Category Archives: Sheer Raw Geekery

The Longue Duree of the Galactic Empire

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Timothy Burke

In response to this symposium at Wired about the Battle of Hoth, my thoughts: “The overly episodic focus of military historians and policy experts rather typically leads them to ignore the deeper structural considerations shaping this period in the history … Continue reading →

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What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Timothy Burke

Three movies for The Hobbit. Like a lot of other geeks, this makes me wary. (Non-geeks who know geeks are probably feeling despair instead, knowing they’re going to be dragged to all three.) Joking about the second film being a … Continue reading →

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Adaptation

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Timothy Burke

I really love the idea of courses which combine trying to apply a body of knowledge to a practical problem with exploring why said practical problem actually poses intellectually challenging questions with no clear answer. I’ve mentioned before at the … Continue reading →

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Geeking Out About Dragons and Alt-History

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Timothy Burke

I’ve talked about Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series before, which is an alternate history focused on the premise that many of the major governments of the world between 1600-1800 have had access to intelligent dragons as military, economic and cultural resources. … Continue reading →

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