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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by twic on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @07:08PM (#13872378)
I picked that idea up from Greg Egan's short story 'Mister Volition':

http://greg-egan.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Volition

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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by Filligree on Thursday March 16, 2017 @10:37PM (#13890924)
Apologies for the unrelated comment, but I saw one of yours from three months ago:

> Is it 'Into Darkness' that has the idea of a space where you can only move forwards, not sideways? This sounds like that mixed with the rigorous alternative physics of the Clockwork Rocket series.

...and that sounds like my kind of book, but googling only gives Star Trek links. Can you tell me the author?

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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by Filligree on Thursday March 23, 2017 @10:54PM (#13946237)
Found it...
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