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One for Bruce, because the author is either a Kiwi or an Ozzie... I can't remember which. If it's an ozzie, please don't be offended.
Jennifer Government, by Max...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 1:35 pm
She Who Must Be Obeyed
You either read H. Rider Haggard or Rumpole....
Gail, yes the Illuminatus Trilogy is worth reading, although written in the early seventies and geared towards the mindset...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 1:29 pm
So.... The Illuminatus! Trilogy?
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Bruce: I finally got my wife to read "Zodiac", she's enjoying it. It's not sci-fi, but it doesn't have to be. Anathema...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Very prescient about the modern age, if a bit depressing.
How can they be prescient and NOT be depressing?
Fast Forward: Who else reads William Gibson and Neal Stephenson?
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Hey Bruce, my son in Dunedin runs a WoW clan.
(He is also insanely good at Starcraft. I've watched him beat two opponents at once so badly...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Gail, you must have close to a gig of posts to SSC this month.
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:20 pm
YES !!! Galactica is worth buying on DVD. I derive great pleasure just from watching the Galactica lay down "suppressing fire" against incoming Cylons. ...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:05 pm
The Starship Troopers movie was awful... the director tried to make the human society of the future seem like a totalitarian regime. How they got that from the...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Agreed on all points, including the ridiculous softcore.
I knew I liked you, G2.
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 11:39 am
Another favorite old sci-fi novel was Heinlein's book "Starship Troopers."
The movie(s) sucked, there wasn't even any powered armor!!
I wish the sci-fi channel would do a mini-series remake...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 11:37 am
Cheers for "Lord of Light" and the Amber series.
Has anyone read Poul Anderson's "The Broken Sword". Another epic fantasy novel. These are not Tolkien's...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 11:31 am
John Carter!! Gentleman of Virginia!!! Sultan of Swat!!! Beloved of the incomparable Dejah Thordis and greatest swordsman on all Barsoom!!!
Never heard of...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 11:27 am
Okay... you have a list of the views already, next:
Put the names and object ids of the views into a temporary table.
Loop...
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 10:32 am
Returning to the idea of returning to the idea of returning to the idea of this thread becoming self aware and evolving into Skynet is recursive.
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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
February 23, 2009 at 9:52 am
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