Charlie StrossMay 1, 2023
Peter Thiel will be very disappointed!
Show threadDidi Chanoch (they/them)May 1, 2023
@cstross
Whereas I am greatly relieved!
Show threadStina LeichtMay 1, 2023
@Didi @cstross I'm behind the times. I didn't know human blood bricks was an option.
Show threadDidi Chanoch (they/them)May 1, 2023
@StinaLeicht @cstross I didn't know either. I experienced both the discovery and the relief simultaneously.
Show threadStina LeichtMay 1, 2023
@Didi lol
Show threadCharlie StrossMay 1, 2023
@StinaLeicht @Didi They were researching cheap binders for regolith bricks (sharp-edged glassy lunar surface dirt). Potato starch is a logical one. Blood clotting (fibrin polymer) would be another. The finding was that 1kg of potato starch makes 20kg of bricks, and every gram counts when your shipping bill is to the lunar surface!
Show threadStina LeichtMay 1, 2023
@cstross @Didi Damn. That was so much more fun out of context.
Show threadCharlie Stross
@StinaLeicht @Didi It *does* have promise for Vampire Space Opera, though! (Especially if Scott Westerfeld ever writes another Risen Empire book—unlikely, alas.)
May 1, 2023 at 7:35pmWeb
Show threadStina LeichtMay 1, 2023
@cstross @Didi So much for that pitch I gave to my agent for a stand alone. lol