“When you read a book, the story definitely happens inside your head. When you listen, it seems to happen in a little… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
My parents live in northern Michigan, and every year, in the summer, we visit them for a few weeks. — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
“I'm making progress of my own: Kat invites me to a house party. Unfortunately, I can't go. I can never go to… — Robin Sloan House party Copy Share Image
“So I guess you could say Neel owes me a few favors, except that so many favors have passed between us now… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
Then: I google "time-series visualization" and start work on a new version of my model, thinking that maybe I can impress her… — Robin Sloan Art work Copy Share Image
“But when people are past a certain age, you sort if stop asking them why they do things. It feels dangerous. What… — Robin Sloan Ageing Copy Share Image
People tend to think of the quest as a sort of fanciful or fantastical form, but actually, I think it's pretty realistic.… — Robin Sloan Adventure Copy Share Image
When you close a tab or when you finish an article on the web, it's gone unless you go back into your… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
The stimulation I get from my phone does not feel like the opposite of boredom to me. It actually feels like a… — Robin Sloan Boredom Copy Share Image
“The shelves were packed close together, and it felt like I was standing at the border of a forest--not a friendly Californian… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
But I kept at it with the help-wanted ads. My standards were sliding swiftly. At first I had insisted I would only… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
For me, writing in public is actually super energizing and so much fun. Especially when writing can typically be really painful and… — Robin Sloan Fun Copy Share Image
I think I'm one of those people that kind of thinks everybody's got an identity, and maybe that's the core of their… — Robin Sloan Change Copy Share Image
“The space is appropriately shoe-boxy and all the shelves are there. I've set them up with a coordinate system, so my program… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
“You know, old books are a big problem for us. Old knowledge in general. We call it OK. Old knowledge, OK. Did… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
We're looking at dozens, sometimes hundreds of things every day in articles, videos, and we never look at them again. Even if… — Robin Sloan Day Copy Share Image
I got a bike - a fixed-gear with bright blue wheels, custom-made to my specifications. I am a San Francisco techno-hipster, so… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
“How was New York?' Ashley asks politely. I'm not sure how to respond. Something like: Well, the mustachioed master of the secret… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
Prediction just means you saw where the world might be going: ho-hum. Influence, though - ah. Influence, direct and acknowledged, means you… — Robin Sloan Influence Copy Share Image
“I can't eat pizza. If we actually end up with a pizza, it's going to be your responsibility to consume it. Do… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
Why does the typical adventuring group consist of a wizard, a warrior, and a rogue, anyway? It should really be a wizard,… — Robin Sloan Adventuring Copy Share Image
There's certainly satire written about techies, but it's so snarky and snide and doesn't treat him as a whole person. The people… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
“His inventory is eclectic; there's no evidence of pattern or purpose other than, I suppose, his own personal taste. So, no teenage… — Robin Sloan Personal taste Copy Share Image
“My limbic system has grown accustomed to a certain (very low) level of human (female) contact. With her standing right next to… — Robin Sloan Drunk Copy Share Image
Everyone's lives are sort of a succession, almost like handing the baton of your life off from one person to the next… — Robin Sloan Darkness Copy Share Image
In the case of 'Fish,' I did the writing, design, and code all at the same time, so the form and the… — Robin Sloan Change Copy Share Image
“Then we will do two things," Penumbra says, nodding. "First, I will tell you just a little of our history. Then, to… — Robin Sloan Adventure Copy Share Image
