Crytek<\/a>, which I’m told is Europe’s largest computer-game company.\u00a0 I’ll be working with them even though they had a chance to observe me before official meetings even began, while I was simultaneously affected by both jetlag and alcohol.\u00a0 (In fact, I suspect that may have been part of the interview process.)\u00a0 For this reason and others I expect to have a lot of fun with these folks, while also getting paid.\u00a0 It will make a nice change.<\/p>\nI cannot show or tell much more\u2014 thanks to Crytek’s patented Amnesotek\u2122 mindwipe technology I can’t even remember the details of the gig myself, unless they unlock my digitally-repressed memories with the visual cue streamed to me at the beginning of each work day\u2014 but I am allowed to show you the lobby of their main HQ in Frankfurt:<\/p>\n
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I can also show you a cryptic image which appeared in my camera sometime during my blackout.\u00a0 If I had to guess, I’d say it was the early stages of an orbital beanstalk, contracted out to the lowest bidder.<\/p>\n
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And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have an awful lot of work to do between now and Worldcon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Yes, I have been silent lately, even by my usual standards.\u00a0 You saw me disappear into Germany, and did not see me sneak back out again (although I’ve been back home for some time now).\u00a0 This time, I have a different excuse for the long silence:\u00a0 I have been working furiously to discharge past\u00a0 obligations while negotiating the terms of a future one.<\/p>\n