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Howard Tayler / The three stooges?
« on: July 29, 2010, 05:55:28 AM »
Don't you love the hazmat outfits?

Tagon, Ebby, Tailor, Nick (with an ENORMOUS backpack), Ennesby, and ... is that Shodan?

Wonder what's in Nick's backpack?

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Howard Tayler / Tor Hugo Award Review...
« on: May 27, 2010, 10:32:29 AM »
Over here...http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=59372 talks about why he doesn't think Schlock Mercenary is Hugo material. Down in there is the notion:

"Fun is not enough. I don’t want to just like it, I want to twist my brain around it and spend hours pondering the work the author did with the characters and plot once I’m finished."

I'm fascinated with the implications. I guess unless a piece forces you to work hard to understand it, unless it is hard to understand -- well, that's just not art, my man!

Odd. I'm a reader, and I actually prefer something a bit lighter. But I guess that just proves that I don't have the proper approach to reading. I should be looking for the obtuse, the impenetrable, the literary pains that force twisted brains and similar delights.

I don't know. I think I'll stick with Schlock.

YEAH! Thanks, Howard, for writing something that is understandable. Even if that does disqualify you in some eyes. Please don't stop.

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Howard Tayler / Did I miss something?
« on: May 13, 2010, 11:53:07 AM »
Do we have even a clue as to what the ninja are after? I mean, at this point, I'm enjoying the antics, but I have no idea why they are doing it.

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Howard Tayler / Another chunk of code...
« on: May 04, 2010, 02:54:46 AM »
fnord
UID=***** PASS=********
CMD="overwrite daylog, prev 28800 sec, sleep, 6000sec, nprompt"
fnord

So it looks as if our friend just wiped the last ... 50 minutes? of log, and put the system to sleep for another 10 minutes? Poor Nick...

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Howard Tayler / Today's Bar (blob?) code...
« on: April 20, 2010, 05:30:53 AM »
According to the handy-dandy reader on my cell phone, the code shown here



says
UID="ADMIN"
PASS="DEFAULT"
CMD="sleep, 600sec, noprompt, fnord"

which sounds about right... although 10 minutes isn't very much time.

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Howard Tayler / Bam...
« on: April 08, 2010, 04:59:23 AM »
Just wanted to recognize this.

Today's strip -- Leg's comments in the final frame add just the right touch. Here it comes... BAM.

Excellent. Applause!

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Howard Tayler / Good Guys Finish...
« on: March 28, 2010, 04:17:27 AM »
With Legs racing through the pedestrians to save him, you have to wonder... what will happen to Nick? And now, you can vote! Will the banana-wielding terrorist chick choke his ardor? Or will he get a kiss, perhaps for saving her from Legs? What will happen... when the rock-a-stack drops?

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Howard Tayler / So we're practicing for hand-to-hand urban chases, right?
« on: March 19, 2010, 03:10:00 PM »
Anyone want to bet what the Toughs will actually be facing? Powered armor, a tank, maybe someone will blow a wall out and send in a swarm of workbots? Or... how about a crowd of angry shoppers, looking for bargains?

I just have a sneaky feeling that getting ready for one thing practically guarantees that is not what they'll be facing. Kind of the umbrella principle -- if you carry an umbrella, it won't rain.

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Howard Tayler / What's that tattoo on Tagon's arm?
« on: February 22, 2010, 05:07:22 AM »
Idle wonder, but does anyone know what the tattoo is?

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Howard Tayler / Here's looking at you...
« on: February 21, 2010, 02:03:38 PM »
What do you think? Are Tagon's new eyes more attractive? Or just the same old?

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Howard Tayler / Why do some authors look down their noses at Schlock Mercenary?
« on: February 15, 2010, 02:38:32 AM »
In which Howard explains why he is a paranoid poor country cousin?

No, not really. But there is a great interview with Howard over here!

http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10635


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Howard Tayler / Hum... are the rest of the Toughs gonna get new uniforms, too?
« on: January 13, 2010, 06:38:17 AM »
After all, while the tailor is fixing up Dr. Bunnigus, might as well dash up some for the naked folks, eh?

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Howard Tayler / Any speculations about Dr. Bunny's new uniform look?
« on: January 04, 2010, 11:29:27 AM »
Hmm... leather and lace?

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Howard Tayler / A missing clone and ...
« on: December 27, 2009, 05:20:32 AM »
CRATERS!!!

All right! A few more hints ... and then we'll be in real suspense while we go shopping at the mall. But at least we'll have a mystery to wonder about.

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Howard Tayler / It was such a little thing...
« on: December 07, 2009, 03:58:07 AM »
The part of this strip http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20091206.html that really makes me laugh is Lota saying "Boo" in the eighth panel. Just adds that touch of whimsy to Lota's persona, somehow.

Although the drum check for the Burana-bot concert is cute, too.

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