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1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2018 16:33:59 EST Sean Tilley
   A battle rages on in the near reaches of our settlement. Dozens of ships varying in design hang high in our planet's sky. Thousands of lazers light up a desert night. We stand far beneath them, as our base scrambles to mount any sort of defense.
   
   "We have to get you somewhere safe," one of my commanding officers bellows, practically grabbing my entire body as we run together. We run towards the temple of Kronos, keeper of time.
   
   "Are you sure about this, Commander?" I ask, staring down his eyes.
   
   "We don't have time. You need to hide in the past. I'll come looking for you when the coast is clear."
   
   I nod, and step inside.
   
   I find myself in a chamber shaped like a coffin, and kneel at the altar. I cut my hand, place a gold plate against my blood, and touch the marble surface.
   
   I stand alone in a red desert at the beginning of sunrise. Sweating, I set my bags down and sit. A timer starts on my watch, and I hear the gentle low hum of wind scraping against the dunes. Now it is time to wait.
   1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 04:43:29 EST Sean Tilley

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      Laser (sic) is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation and should therefore not have a z. "Ztimulated" is not a word as far as I am aware. #pedant #proofreader
   2. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 14:28:58 EST Sean Tilley

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      Oh dear, I had forgotten about that.
   3. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 15:02:50 EST Sean Tilley

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      Light Amplification by Zealous Emission of Radiation.
      
      There, fixed that for you. Lazer is much cooler than laser,.  This also ignores the fact that in proper English we always use 's' instead of 'z' (decentralise, realise, etc.); however Americans have traditionally been allowed to bastardise the language in any way they desire.  
   4. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 15:17:52 EST Sean Tilley

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      I have written at length here in the past on -ize and -ise (you can look it up). I refer you to The Oxford English Dictionary and Hart's Rules for Editors and Compositors. In UK English z is usually the right usage (not everything most people believe is correct (cf Windows, Facebook etc)). I cannot speak to Australian English as I can't find a good reference and like in the UK usage is inconsistent. I won't tell you how to code if you don't tell me how to proofread and typeset
   5. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 15:23:24 EST Sean Tilley

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      And z is only actually cool in Zot and Hubzilla.
   6. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2018 22:45:14 EST Sean Tilley

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      In Australia if you use the '-ize' form, kangaroos will shit on your lawn and you'll be drinking alone whilst everybody around you chants "yank, yank septic tank" in unison.
   7. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2018 01:13:11 EST Sean Tilley

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      https://goetheindia.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/new-harts-rules.pdf