their super-geniuses do a *lot* of work to out-smart the opposing team of super-geniuses
Probably because Smith actually *did* work in a lab and knew how involved these things are.
Chinese culture, on the other hand, has a handy slot ready for eerie mental powers
One of the things in handful_ofdust's Hexslinger universe is that while most of the Western world burns hexes at the stake, and several others go "ooh, a shaman," the Chinese have apparently been studying their powers since the 9th century or earlier, and selectively breeding them as weapons (although it looks as though the Opium Wars still happened, so the presence of generals with super-powers evidently wasn't enough to counter the decadence of the imperial government.)
One of my new co-workers seemed unduly impressed yesterday when, after seeing him check a website with sports news, then exclaim "I've made $170!" I asked, "oh, did you win a bet on a baseball game?"
I mean, it was no "I see, Watson, you have decided not to invest in South African stocks after all;" and the co-worker was by no means dim -- I'd seen him at work on the phone.
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Date: 2012-06-09 11:56 am (UTC)From:Probably because Smith actually *did* work in a lab and knew how involved these things are.
Chinese culture, on the other hand, has a handy slot ready for eerie mental powers
One of the things in handful_ofdust's Hexslinger universe is that while most of the Western world burns hexes at the stake, and several others go "ooh, a shaman," the Chinese have apparently been studying their powers since the 9th century or earlier, and selectively breeding them as weapons (although it looks as though the Opium Wars still happened, so the presence of generals with super-powers evidently wasn't enough to counter the decadence of the imperial government.)
One of my new co-workers seemed unduly impressed yesterday when, after seeing him check a website with sports news, then exclaim "I've made $170!" I asked, "oh, did you win a bet on a baseball game?"
I mean, it was no "I see, Watson, you have decided not to invest in South African stocks after all;" and the co-worker was by no means dim -- I'd seen him at work on the phone.