orthogonally

• “More orthogonally, my fantasy The Dragons of the Cuyahoga was actually inspired by a SF novel, In The Cube by David Alexander Smith.”

  MIND MELD: Who are Your Literary Influences in the Ongoing Conversation of Science Fiction?

• “A non-sacred, state-recognized contract certified by a state authorized agent orthogonally dressed up with whatever ritual elements, religious or not, you want to throw on top to call it “marriage” by your own definition.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Civil Unions in Hawaii?

• “I'd say its peculiar starting place -- the crossover between erotic fetish and violent automobile crashes -- is deliberately taken orthogonally from what the reader might expect I suppose the reader might expect a novel about sexual sado-masochism into uncannier realms, where it is not just violence upon the body but the machine, and death, that constitute our erotic life.”

  J G Ballard, Crash (1973)

• “Your hypothetical global criminal would need to bring the asteroid down on and allow the transglobal vulcanism to well up on 2 enemy states orthogonally positioned, while his own state was offset 1/4 of an earth circumference from the target states.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » AsteroidGate

• “All pieces, except the knight, move either orthogonally (that is, forward, backward, or to the side), or diagonally.”

  Crash Course: SHOGI « Undercover

• “Areas: An area is defined as a set of 1 or more cards, all of the same suit, all touching orthogonally.”

  Wielding the Decks 7: Card-cassonne

• “Playing a card: All cards played must touch orthogonally at least one other card on the table.”

  Wielding the Decks 7: Card-cassonne

• “If you're trying to get some fall off from a soft but otherwise splodgy light: I'd try dropping some strategic flags black so as not to bounce light elsewhere in the room between the softened light and the face, arranged orthogonally.”

  On Assignment: Peter Yang Shoots Admiral William Fallon

• “These steps are also counted orthogonally, however empty spaces count as steps for this calculation.”

  Review: Saikoro

• “Steps are counted orthogonally, and may not repeat spaces, cross over empty spaces, or cross over your opponent's piece.”

  Review: Saikoro

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