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August April August April August April Releases 1998:
Etext, USA
Lysator, Sweden
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411"Writer's Block" by The GNN. Let us quote Gene Fowler: "Writing
is easy; all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet until the drops
of blood form on your forehead." True as it is, have you not spent
several days, even MONTHS sometimes, waiting for the blood to form?
And nothing happens? Diagnosis: you experience a writer's block.
Remedy: none whatsoever, as argued in this text.
412"Introspection" by Jay Miller. These are two short hard-core
poems, raw as the mixture of diesel and razor blades. Yet without
turning obscure. Highly recommended by John "Popie" Paul himself.
413"Chest Shot" by The GNN. This is a tale about four people:
A woman reading a book by a cafeteria, a man who desperately tries
to get her attention, another man who observes them through a pair
of binoculars, and a final man who views two of them through the sight
of a gun. Interested? Read it.
414"A Meager Attempt" by Sophia. As we get older, we change. Our
interests and passions twist and turn on the track through life. But
what if there are two passions around on the same track? Will they
collide, crash, force the other one off the road - or decide to go
in different directions? And if they do, where will they head?
415"Chen" by The GNN. This particular story begins like this:
"Charles Chen flipped through the television channels". And it ends
like this: "But some people said he just chewed and ate the bullet,
and never returned to his couch again." But as the experienced reader
you are, you know that it is what happen in between that counts.
416"The Paradox" by Joseph. Afraid to go out, afraid to stay
indoors. Sick of living, unwilling to die. The constant fear of
other people, the constant fear of oneself. The never-ending wheel
of paradoxes, that for some constitute their paranoid lifestyle; for
others, the insight that one is quite happy after all.
417"On Friendship" by The GNN. Do you have any friends? Oh, no?
Really not? What the hell do you mean by 'otherwise I would not waste
my time reading uXu day in and day out'?! Anyway. Of course you have
friends. But what is a 'friend', and what does the notion of
'friendship' really imply? If you think about it, these are not all
that easy questions. But this file might help you out.
418"Old Buk In The Holy City" by Moshe Benarroch. More poetry! But
this time with a political and social angle. More ought not be said,
read it yourself. Hey wait... isn't that... yes it is!
419"How To Get More Sex" by The GNN. YES! This file ACTUALLY works!
Everything in this file is TRUE! THIS FILE WILL MAKE YOU HAVE MORE
SEX! This is not yet another of these crappy texts that claims
'be yourself'! THIS FILE *PROMISE* THAT YOU WILL GET MORE SEX!
MORE SEX! MORE SEX! FOR FREE! DAILY! FOR FREE! *MORE SEX DAMNIT!*
420"Life Is" by Bravemoore. Life can be many things, indeed. For
one thing, it can be distinctly human. And how is it then? Heck, how
should I know? Ask Aristotle. Or Bravemoore.
421"How Do One Find New Friends?" by Knyttet. Keeping old friends
is one thing, making new ones is a different story. Knyttet shares
her thoughts on the subject, in her on special way of explaining
things.
422"Malfunction" by The GNN. Classic science-fiction is usually
about one out of three things: time-travelling, space encounters or
teleporters. This is not a classic piece of sci-fi (as it was
written 1998), but it is about teleporters. From a new angle?
Absolutely not! That would ruin the whole experience! With a
different story? Of course. We never snatch other's ideas.
423"Modus Operandi" by The GNN. Hey, you wanna be a terrorist?
You wanna blow things up? You wanna kill, main and destroy, for
the sake of the cause? If you answer 'yes' to all those questions,
here is the file for you, here is your plan, here is your
long-awaited modus operandi.
424"Neighbor Trouble" by Bravemoore. Neighbors can be a pain in
the ass. If they do not torture you with loud music, lousy cooking
or never-ending drinking parties, they claim that YOU do so.
Outrageous! Why cannot people just accept that other's might
subscribe to a different lifestyle? They cannot, because they are
DIFFERENT. From you, that is.
425"The Fictional Parent" by The GNN. Once again, Sweden shows
its best side. Haha. Just kidding. The truth should be: Once again,
Sweden stands out of the crowd, by preferring the easiest way out
of a complex problem. Easy way out, indeed; the best way out,
certainly not. Or judge for yourself. This is merely The GNN's point
of view on the subject.
426"Neighbor Trouble II" by The Chief. Neighbors surely can be
a pain in the ass! But one must not forget that a 'neighbor' lives
very close to you. Closer than you might firstly believe. But the
problem is still there: THE DIFFERENCE!
427"Freudipus" by George Kozma. Close historical investigation
of a given speciality at a given time discloses a set of recurrent
and quasi-standard illustrations of various theories in their
conceptual, observational, and instrumental applications. These are
the community's paradigms, revealed in its textbooks, lectures and
laboratory exercises. The paradigm of Sigmund Freud is no
exception, as Kozma here argues.
428"Genetic Moralism" by The GNN. We live in the age of the
scientific method, the true and reliable modus operandi of coming
to correct conclusions through bullet-proof logical thinking.
Overwhelming? Not necessarily. The scientific method is, and will
always be, limited to a special part of the universe. But, as always,
some people will misconceive the most obvious truths. This file
tries to remedy one misconception: that it is 'scientifically proven'
that we are 'natural egoists'.
429"uXu Index #29" by Bravemoore. Another info-packed index.
Find everything you need, to know more! How to order back-issues,
subscribe and so on. If by some strange reason still shouldn't
be satisfied, try out our... duuh.. v{bbsida.
[#429 also includes an index for the latest uXu-S series]