping over themselves to accommodate the spirit of the world, today we have a couple of refreshing positive developments. First up, African Methodists call their pozzed American brethren's bluff in the face of an attempted shakedown. (Here…
February 26, 20199 Comments

CY 40 on Superversive SF

Last night I returned to the Superversive live stream to discuss my current crowdfunding campaign for Combat Frame XSeed: Coalition Year 40. Host Benjamin Wheeler and I talked Combat Frame XSeed, I gave some tantalizing details about the forthcoming sequel, and offered new writers some action and pacing writing tips.…
February 25, 20192 Comments
A Hot Mess of Algorithms

A Hot Mess of Algorithms

International Lord of Hate Larry Correia suspects foul play from Facebook in regard to his most recent BOOK BOMB. TL; DR: Larry Book Bombed his departed friend Zach's posthumous first novel, hoping to drive sales and boost the book's Amazon ranking as much as possible. That means getting as many…
February 22, 201910 Comments
A Very Special BOOK BOMB!

A Very Special BOOK BOMB!

Larry Correia, the Mountain that Writes, announces a very special BOOK BOMB for the late author Zachary Hill: For those of you new to this, a Book Bomb is when I pick out a good book, where the author could use some more publicity, and then we get as many people…
February 21, 20196 Comments
Catholic Reads Reviews Strange Matter

Catholic Reads Reviews Strange Matter

Eric Postma recently reviewed my short fiction anthology Strange Matter for Catholic Reads. Ready for the end of the world, battle mechs, and body swaps? This collection of short stories has it all. Strange Matter is a collection of short stories from one of my favorite contemporary authors. Niemeier has a…
February 20, 20192 Comments
Machine Learning Disability

Machine Learning Disability

Wherein a Twitter user dispels the illusions of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Here's the news report on the mystery. It turns out a YouTuber illegally uploaded clips from a fifteen-year-old Japanese TV show that featured "Over Your Shoulder" by Dinosaur Jr. Japanese viewers started to binge on the videos,…
February 19, 201917 Comments

Inquisition Declares Exterminatus on McCarrick

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, originally known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, has found former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick guilty of serial homosexual abuse. According to a Vatican statement, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued a “decree finding Theodore…
February 18, 201915 Comments
Decline and Fall of an Industry

Decline and Fall of an Industry

Evidence for my theory that American pop culture exhausted its creative capital in the late 90s continues to mount. This graph tracks the US record industry's per capita revenues by year. Note the dramatic decline beginning in 1994 that hit a low point in 1997. We now have a visual…
February 15, 201923 Comments