{"id":37999,"date":"2012-09-04T00:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=37999"},"modified":"2014-12-30T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T20:55:49","slug":"a-story-that-cries-out-for-john-c-wrights-deft-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2012\/09\/a-story-that-cries-out-for-john-c-wrights-deft-touch.html","title":{"rendered":"A story that cries out for John C. Wright’s deft touch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Last night, robots shut down the live broadcast of one of science fiction\u2019s most prestigious award ceremonies. No, you\u2019re not reading a science fiction story. In the middle of the annual Hugo Awards event at Worldcon, which thousands of people tuned into via video streaming service Ustream, the feed cut off \u2014 just as Neil Gaiman was giving an acceptance speech for his Doctor Who<\/em> script, \u201cThe Doctor\u2019s Wife.\u201d Where Gaiman\u2019s face had been were the words, \u201cWorldcon banned due to copyright infringement.\u201d What the hell?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More here.<\/a><\/p>\n

John<\/a>: Planet Earth trembles before the robot onslaught and only your words can provide the a) healing balm to help us adjust to our new Robot Overlords\/b) put heart into a small but plucky band of rebels who refuse to bend the knee our Tyrannical Metal Masters. \u2018Sup to you, dude.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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