Exactly when did the author of Accelerando become a decel? The sneering derision is the cherry on top of the pant-shitting cowardice. Scalzi has always been an awful writer, so I'm not terribly surprised. (Seriously, Red Shirts was flat out horrible. And why would the midwit who built a career riffing on Star Trek be suddenly so concerned about copyright risks?) I've enjoyed the works of Stross on the other hand and it's disappointing to see these kinds of Luddite attitudes from people who really ought to know better.