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    AHC -- "Splendid Isolation", or: can we make a British sakoku happen?

    I've been thinking about the somewhat obvious comparison between Britain and Japan. Both insular domains, right off the coast of the great Eurasian continent. Therefore always close to the goings-on of the relevant continental powers and their struggles. Occasionally ambitiously involved in said...
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    Europe Alone (or: what if "Years of Rice and Salt" in reverse, by ASB fiat)

    It is January third, 1492. Yesterday, the Emirate of Granada surrendered, completing the Reconquista. Many fervently proclaimed it the start of a new era for Christendom. They had no idea how right they would turn out to be. This morning, it slowly begins to dawn on everyone that a miraculous...
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    Deepfakes, 3D, and the future of sci-fi (fan) films

    We have a thread here that discusses (and complains about) films, series, games, franchises et cetera being ruined by "woke" nonsense (at the expense of things like characterisation and plot). I would add that besides the overly politicised tendencies in modern media, the overal tendency towards...
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