Tag Archives: Finnish language

Clarifying one particular gender conversation

Posted on 2018-01-22 by

This post has been percolating in my head since the Worldcon 75 in Helsinki last August. My initial idea was quite a bit more ambitious — I have a note here which reads “Gender: cause or effect?” — but what … Continue reading →

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On the uniqueness of (personal) libraries

Posted on 2014-04-14 by

What’s the minimum number of books required to positively identify someone by their personal collection? For me, at least, I’m willing to bet that it’s two: if anyone else has both the late Dick Golembiewski’s Milwaukee Television History and Eugene … Continue reading →

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