Month: July 2015

Belated Open Thread – 2016 Candidates

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by wj I neglected to set up an open thread for the weekend — lulled by the fact that everybody stopped posting comments on July 3rd. Oops. Anyway, here’s something that Thompson posted to the old thread, which seems worth a thread of its own. thompson: www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0706/Can-Bernie-Sanders-find-middle-ground-on-guns-video I disagree with Sanders on a lot of … Read more

Hugo voting: how, why, for what

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by Doctor Science

This is a guide intended for fans from the transformative works/Tumblr ends of fandom who are voting for the Hugo Awards for the first time.

There are two basic principles for Hugo voting:

  1. You do not have to vote in every category
  2. When you *do* vote in a category, you have to at least look at all the legitimate nominees. You don’t have to finish them, but you’re honor-bound to at least try.

Geo-Fred-Watts-Choosing

Choosing, by George Frederick Watts. A much better representation of the process than the usual Judgement of Paris, I feel. What “uncontrollable sneezing” is a metaphor for I leave up to you.

I’m cutting here to spare those of you who are uninterested.

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Frederick Douglass

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by Ugh But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in … Read more