Smoking suns
Continuing the theme of thoughts on creativity, Charlie Stross makes some interesting points about Chekhov's gun.
posted by Dr Ian Hocking at 5/09/2005 02:31:00 PM
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Monday, May 09, 2005
Continuing the theme of thoughts on creativity, Charlie Stross makes some interesting points about Chekhov's gun.
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