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Ahhhhhhhh! That was good. Now once I can get my wife to stop watching Eli Stone, 2008's very own version of Ally McBeal, as far as can tell, I'm gonna watch a recorded episode of Reno 911, perhaps the funniest show on TV, ever.

Nupe. Ill put it on the list though.

OK, Wow. Ten new members in the last few days. I would thank Hymaintenance for the gift, if I weren't so busy laughing at her. But really, thanks to Chig for putting up the announcement directing members from the latest Scattering to End All Scatterings on his blog, as well as anyone else who has sp...

DUDs : Don't Understand Dune! :D Or DUHs : Don't Understand Herbert? I love the way Arnoldo (Has he come back to Arrakeen, I wonder? Or is there any reason, now that his work is done? Teg says Old Prune Dude [his bon mot, not mine] has been by) slings "Orthos" around like it's some kind o...

There's no big hoopla about anything really. It all depends upon what gets you going. Honestly, I'd say a large part of the anime's appeal is the lack of availability and the need that creates. We have animation, but it's not the same nor as numerous in production nor as broad in scope. Anime is di...

Thanks.

For a few years there I had a garden at my place on 26th street. I grew basil for pesto, hot peppers and a shit load of herbs and soy beans. Those little fuckers were good!

I love The Dispossessed, can't remember if you said you read that one or not. Yeah, I read it not too long ago. I actually like the political aspects of The Dispossessed more than the gender stuff in Left Hand. The gender stuff didn't really strike me as all that important. I actually like the poli...

Hi Monster! I still have a question about how this thing is going to be organized. Will it be a free-for-all kind of thing were everyone in meatspace and on-line will be participating in the same talk, or will there be different forums, or what? From the page provided it seems like its going to be a...

Yeah, I've never seen it, but I know of it. It's kinda like a film noir style homage to 70's/80's popular culture, done in the mecha genre. It looked kinda silly to me, so I never bothered (which is always my big problem with most anime). But I like the odd, obscure reference to your forum handle :...

GamePlayer wrote:Thank you big O.

Hahaha, omg, that's a great new name The Big O Just like the anime! HAHAAHAHAHAHA!

O really?

Actually, if what Torkos says is true, than KJA's lackies didn't do their job worth a shit either. As anyone who has read Sandworms and Hunters knows, apparently the entire Scattering and all the known worlds take place in "a" galaxy. Dr. Torkos has this entry in the timeline: ??? Through...

I checked, and yea, I have the pilot again.

BRAINS!!!

Sorry. Hope nobody thinks Im coming down on them with the big red text.

"PISsers," for Prequelite, Interquelity, Sequelite users?

Yea, that wont get deleted.

The very first entry (when sandtrout brought to Arrakis) is completely unjustifiable as well. I've thought about writing Torkos directly. Omph contacted him about the "Dune Ph.D." thing. He seemed fairly nice, right, Omph? He was a very nice guy, who willingly offered that this is his hob...

SandChigger wrote:One word (or phrase, actually):

Mochi pizza.

Ice cream wrapped up in pizza dough? Ick.

SandChigger wrote:What...no upraised beer glasses and attitude?!

You cant drink in Bandalong until youre four.

New York Times review of Sandworms of Dune. I had kept my eye on Itzkoff up until mid December and saw nothing. VanLandermeer, or whatever his name is, the SF critic for The Washington Post, also never reviewed it.

Ah, always good to see young Master C out with his tank-owner/donor!

I just noticed that Byron edited the word "Preeks" out of one of my posts. Too close to pricks? :P As a matter of fact, that's exactly why. He started doing that with me and sent me a PM explaining just that :D Time to put some thought into some new nomenclature, eh? How about "Squea...

GamePlayer wrote:It would look better with a black background.

I have a black one too. Ill try it later. I also have one with the red light turned off, for when Im on vacation.

Phaedrus wrote:Omphalos, your avatar is scary.

I loved Hal in the movie. But maybe it is tad large. I will shrink him a bit when I get home tonight.

Well, with my daughter I'm still into tea parties, tiarras and Madeline. The boy, Power Rangers, Digimon, Lego and Matchbox rule his world.

I have kids :? Hey, me too, man! I have my son and my daughter both saying "That's a very cool space ship, Daddy!" whenever I show it to them. I'm indoctrinating them to SF early! Is that robot from some movie that is coming up soon? It reminds me of Number Five, from that silly Steve Gut...

Robspierre wrote:
Omphalos wrote:Must the masses be constantly entertained?
Fuck yes and where's my free pizza too?

Rob

You mean you have not found the girl that turns into one at 1:30 am yet? Wow. Maybe mine has a sister. I'll ask for you.

Must the masses be constantly entertained?

Based on yesterday's access alone, I'm sure it wont be too long before my e-nazis close off my access to this place from work.

I actually like the political aspects of The Dispossessed more than the gender stuff in Left Hand. Ive got five Hanish books sitting in the pile for review too.

OK, I just checked and Secher Nbiw was not deleted at DN. Strange, isn't it?

He has no e-mail link, but I did leave him a PM. If someone who does not mind going back to Arrakeen does not mind looking there, I would be mighty obliged!

Any way I can get this board in a shit-brown? :lol: Have the following guys been invited? Goya Solidar That brainy fag Secher Nbiw I sent G.S. a message at his blog a few days ago, and I think I copied him at DN. I have no idea what is up with Secher Nbiw, but wasn't he banned at DN? I'm not sure h...

Here is my current desktop: http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee312/Solahpmo/untitled-2.jpg To do this (with windows): 1. Close all open programs on your desktop; 2. Press the "print screen" button. Nothing may happen, or your arrow/cursor may blink once; 3. Open up Paint in the Accessori...

Here is where you play all those little games that serve to gel many on-line communities, give you a place to brag, and are just plain fun. I'll get us started off, but don't be shy if you have a good one you like!

tanzeelat wrote:Stations of the Tide is very good, although I didn't like quite as much as I did the first time I read it many years ago.

The only Swanwick that I like more as I re-read it is Griffin's Egg. Most of the rest doesn't stand up very well. Hes like Ben Bova like that, and John Varley.

GamePlayer wrote:The way we dive off topic on any one of a hundred different threads, I doubt that would work

Probably true.

Would anyone be interested in having a hidden thread around here? IOW, a place you can post that only members could see? So if someone who is not a member is lurking, they will not be able to see it? I would certainly not be able to set it so that posts couldn't be cut-&-pasted elsewhere, but I ...

I figure that someday soon it may be time to more thoroughly parse this thing.

This kind of thing happens quite a bit, where one book cover is re-used on other volumes. I have two different Robert Silverberg books (Book of Skulls, in Gollancz/Millenium's Masterpieces of SF series and a volume of short stories by Subterranean Press) that use the same cover. I have also seen th...

Yeah, I heard Lost was tentatively planned for 6 seasons. There's no way I have patience to wait that long. Even if the sex is good, I won't go through that kind of boring foreplay ever again. See, BSG (2004) was kinda awkward and shy during the mini-series, but we still had fun. By the time season...

tanzeelat wrote:sffchronicles isn't bad. Bit too much "which is the best spaceship in Star Wars" and "which Ajah would you be in WoT", but there are some good people there.

That sounds about right, but with more emphasis on WoT than ST.

It did kind of approach the shark tank there for a bit, but by the end of season three, it was right back on track. IMHO though, it never got as close to the ramp in front of said shark tank as BSG did, and fortunately they both veered away before the end. I just watched the season three DVD's, and ...

Welcome, inhuien!

I run into you occasionally at Chronicles. I just hang there occasionally, though.

Ill have to look at my recording to tell what it is. I thought that last week's episode had a "next week on..." trailer.

Nekhrun wrote:Any way I can get this board in a shit-brown?

I'll get right on top of that one.

Anyone know Hymaintenance's history with Dune boards? Was she an old DoD'er, or did she come along later to Arrakeen?

If you want to test a sig, or practice your pic posting skills, knock yourself out here. Just start a new conversation and test the hell away!

This thread is for feedback on any issue relating to how the site is run. If you have a problem with the board, or the way its run, or the content, or whatever, please start a thread here for discussion. For example, if you want an anime topic to be started. Or if you want me to move something becau...

Crysknife wrote:BTW, I have Baron's email address if anyone cares.

Not sure I do anymore.

Eh. I'm pretty sure I can guess how much he cares. I'm sure the 10th grade is very strenuous these days, but if he cared at all, he'd find the time to show the fuck up. Let him contact us if he has any questions.

Mandy wrote:I'm onto his Tleilaxu ways I remember something about a shirlileg.. can't remember how it was spelled.

Im sure he can arrange for you to get some Shirlileg pasties, if youre cold.

Great review, GamePlayer! Makes me want to see it even more now. Do you think Daniel Day Lewis is any better or worse in this one that in has last few roles?

Mandy wrote:Figures you'd like the superfluous nipples TMB.. hey, she was grown in a tank after all.

Oh Mandy. Ye have so much to learn!

I was thinking I would add it the first time it is needed. I have an open mind!

She solved a mystery! Time for a Scooby Snack!

I just spoke to him and he mentioned one that he likes called Vanilla. Its apparently very pared down without a lot of the opitons that board like this has. But he likes it because you can very easily pop on new features like lego. With this board, adding funcitionality is a bitch. I dont even under...

lol.. she's reading every word in this thread. She is glued to her computer. Seriously Hyppo reading someone's private email is a breach of trust. There is no possible way for an email to hijack a board, you brainless fuckstick. Heh. Sometimes my wife tells me that my "fuckstick" is the o...

I think we should each write our name on a brick, wrap it with a $20 bill, and mail it to Freak so he can put them in his front yard. The bricks, that is. $ for forum. Get it? So, are you going to go with a software package that has a license? Can we get a free one that can be upgraded later? Since...

I think we should each write our name on a brick, wrap it with a $20 bill, and mail it to Freak so he can put them in his front yard.

The bricks, that is. $ for forum. Get it?

So, are you going to go with a software package that has a license?

I always wondered why that place had so many moderators and admins there? That Umma guy and two others never showed up. And why even have a moderator if you have five admins?

Did she offer to pay you guys from ad revenue or anything?

:lol: SC's blog is being trolled by Hyppo. She's there solely to argue and stir up shit, isn't that the definition of an Irwin? Is there a verb 'to irwin'? I don't suppose it's even worthe pressing the buttons to ban her saggy arse from SC's blog. I like having her there in free for all mode. But I...

Freakzilla wrote:
Omphalos wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:I don't have any recollection of that ever happening!

Never let it be said that I don't help the forgetful.
Hey, I got it on my second guess!

And, chiming in with the "Its good enough for government work..." response.....

Freakzilla wrote:I don't have any recollection of that ever happening!

Never let it be said that I don't help the forgetful.

Tleilax Master B wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:Yes, we all offered to chip in to buy software and server space. Now we'll do it our way.
Yeah, funny how memory can be so selective. I posted a link to that discussion on chigger's blog and resurfaced it on 'keen. I hope that jogs her memory......

Heh.

Welcome, Anthony19! I see that you stumped our good Freakzilla for a post or two on Dune Trivia a while back. There are some of us here who have never accomplished that.

Hello everybody. Managed to find you all again :P Thanks for letting me in Omphalos No problem. BTW, loved the comment about the Dutch translations of the new books that Chig referenced in a post recently. Something about them taking so long to be published there because the translators were laughi...

I was thinking of having a forum open to both too. One thing I really hated about DN is that even though there are seperate forums for the classics and the new books, you couldn't ever discuss one purely without someone from the other group coming in and saying, "nu-uh, that's not what the new...

Im glad its on.

Anyone see it last night? I have it DVR'ed to watch this weekend, probably.

Oops! Gotta fix that concordance link when I get home!

I was thinking of using the usergroups, specifically to segregate the OH and Preeks. I suggested that at DN a long time ago. Dont you want them to come together? You probably wont have too much debate if you dont allow that. Or are you talking about restricting preeks to one area, but giving OH the...

I think I have some stuff hidden to non-members here. Cant recall what without looking, though.

And "cunt corner" is hilarious! Good thing we have no cunts here.

Disgusting, but cool.

Thanks!

Now what the hell is it?

This?

I dont even know what the hell this is!

BTW, and sorry for being rude, hello and welcome to tanzeelat and Serkanner, as well! Good to see you guys again!

Pinky and the Brain?

Welcome, Monster 7of9!

I believe this is the person who is putting together the Dune conference in Miami in April, so if anyone has any questions, please start a thread and hopefully Monster7of9 can fill us in.

OK, quote boy....

Consider it invoked, Mr. Singh?

Seriously, I dont know.

She's using Windows 98 I believe, so I wouldn't doubt she's using an old version of FF. Didn't she go on an anti-technology rant for a while, something about how she had to get a new computer and upgrade to XP? She's also ranting on SC's blog this morning about how she has no resources to fix the p...

Here is another one of my favorite best of lists for genre books, movies, TV, etc. He even has taken a passable crack at putting together a fan based best of short fiction list. According to the webmaster there were a variety of sources consulted for the rest of the list. Im not sure that I agree w...

I have never read those books, Ninti. And at this point, I do not relish the idea of jumping into probably over 3K pages of literature just to get caught up. Plus, I dont like fantasy!

Though one of my favorite novelettes of all time is a GRR Martin piece called Sand Kings. Ever read that?

" I can't believe the things that h-h-h-hu-hu-hu-human has done to me! Me! The horrible puny brained meat child! " :P :lol: Still sounds Star Trek-y, but I know you hate that. Sounds like one of those things that Quark was. The ones taht are always droning on and on about "gold press...

Hi Sparafucile! I saw some tracks you left over at Chronicles a long time ago. Great to see you again.

Wow!

Three more from the DN/Arrakeen Scattering have returned to us today!

I use Firefox at home and MSIE at work. Never any problems.

PS-> Don't believe shit that she says.

I was talking to a friend about forums and flamefests and things, and he told me about a feature they had on a board he once frequented that I thought was really cool. They called it the "flamepit" or something like that, and anytime a flamewar was started, the posts in question were move...

I did get a warning from Merritt finally. And he decided to do it because I told arnoldo he was an ass-hat. What a great way to start my demerits count, huh?

Well, now it seems that I'm on probation and all my posts have to go through Hyp first. Time to send out PMs. Lots and lots of PMs. What the fuck is up with her? Why doesn't she just ban us all and be done with it? Do you think that she really believes that we will all come back when this blows ove...

GamePlayer wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:I'll do my damnedest.
Then I shall do my part as well. Best of luck to us all.

SO SAY WE ALL!!!

There are toggles in the control panel to change colors, but the ones I have here do not seem to work. As for the graphic, I imagine that code-boy Ragabash could hack that and give you what you want. Now that I think of it, I think Ill find a graphic for this site and see if he can do it. Im bettin ...

I dont think so. Ill look tonight though.

Looks like SMF was just down for a "long time." Do they host, or was it just their website that was down. That would suck if all the forums were down too.

Freak wants to do his own forum, and I completely understand the rush and excitement from setting one up. I am a little worried that this place will die down a little bit once Freak really gets going, though. But I can understand him wanting something all his own that he alone owns. Plus, he really...

Crysknife wrote:Actually Chig, she's deleted it four times!

I'm on my way to post it again. What a &*%$.

That's awesome! Keep up the good work, my man!

Nothing. But it is extremely easy to use. The only thing that you cannot really do, that Freak wants to do, AFAIK, is customize the appearance of the board short of a mod-pack like what they did at DN.

Well, she hasnt gotten any better with that danged "truth" thingie in the last day or so, has she?

Ah! Makes sense. That forum has like, tens of thousands of regular members and well over a million posts, in like five years. It is HIGH traffic, for a genre-themed fourm.

I do like that software, though. I think that they own the ads themselves.

SandChigger wrote:
chanilover wrote:You already have the most active and knowledgeable Dune posters here, and me.
Eew, stop that already! It's crrrreeepy when you do humble.

Freak wants to do his own forum, and I completely understand the rush and excitement from setting one up. I am a little worried that this place will die down a little bit once Freak really gets going, though. But I can understand him wanting something all his own that he alone owns. Plus, he really ...

Ragabash is setting up a phpbb forum, and has registered the URL. I personally like this forum (phpbb) better than others. Though this kind of forum is kind of cool too, and it looks a bit more customisable. I think it should have a LOT less forums than Arrakeen. I really hated that subforum feature...

Has he ever had an original idea? Calling his illicit gay flings "hiking" is a new one. As opposed to "cruising"? Omph...get with the program, dude, even *I* Knew he's done comics! (Um...honestly, I think he's mentioned it in a blog, or I saw it on WikiP or somewhere. If it was ...

Mandy wrote:I've been trying to find out from some of my comic book nerd friends if they hate KJA as much as the Dune nerds do. So far I haven't found any who have bothered to read that Krypton book.

He wrote comics too?

Excellent avatar, CL!

Freakzilla wrote:
Omphalos wrote:Thanks. Im sure arnoldo will join your fourm and start spouting gibberish in your chapter threads. We'll just keep the pure version here.
The hell he will.

Glad to hear it!

Thanks. Im sure arnoldo will join your fourm and start spouting gibberish in your chapter threads. We'll just keep the pure version here.

Im excited! A Dune forum, without the usual cast of assholes in charge! Imagine the potential!

....if I'm still around.

Where you goin?

I could set up a user group where all the newbies get funnelled to join the fray, but only those 20 or so of us who are here now have access to these parts of the forums. I think I would have to change the name of the fourm again too, so people who stumble across it in a google result know what it i...

I'm working on it.

The Gutenberg Project recently added a SF bookshelf to its web page. They already have lots of stuff, but look for more to be added constantly.

There is even a Frank Herbert story there.

If I ever go back it will be to lob grenades only.

What a tool. He hijacked both the Cogiters and the...um...the other ones...The Titans?, from Star Wars. Here is the quote from Wiki: The B'omarr are not actually a race; rather they were an order of monks whose monastery eventually became Jabba's Palace. They believe that cutting themselves off from...

Freakzilla wrote:You know I'll be there... if I can remember.

Ill try to put up reminders.

And the guy who is sponsoring it is going to join here today or tomorrow.

:lol: When I wrote that comment I imagined you responding first, Freak. I wonder if the average preek has read any of those books? I honestly never pictured many of them reading much at all. Which actually may show KJA's brilliance. Hes better than that chick from England at attracting the dipshits ...

Ultimately, whether or not the research is supported by real world testing or is thorough enough to give a real slice of life, the user gets what the user gets from the results. The question should not be "Is this reality?" The question should be "Do I see any truth at all in these re...

OK, the Lost countdown has started! Four more days! This had better not suck.

Got bored with The Healer's War, and picked up Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to join up. It looks like its gonna be great.

I love searching for best of...lists on-line. I have four or five in particular that I used when I put together a list of books to read a number of years ago, and I still love perusing different ones to decide if the voters/creators are on to something, or high on crack. Anyway, I'm going to put the...

I had just googled "picture of disgusting bird" and picked my new avatar when I found out I was banned again.

GamePlayer wrote:I know they said kevlar. That's what I was laughing at, the idea of kevlar furniture. So silly.

Well, I dont think that she bought it at Ikea. She put a piece of Kevlar in the back for just such an emergency. Great idea.

Well.. I think it's kinda weird that she suddenly showed up at Haven, and I'll be keeping an eye on her. I recommend just ignoring her, because if any of you start shit with her you'll be seen as the bad guy for bringing up drama from another site. If she's ignored she'll go away. I sent a note to ...

I liked the bulletproof couch :) At first I thought that was a typical tv mistake. I said to my gf, "yeah right, no way a chair is gonna stop bullets." Then a bit later one of the cops said something about kevlar, and I had to correct myself: "holy crap, it really WAS a bulletproof c...

Mr. Teg wrote:

This is just too damn funny!

Just to be accurate, I think I misread this (the bold part) earlier: As for the rest... I expected Crysknife wouldn't be able to keep from telling you. But when Staff members make threats to hijack the board away from other Staff (specifically the Staff member who actually does most of the work), t...

She has turned up at Worm's SF Haven again. No doubt to present herself as a target to make me look like a tool when I attack her.

Yeah, she only told me AFTER I mentioned that she should tell Baron to kiss my ass for handing out private emails(something Hyp has gotten mad at when others do it to her). I told her I would tell Baron that personaly. She then told me she opened the email on her own. I told her that I hope she res...

The crazy bitch has temporarily banned me again, until February 25th. Who the fuck does she think she is kidding? The ONLY reason I went back was to fling muck. And the last time I went, the following thread was taken down, I suspect before Hymaintenance could see it. Well....let's just let it serve...

A library in Miami is sponsoring a discussion forum about Dune in April, 2008. It looks like its set up for kids and teens, but I think participating looks pretty fun.

Check out this site.

Pretty much complete bullshit, but interesting.

Poey couldn't take it all and bugged off of Arrakeen and DN for good.

This story was the second winner, in 1988, of the Theodore Sturgeon Award, then awarded by committee headed by Orson Scott Card. The Award is given annually in a ceremony at the Kansas University for the best short fiction of the year. I like most of the winners of this award because the politics a...

Something I should have checked on before posting: I mentioned "Omphalos' BBS" over on Arrakeen when I reposted Freak's Mars thing...was that a mistake? If so, I'll go edit it. Not at all. We are not a secret. but I will continue to be picky about who gets on. Just be sure to drop me a no...

How could you be so rude? You should know better!

"DYOR?" Do your own research? I thought you answered a question? Im obviously missing something.

Humanity is shown through revulsion.

I guess he's been busy. He poked his nose in a few days ago after a few days away from everywhere, and has been AWOL since.

OMG! Waterworks running!

You know, for someone who probably has a pink haired troll on the end of every pencil she owns, you think her mind would be more open to the use of that word.

Do you suppose that she is pleased now because arnoldo is safe from verbal assault?

Jericho is coming to the SF Channel

Ive been torn about this show. I love the concept, but I hate the soap opera execution. I have heard that after the first six or so episodes they stopped with all the soap opera stuff. Anyone disagree with this?

I watched the episode, and I have to say that it was pretty damn good. Plus, the pregnant chick from The Shield is in it now.

Anyone else want to put up a list?

Just started The Healer's War last night, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

I'll bet he meant Hymaintenance was bitching about what one user called another.

She is deleting you now? You gotta be kidding me. I wonder if she even realizes the damage she is gonna do to that site.

DN. Occasional poster, from what I can see.

Ill have to go look. Can you post links? I think those pages have all faced beyond the horizon.

Welcome to the board, The Phantom. Getting that guy approved was a bitch and a half. (I thought he was a spammer for a long time.

)

Basically, "Oh noes! If we use this technology, we'll be alienated from other human beings, nature, and eventually reality, and then the people controlling the media will be able to tell us what is real and what isn't, and we'll all be mindless drones. DESTROY THE MACHINES!" What a load o...

SandChigger wrote:(Btw, you edited in the bug-eyes cat above, didn't you, Omph. You bad. )

Hey, I just thought it deserved the light of day! And it is such a pweddy puddy, no?

The servers that we use are in San Francisco, and are pretty reliable. If they went all flooey last night (and yes, I hear that is a valid programming term), then it will only be the second time in six or so years. And even so, none of my or Raggy's sites have ever lost any data. But fret not, if so...

Its a shame he took down our "How do you spell D*U*N*E" line of questions there. Those were probably better than the current ones.

Me too. I think that is what happened. Raggy can fill us in.

Mandy wrote:I thought she was gonna back off moderating for a while.

She comes and goes like Nekhrun does.

I DVR'ed it for later viewing and havent seen last night's episode yet, but I heard from a friend that this show beat American Idol (both nights) last week. That is something else, no?

I kinda think it is a big deal for people to read books, and honestly the book usually is better than the movie. They just haven't really figured out how to get a person's thoughts on screen. I'm always glad to hear that someone has bothered to read the book. I can't think of any movies where the m...

I agree, GamePlayer. So much potential there after the clearances at DN. All wasted for one admin's weird psychosis. Oh well.

I go back and forth on The Princess Bride . I also go back and forth on Well's War of the Worlds and the 50's film. I really do think that Blade Runner was much better than Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep . I'm also one of those wierdos who liked Total Recall better than We Can Remember It For...

arnoldo is trolling again? What a bore.

And I got the old Dune Dud to engage me in an e-mail about him abandoning threads mid-way through an argument. He did it to me again there.

I completely deleted Arrakeen off of my header of daily sites to visit. Every time I go I feel dirty afterwards. What a dump. It just looks like dirt.

An absolute classic

Ragabash is an old Dr. Who fan from way back. What do you think of the new one, Raggy?

Dr. Who can be seen on the SF Channel here. Its got a place of honor on that channel's anchor night, Friday evening. Torchwood has much lower visibility, being available only on BBC America. Its getting a lot of praises from critics, and seems popular too. Both get good ratings considering the netwo...

Out of all the things Ive said and done, who'd a thunk that one would get me in trouble? Sometimes I feel so low about that place. Its like I cant even log on without thinking about stirring up some crap. I gotta stop going there and stop being such an ass. No you don't :D I love it when you post s...

This is not really a genre piece, but I really liked it. Take a look at this short.

One of my favorites.

Here is the first book in the series.

Here is a link to a concordance/encyclopedia.

There is a better concordance out there. I just cannot find it now, but I will keep my eyes open.

http://www.roma1.infn.it/~anzel/answer.html

Jim Baen tended to lean towards military SF when selecting books for his own house, as opposed to when he was with Ace, building an amazingly broad book of business. Military stuff is not my favorite kind of SF, but there are some entries that are absolute classics. One or two of them can be found h...

The Preeks do seem to be a buncha youngns.

That is a good point, GamePlayer. Especially the way Brennan writes that site, it sounds like she has Lucas sitting down and thinking "how can I use this other piece of literature, and how shall I relate it to my masterwork?" I think its more likely that those things just kind of flowed in...

Nice job, thanks!

A while ago a scholar named Kristin Brennan put together a dynamite page detailing the cultural artifacts that George Lucas used in putting together Star Wars. Dune, according to Brennan, play a large role in that. She planned on writing a book about the topic, but never got it published, so she thr...

No kidding. Though I did have a bowl of chili for lunch today that is pretty much granting me the solace I so desire.

$250,000 National Marketing Plan * National on-sale date: August 21st, 2007 * National television advertising on the SciFi Channel * National print advertising in The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, and USA Today * National publicity to include television and radio satell...

Out of all the things Ive said and done, who'd a thunk that one would get me in trouble?

Sometimes I feel so low about that place. Its like I cant even log on without thinking about stirring up some crap. I gotta stop going there and stop being such an ass.

Ooooo! I stand corrected!

From boardadmin
To Omphalos
Posted Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:09 pm
Subject Warning
Warning. Please don't insult other members (Arnoldo: "...that little a$$...).

Call this a conspiracy theory if you wish, and call me a crack-pot if you think it (shut up, Ragabash. You too Chig), but Byron honstly leaves me completely alone. I say some of the most ban-worthy things on DN, and I get nothin. I have wondered for a while if Byron has some devious plan going on wh...

Wow. I wonder if this means that hes ramping up the Newspeak efforts again? I called arnie a troll over there yesterday, but it was in the thread that was deleted. He's going to have to get busy, because I started posting over there again today. 8) I just realized I called arnie an ass-hat over the...

Wow. I wonder if this means that hes ramping up the Newspeak efforts again? I called arnie a troll over there yesterday, but it was in the thread that was deleted.

Ragabash wrote:I saw this the other night. It wasn't half bad in the alternate history department, but it did make some really outrageous assumptions about the nature of the war and some key historical events. Worth a peek, tho.

Can someone tell me what network its airing on?

SandChigger wrote:(No opinion on the finger sniffing?)

Doesn't bother me too much. You gotta have some objective way of determining if you need a shower.

Arnoldo bitched royally on DN about Nekhrun's posting of that link there, saying that it was offensive. He even quoted Byron's rules in large text. Then he gets interested in the site, found something that he liked that was honestly, probably more offensive than calling Brian a patriamoral corpse-fu...

I think I found a handful of new messages. Looks like Freak and Chig are the only ones over there (besides Hymaintenance and troll) who are posting.

Back to topic,

Ugh, I just checked and I have access. But what a shitty site it feels like now. I did my changes, and thought for a moment about sending Hymaintenance a PM that said "Wow, you really did a great job fucking this place up," but she isn't worth the time.

OK!

I'm home now, and that is funny!

Wow. I have never heard of this, and I absolutely think its SF. Altered histories are a big SF sub-genre, and quite a few have no SF content at all, such as The Alteration , by Kingsley Amis, and Pavane , by Keith Richards. Im sure that this was not done as a SF genre entry, but I have no problems c...

Yar! Blocked by the e-nazis, for "tasteless and offensive content!" Well, I guess Ill just have to be offended once I get home, eh?

It amuses me to say "ri-cheese."

Thanks! Duly noted! :D Afterthought: how do you think it should be pronounced? In my head it's oot-REEN but I guess some people might "hear" it as out-RHINE :?: :) When I say it in my head its closer to your first. ou-Tren with the e in "trene" being long. The first syllable is ...

Outrine is prbably a derivative of a French word that is used in French politics to describe French soil outside the motherland, such as Devil's Island and French Polynesia. I think that the root is "outremer," which literally means "overseas." In the context of those two quotes ...

Here is a link to one of my favorite stories by one of my favorite unknown authors. Raccoona Sheldon is a pseudonym, along with the name James Tiptree, Jr., of Alice Sheldon, a former CIA officer turned author. Mrs. Sheldon lived in a home in Washington DC that had a stream running through the livin...

HVAC though presented a big learning curve. That is a very technical trade. I work closely with HVAC. A fire alarm will shut down the air handling units and dampers to prevent the spread of smoke. Imagine something that technical but also being a matter of life and death. But back on topic... I thi...

I saw five copies of it in Borders here lately. In the SF section it was the ONLY book that had more than two copies available.

Ragabash wrote:
Omphalos wrote:That article says its got a love story in it that is right out of Felicity.
Hopefully that's the chick that explodes in the ad.

That article says its got a love story in it that is right out of Felicity.

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