The feat represents immense achievement for the neotenic ape, species Homo sapiens. But behind this lie twooldattributesoftheapetribalismandinquisitiveness.

Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts.

Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

The day of the android has dawned.

It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating ones own creativity - thats a much tougher matter.

The feat represents immense achievement for the neotenic ape, species Homo sapiens. But behind this lie twooldattributesoftheapetribalismandinquisitiveness.

Science fiction is for real, space opera is for fun.