Bruno

Discussion (6) ¬

1. 
   Sensei Ken

   July 24, 2012 at 3:56 am | #

   I kind of like the lunar society described in Robert Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.”

   “Tourists often remark on how polite everybody is in Luna…” This is because if anyone is rude to two or more people they throw him out the nearest airlock.

   This may seem harsh, but there are days I can see real merit in the idea.
2. 
   Christopher

   July 24, 2012 at 9:05 am | #

   Nice! I haven’t read that for years.

   And funny you chose a Heinlein quote, an author who I often find myself jumping between loving and being annoyed by. ;-)
3. 
   Jill

   July 24, 2012 at 10:43 am | #

   I have the same reaction to Heinlein, Chris. I get stuck between “I love it” and “This is annoying at times.” Now I have a third reaction: “I know where I put my copy of “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress;” I should read it again sometime soon.” ;) Heinlein is good at making me think – and rethink things I thought I understood so well!
4. 
   Aabid

   September 8, 2014 at 10:01 pm | #

   Good days while they lasted, toguhh. I think the the Baen webzine pays highish rates, but sadly they are the proverbial exception . . .I heard a vague rumour that OMNI might be coming back btw. Can it be true?
5. 
   playing fair

   September 12, 2014 at 1:24 am | #

   I was drawn by the honesty of what you write
6. 
   Joseph

   May 6, 2018 at 7:35 am | #

   This feels very… late 90s. Not the beard, or the coffee shop, but the unchallenged claim “we *do* have a stable economy”. What do we have now? Marvel movies and Elon Musk?