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Re: Doesn't anyone proofread any more?

mstem...@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:28:16 UT

I'm puzzled. Didn't we have, within the last month, a long thread about
exactly this? Some authors were complaining about having to use MS Word,
others saying that, no matter its flaws, they used it because their
publishers required that they submit everything in Word format?

Re: Two words: Godzilla haiku

infin...@captaininfinity.us (Captain Infinity) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:09:49 UT

Once Upon A Time,
Bambi is grazing
In the cool, green clover patch.
CRUNCH! He eats no more.
**
Captain Infinity

Re: Girl Genius - 2010-03-15

seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com (Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:02:07 UT

If things run true to form, as soon as Moloch sees Wilhelm he'll
display staggering incompetence.

Re: Some thoughts on _Space Cadet_ & Other RAH titles?

{$new...@meden.demon.co.uk (Stewart Robert Hinsley) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:38 UT

In message <ipdgp597q3o80u21tek7jvt33l6ea 8q...@4ax.com>, Bill Snyder
<bsny...@airmail.net> writes
I'm confused. I thought that Bill Patterson was confused when he implied
that your cited evidence wasn't germane to the L-F contraction as it
fits into (special) relativity - surely it is. But now you seem to be

Re: New Words

how...@brazee.net (Howard Brazee) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:53:14 UT

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:19:43 GMT, goldf...@ocf.berkeley.edu (David
I should have used its sequel, but you're right it precedes the modern
novel form. There are translated words that I have not come across
in any earlier work, such as Cyclops. Whether or not they were
invented by The Odyssey, I don't know.

Re: Where is my "Where is my flying car?" t-shirt?

use...@hunter-gatherer.org (Par) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:45:30 UT

Mike Ash <m...@mikeash.com>:
ISTR reading about an advanced ejection seat that would (1) detect
orientation relative the ground and (2) altitude. So if you ejected 10 m
above the ground it would fly (some sort of steerable rocket) in a
curve, until the altitude was sufficient for the parachute. At which

Re: As long as there's a temporary Dalek shortage

jackb...@bright.net (Jack Bohn) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:35 UT

I'd moved to an area just as their PBS was cycling from the
then-current Sixth Doctor episodes back to the beginning. A bit
disorienting, but interesting.

Two words: Godzilla haiku

kwicker1b_nos...@comcast.net (Ken from Chicago) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:13 UT

Sure, in retrospect, your reaction is bound to be, "Well of course, duh!"
Godzilla haiku, like peanut butter, bacon and starships, two great things
that go great together.
[On the off chance there are some who don't know, a "haiku" is a Japanese
poem. The hard rules are that they are 3 lines, 17 syllables, the first and

Re: Girl Genius - 2010-03-15

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:56:33 UT

Sana'a Wilhelm has had a few panels of dialogue, enough that some of
the audience actually cares what might happen to her... it will be a
joyous moment when she actually sees Moloch display some competence
for once!
John Savard

Re: Girl Genius - 2010-03-10

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:54:39 UT

Ah, well, it's nice to see what's happening over there, and I'm not
the one who fears this character...
John Savard

Re: New Words

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:52:09 UT

Stranger in a Strange Land does come to mind, but then, so does Brave
New World. Hugo Gernsback certainly tried...
John Savard

Re: AI Rampancy In Written SF

grosberg.mich...@gmail.com (Michael Grosberg) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:29 UT

On Mar 11, 7:24 pm, "David V. Loewe, Jr" <davelo...@charter.net>
wrote:
In Vinge's _A Fire Upon the Deep_, all superhuman (well, super-being
to be more precise) "powers" - individuals or societies that chose to
upgrade themselves into godhood - have a very limited life span,
atleast as viewed form the perspective of flesh ad blood beings. There

Re: Modernity Is Virus That Kills Nations

jam...@echeque.com (James A. Donald) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:33:55 UT

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:29:22 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
Liar

2010--The year the 21st century began

kwicker1b_nos...@comcast.net (Ken from Chicago) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:36 UT

SF has long predicted the future, the 21st century, but reality has been
bitterly disappointing, over and over and over again--until now:
--Moon colonies? Sheesh, not even a robotic base.
--Flying cars? Prototypes but none approved.
--Maglevs? One significant track in China.
--Monorails? Isolated locales or theme park rides.

Re: Girl Genius - 2010-03-15

wmgfr...@newsguy.com (William George Ferguson) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:28:01 UT

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:22:33 -0500, Brenda Clough <BrendaWri...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
As far as I can tell, the only two that previously had been given names are
Wilhelm and Boikov (Snapper Boikov, the one with the muzzle and teeth).