My existence here goes at a pace you’d call normal; while as Kirk Allen of the future time goes fast, seems compressed. What I mean is that the time I spend as him—although as him I experience it at a normal pace—compresses into only minutes on the clock my mundane self keeps.
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So I live perhaps a year or more as that Kirk Allen in a few minutes of this Kirk Allen’s time. But what got me into trouble, I think, and led to my being sent here, is the fact that I’ve been spending more and more of my time as the other Kirk Allen.
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza
(a possibly irrelevant note) And the other Allen was only recalling another one, probably with the same relativity, right? So, a fractal rememberance is the whole of the universe, and Lindred was the apocalyptharpy, although he himself got pregnant. End = cure+newlyplantedseed2
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You know the man in question is reportedly Cordwainer Smith, the godson of Sun Yet-Sen, the high ranking CIA officer who wrote the treatise on psychological warfare and finally, a top diplomat in China?
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza
I read (by sheer chance) Aldiss' text about him maybe 2-3 months ago. Never read his own work, or his grandfather for that matter.
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Replying to @lesoiseauxdumal
His sci-fi work is extremely out there. It is fantastical and full of details. His military work is equally great.
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He is however not anywhere near classic authors like Heinlein, Lem or the Strugatsky brothers.
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza
Never liked Heinlein perosnaly. Lem is a genius in his own realm. Always been fascinated by new-wavers like Delany and Ballard. Bester is the only 'Classic' author i relatively enjoy, and to some extent, Sturgeon.
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Replying to @lesoiseauxdumal
Heinlein is great, how come you didn't like him because of his rabid libertarianism? His juvenile books are fantastic. Star Beast's diplomat Mr Kiku is one of my all time favorites and let's not talk about The Man Who Sold the Moon, a pure capitalist exercise in cosmism .
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza
I know. Not being able to read Heinlein properly is one my many shortcomings in life (tbh, i only read a bit of starship troopers and 2-3 first chapters of double star. Couldn't stand either). In the old days enjoyed his shorter works though, like They, or green hills of earth.
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No no, read The man who sold the moon, then the moon is the harshest mistress, then star beast. Do I need to take you through this?
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