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Rush Were Wrong – You Can Have Something For Nothing!

I’ve been looking back at my blog since day one and I’ve been rather alarmed at the lack of Rush posts. Plenty of Elite Dangerous ones and nowhere near enough Rush. The problem is – I am by no means an expert on Rush. Not one little bit. I’m wary of exploring some of theContinue reading “Rush Were Wrong – You Can Have Something For Nothing!”

The Bridge to Everlasting Love

It was still quite dark, and Jīnniúzuò the old ox gazed longingly into the early morning sky, together with his friend Què, the ancient Magpie standing proudly on Jīnniúzuò’s head. “You’ve been doing this a lot lately.” observed Què, “And always this patch of sky.” The ox sighed, but said nothing. His bones creaked andContinue reading “The Bridge to Everlasting Love”

When Is A Race Not A Race?

Buckyballers have been co-opted into all sorts of jobs under the guise of a “race”. I remember once having to inspect tunnels during the “Tunnel Vision” event last season. We were supposed to examine the insides of these structures for damage and structural flaws but at the speeds we were travelling at it wasn’t exactlyContinue reading “When Is A Race Not A Race?”

And Now For Something Completely Different…

Buckyball races come in all shapes and sizes. Some are themed like The Aquarian Job, some involve terrifying restrictions such as The Last Gasp, others involve carrying dangerous cargo like the Thargoid Structure Scramble. This new race however, is unlike any other race before it. The unlimited category even involved new gaming mechanics that BuckyballersContinue reading “And Now For Something Completely Different…”

From Little Acorns Grow

It’s amazing how fast a concept can flourish. One moment there’s nothing, a cold, empty void, and suddenly, before you can count to ten, there’s a spark, followed by a fierce conflagration of ideas that blossom into exciting reality. Therefore, where there was no hope of it ever happending this year, mostly due to theContinue reading “From Little Acorns Grow”

More Effin’ Life!

I must admit, I finished Geddy Lee’s biography with a tinge of disappointment. Not because I hadn’t enjoyed reading it of course but because, here and there, Geddy hints at large parts of his writing that he was persuaded to leave out. That his editor didn’t think we’d be interested in. That, somehow, his memoirsContinue reading “More Effin’ Life!”

The Next Level Of Exploration!

Now, I’m no seasoned explorer. I suppose would describe myself, despite having reached “Elite I” in exploration, as only actually being in the region of Scout, or maybe Surveyor. Barely halfway to being Elite. I still have a long, long way to go and there are explorers out there in the black whose ground IContinue reading “The Next Level Of Exploration!”

Furious With Frontier!

I thought it was over. I’d finished it. The Rush Fleet was complete! It had been a lot of hard work, and I had lost a lot of sleep obsessively hammering this website out on the keyboard. The relief when I published the last two ships for the last Rush album was overwhelming. And then,Continue reading “Furious With Frontier!”

Lovely Jubbly!

The gas giant just hangs in space, looking for all the world like a giant, chocolate cream marble, surround by a dazzling, wide series of rings of milky white. Slowing supercruise down to a crawl, the Delanderby fires a single, lone probe toward the wafer thin icy hoops. I just sit there and wait. EverythingContinue reading “Lovely Jubbly!”

Re-Ignition

You’ve all had those dreams haven’t you? You know the ones. The great ones. The ecstatic ones. The ones where you can fly. For me they usually follow a day where I’ve spent a period having about as much fun as it’s possible for a Homborger to handle. I tend to get them when I’veContinue reading “Re-Ignition”