tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post5083113445831852992..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: Of Eminence and GreaseSarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-55744507895978581542010-07-29T22:21:58.745-04:002010-07-29T22:21:58.745-04:00An intriguing note was that the RCA official perso...An intriguing note was that the RCA official personnel rating form (in the mid 1980s) included a rating for "Ability to go around the system" (forgive me, I've forgotten the exact wording). There were those who commented on the oddness of a system that rewarded bypassing it...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422171964652699673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-488566971077319312010-07-29T21:36:43.836-04:002010-07-29T21:36:43.836-04:00Well, it gets complicated ... the Privy Council me...Well, it gets complicated ... the Privy Council member who unintentionally facilitated the assassin's access to the royal chambers in exchange for his own decidedly unsavory schemes has some water-muddying to do, you see ... and there are quite a number of nobles who see themselves as infinitely more suitable candidates for the Crown than this mere slip of a girl who happened to have chosen the right (or wrong, depending on perspective) parents ... all while the kingdom is under attack from (at least) two external enemies ...Stephen Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522113936557314128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-61921829392163478542010-07-29T21:36:04.703-04:002010-07-29T21:36:04.703-04:00Realy interesting post, Kate.
Very true observati...Realy interesting post, Kate.<br /><br />Very true observation of how power works.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-29555608678492174312010-07-29T21:23:02.170-04:002010-07-29T21:23:02.170-04:00Stephen,
That's not going to be a fun book - ...Stephen,<br /><br />That's not going to be a fun book - at least, not for the Princess. <br /><br />I suspect there's a reason that the Chinese version of Hell is a bureaucracy.Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-11186501717405453622010-07-29T21:18:19.111-04:002010-07-29T21:18:19.111-04:00Oh, yes, I have. The chapters you already have, wh...Oh, yes, I have. The chapters you already have, which I strongly suspect you haven't even remotely had time to *think* about, much less consider actually opening ... and I fully understand that, from all that you've said ... in Volume Two, they'll escort the Princess back to the capital, after Volume One ends with the news that the King has been assassinated. A whole volume spent navigating the backstabbing, infighting, internecine deviltry of the high Court ...Stephen Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522113936557314128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-30635868998012811412010-07-29T21:06:54.170-04:002010-07-29T21:06:54.170-04:00Stephen,
Oh yes, absolutely. The professional des...Stephen,<br /><br />Oh yes, absolutely. The professional desk jockeys are the <i>worst</i>. <br /><br />Now imagine what you can do to your main character when they've got all that up against them...Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-75786675901383045042010-07-29T20:59:15.503-04:002010-07-29T20:59:15.503-04:00"Bureaucracy" - literally, "governm..."Bureaucracy" - literally, "government by desks". Small-souled people, who have each risen to rule their own little hills ... In boot camp, young Sailors are warned to *never* run afoul of personnelmen, cooks, and postal clerks.Stephen Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522113936557314128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-77699220529127901932010-07-29T20:25:19.030-04:002010-07-29T20:25:19.030-04:00I believe this is the new approved garb for the De...I believe this is the new approved garb for the Devil's Advocate, actually :)Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-16482345200293394562010-07-29T18:59:26.670-04:002010-07-29T18:59:26.670-04:00Hey, Kate. Do you know you managed to catch Darth ...Hey, Kate. Do you know you managed to catch Darth Vader in your photograph? Or are Bishops wearing different gear these days:)Chris McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883058490702361466noreply@blogger.com