Potassium and oxygen went out. It was OK.

[lettered]

So I know I'm totally behind on answering emails to some people, sorry.

What I really wanna know is: do any of you know anything about computer hacking (in theory or in practice), and maybe wanna talk to me for just a little bit about it in the context of Tony Stark and JARVIS?

Also, do any of you know anything about physics or chemistry, and maybe wanna talk to me for just a little bit about it in the context of Tony Stark inventing a new element? I know Stark inventing the element is totally bogus, but if you're gonna pretend like it can happen I at least wanna talk about it in a somewhat plausible way. Ahhhhhhh.

Even if you have no idea who Tony Stark is, but think computers or physics or chemistry or particle physics are cool, lemme know!

Thanks.

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[synecdochic]

hee. yeah, there's a certain level of suspension of disbelief you have to go for, but there are some things i just can't accept!

schneier's awesome. i've been reading him forever and ever. but yeah, if you're looking for specifics i could probably help you out a bit, assuming you don't mind delays thanks to my new exoskeleton.

[lettered]

Thanks so much, hon. I just ended up writing around it. I don't want to do that a lot with the Bruce/Tony stuff, because this:

"Bruce said something technical, then Tony responded in kind. Bruce addressed his point, and Tony said, 'Finally, someone who speaks English!' while everyone else looked confused."

is so much less interesting than what actually happened in the movie. And the science dialogue in the movie makes no sense; we don't need it to; no one cares, but you can't produce that effect without the science dialogue.

So I'm finding that when writing Tony and Bruce there are a lot of moments where they're speaking (either about physics or programming or engineering or what have you) where I don't need it to make sense so much as sound technical. A better writer would probably do both or find better ways to write around it. This time I just wrote around it because while I do understand some science, I understand practically nothing about computer code.

But anyway, I'm through that portion so it's fine, but I hope you don't mind if I keep you in mind for the future :o) I hope your poor elbows are feeling a little better, or that you are at least accustomed to having become a cyborg. I'm hope that once you molt you'll become a beautiful beautiful butterfly who can fly again. On the keyboard.