EVENT SCHEDULED: July 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern
On Monday, July 7, 8 p.m. Eastern, we’ll have a reboot event in Cape Canaveral involving the Pinnacle message.
On Monday, July 7, 8 p.m. Eastern, we’ll have a reboot event in Cape Canaveral involving the Pinnacle message.
When last we left the situation, the dirigible Gasbag – flagship of Spark CEO Bob Busby – had gone down in a storm with about three dozen people aboard. Busby was located in a pod, but apparently swept out to sea by rough surf. The storm has begun to abate, just a few hours later,…
The Eye stood in his tower, gazing down upon the dusty shadows of Overlook Mesa, watching the last stragglers of the curfew find their way inside the walls of the Mystic enclave. Darkness brought dangers to the wilderness beyond. The black stalkers, with envenomed fangs and slashing claws; the swarming carnivorous erzhvell; and even the…
She crouched in one of the uppermost branches of the sturdy gray-barked zomay trees, staring out over the misty green canopy of the surrounding jungle. It was the wilderness known among the Tupai as the Swallowing Screech. Eela hugged herself with leathery wings as she shivered with nervous anticipation. It was her day, finally. Her…
So, a team of brainiacs is stashed aboard Ulm Station trying to figure out a solution for faster-than-light travel. How will I decide when or if they’ve succeeded? In the past, we’ve handled this sort of thing with skill rolls or resource gathering with the crafting system. Now, it’s going to work a little differently….
The main news is: We’re going forward with the 26th Century reboot of OtherSpace and it’ll kick off on June 28 – the official 16th anniversary of the existence of our MUSH. So far, I’m pleased to say that we’ve had (mostly) positive feedback about the idea. I’ve heard one firm “I won’t go along”…
David Brin is a scientist and author whose future-oriented novels include Earth, The Postman, and the Hugo award winning best-sellers Startide Rising and The Uplift War. (The Postman was released as a major film in 1998.) He is also known as a premiere commentator on modern technological trends and their effects on society. Brin’s non-fiction…