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Amoeba’s Lorica: Orwellian Lunatic

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Amoeba

He [Winston Smith] wondered, as he had many times wondered before, whether he himself was a lunatic. Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one. At one time it had been a sign of madness to believe that the … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Satellight

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Amoeba

The scientist sat in the living room of his cabin in the north woods, alone in the darkness. Alone, that is, except for the backstage murmuration of things done and things not done, of sins that required atonement and tasks … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: SETIback

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Amoeba

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away … maybe. (No, not that galaxy.) Avaan Fundebinder strode purposefully onto the auditorium stage of the Galactic Center to Search for ExtraTelemanny Intelligence (GC-SETI), to a storm of applause from … Continue reading →

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