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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Goggles and masks, everyone!
The suffix “-punk” gets hung off an increasing number of genres these days. Doing this carries with it a set of expectations about what will be involved, with some attempts making more sense than others. In this article, I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged AH, Alternate History, Cyberpunk, fiction, SF, Steampunk, technology
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Reinforcing Failure: Attack On Titan Part 2
My last Attack On Titan article listed some military failings in the show. The biggest were because they didn’t have any professional soldiers, and this led to spectacularly poor decisions. But it’s unfair to level so much criticism without offering … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Military
Tagged Attack On Titan, Reinforcing Failure, Shingeki No Kyojin
27 Comments