SRD on obscurity

Andy Robertson · 14 Jun 2006, 19:10 · from 2006-June.txt.gz

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From: andywrobertson at clara.co.uk (Andy Robertson)
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:10:50 +0100
Subject: (urth) SRD on obscurity
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Stanislaus writes: 

> This is a brilliant essay by Langford: 
> 
> "The well-tempered Plot Device" 
> 
>  http://www.ansible.co.uk/Ansible/plotdev.html 
>

Indeed, but it's actually by the well-known UK fan Nick Lowe. 

I was in the audience at Fencon (Cambridge 1982) when it was first given - 
time flies.

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