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Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Leave a commentJuly 16, 2020 by McDowski
A very good debut Flintlock Fantasy from a protege of Brandon Sanderson, with interesting characters and some unique magic.
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The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
Leave a commentOctober 24, 2016 by McDowski
The more you try to see, the less you will notice. The Gods are among us. As are the ancient and …
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The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
Leave a commentOctober 11, 2016 by McDowski
“It’s built into the job. Bakers have flour, fishermen have nets, and leaders have lies.” Adare has learned the identity …
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The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
Leave a commentSeptember 3, 2016 by McDowski
Resist faith. Resist trust. Believe only in what you touch with your hands. The rest is error and air. The …
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Leave a commentJuly 19, 2016 by McDowski
I have finally finished The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Took a while, even in audiobook format, since this seemed …
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The Problem with Kevin Durant’s Move to the Warriors
Leave a commentJuly 13, 2016 by McDowski
Kevin Durant jumping on the Golden State bandwagon might just be the weakest move we have ever seen from a so-called superstar.
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Thoughts on police violence
Leave a commentJuly 12, 2016 by McDowski
Why are white police officers predisposed to acting with such aggression, and pretend like their lives are on the line, when facing a black man?
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The Soul Smith by Adrian V. Diglio
Leave a commentJune 5, 2016 by McDowski
Predictable and simplistic, and in dire need of a decent editor.
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Goodbye to The Verge
1August 11, 2015 by McDowski
Overly-sensitive moderation and an Editor-in-Chief who looks, talks and behaves like an overgrown man-child? If this is what you want, then really, you should just stick to The Verge. It’s perfect.
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RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales | Techdirt
Leave a commentJune 23, 2015 by McDowski
The more I read stuff like this, the more I lose sympathy for the argument of studios/labels losing sales because of piracy.
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