Category - Blast From the Past

Crossing the Dotted Line

November 27, 2020

Nathan

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Crossing the Dotted Line

Make up your own joke.

(originally posted January 27, 2017)

Small Fish Big Fish

November 27, 2020

Nathan

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Small Fish Big Fish

Photobombing angry dude!

(originally posted June 18, 2015)

Blue

November 27, 2020

Nathan

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Blue

Again: Oh, Authorhouse…

(originally posted August 16, 2016)

Fire in My Ears

November 26, 2020

Nathan

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Fire in My Ears

If there is any point to this, it escapes me.

(originally posted March 31, 2014)

Highlander Imagine: For Love’s Sake

November 26, 2020

Nathan

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Highlander Imagine: For Love’s Sake

The back of the book swears that this is authorized fan-fiction. That would be a mistake on the licensor’s part.

(originally posted August 12, 2016)

Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2.
Here’s another metric crapload of capsule reviews of movies I’ve seen recently but haven’t felt motivated to write about at any length. The Pilot: A Battle For Survival (2021) – Russian-made WWII thriller about a pilot shot down during the winter, who has to survive and make his way back to the Russian front. Not... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
I’ve caught up to my sketchbook again, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before I have regular sketches to post. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?
In an artists’ Messenger group, the discussion (inevitably) turned to the legitimacy of A.I. output as “art.” This was my response, and it was the longest thing I’ve written in a while, so I figured I would repost it here to preserve it, with a couple of my comments down the thread. This response was... The post How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
A Fifth Magic
The author says: A Fifth Magic is a dark fantasy novel set in a fractured post-civil-war society where magic is both feared and tightly controlled. Detective Michael Hawthorne enlists the help of sceptical academic Laura Blythe to investigate a locked-room murder mystery that mirrors the methods of a war criminal they believed to be long
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s