4/ I'm working on the outline for my next two novels right now, and while I'm concentrating on character arcs and plot points at the moment, I'll get into a constructed language (or two) for the uplifted dogs, and part of them is thinking deep about language and perception
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15/ Aristillus 3 and 4 spoilers: the two phyles of dogs, which split after the Discord (off screen post book-2) call themselves Blues and Oranges.https://twitter.com/TheLumpenprole/status/1437387673119961094 …
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17/ also, obligatory shout out to "A Deepness in the Sky" where Vinge had a very quick passing reference to the Spider's having a color called "plaid" which packed so much into one word >>>https://twitter.com/pythonrocksnake/status/1437399518568398853 …
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18/ The implication, to my mind, was some sort of incomplete-sensor-fusion effect, off in the direction of human perceptions of "impossible" or "chimerical" colorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_color …
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19/ LOL, damnit, the "impossible color" wiki article references the Vinge book I mentioned!
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