I was an early adopter: have been on the internet continuously since late 1989, barring a six-month loss of access in the early 90s.

I don't want to permanently damage myself! On the other hand, a couple of days off the keyboard tends to make things somewhat better.

We are Bay Aryans from Berkeley: prepare to be reengineered in an attractive range of color schemes for your safety and comfort!

Most established novelists are writing books informed by experiences gained in their youth. Middle age is not the best time to be changing smartphones every six months or adopting new technology platforms - because we tend to get slower and less accommodating to change as we age.

I have no policy, for or against: only a personal style. Which is to say, I use them when I think it's appropriate to; for example, an internal monologue by a locquacious and verbose narrator is more likely to be larded with adverbs than an exchange of instant messages between cops at a crime scene.

Starships are all work and no fun.

[Core concepts: Human beings all have souls. Souls are software objects. Software is not immortal.]