But has it occurred to you that there might be a reason for that?" "I can think of several." I cross my legs. "Mostly ranging from the inane to the c… - Charles Stross

If there’s one thing extreme god-botherers of every stripe have in common, it’s that they don’t have any sense of humor at all where their beliefs are concerned.

Is the weather always like this?"
"It could be worse. They could be looking at relocating to Manchester, where the locals are evolving webbed fingers and gill slits."

My stomach flip-flops. No electronics? That’s heavy. In fact it’s more than heavy: to compute is to be, and all that. I don’t mind going without clothes, but being without a microprocessor is truly stripping down. It’s like asking a sorcerer to surrender his magic wand, or a politician to forswear his lies.