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From a geek perspective, I think the interesting thing about Zombies is their weakness to clever thinking. For "slow zombies", all it takes is some clear thinking and you can create your own fortress. Then it is just a matter of holding on. Brook's "Zombie Survival Handbook" is possibly the purest form of this thought experiment.

I think the other appeal of Zombie (as well as other post-apocalyptic situations) is that you get to explore the implications of survival being the highest priority. So many ethical norms go by the wayside when it's a matter of kill or be killed.

One of the reasons that I like the "Sarah Conner Chronicles" TV show is they explore the ethics of attempting to save the world, and the impact it has the on the protagonists. What act is too heinous if it is to save the whole human race? Is there some point at which you would say that it would be better for all of humanity to be wiped out then to proceed?

Fun stuff.

Here is the full text of the speech that is excerpted in the YouTube video:
Call to Renewal

The excerpted portion starts about halfway through, although the entire speech is well worth reading.

The speech was the first thing I'd heard from Obama and it really sold me on him. He displays such a high level of cluefullness that it hit me like a bolt of lightning. For once, a man I can vote FOR rather than just settling for the "lesser of two evils".

Thanks for this little self-pimpage.

I just came to the realization (after I called my sister and confirmed that I remembered the names of the authors) that you were 1/2 of the team that brought my family the Mageworld series of novels. These books made the rounds of all the readers in my family so many times that I think the covers fell off. They were the perfect "Junk Food" sci-fi and we loved them dearly. Thank you!

I suppose I'll have to pick up your latest magnum opus.

Cheers!

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