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A mechanic is just an engineer in blue jeans.

Daniel H. Wilson

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Daniel H. Wilson
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 6
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Engineer
Journalist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Engineer
Mechanic
Engineers
Jeans
Blue

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Technology changes, but people stay the same.
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Without us here to witness, the universe is just pointless physics unfolding.
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A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized as human beings, with souls.
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I wrote a query letter to an editor - a friend of a friend. The editor called me an idiot, told me never to contact an editor directly, and then recommended three literary agents he had worked with before. Laurie Fox was one of them, and I've never looked back.
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Each new generation builds on the work of the previous one, gaining new perspective. New verbs are introduced. We Google strange and dangerous places. We tweet mindlessly to the cosmos. We Facebook our own grandmothers. I, for one, don't want to be left behind.
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Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In Japan people want to snuggle with killer robots.
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