tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post2231142332851495019..comments2024-02-06T12:32:08.221-07:00Comments on Servitor Ludi: F is for the Ficus GestureCygnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-79076939579910960032012-04-07T23:31:31.770-06:002012-04-07T23:31:31.770-06:00Just read the introductory pages to 'Diaspora&...Just read the introductory pages to 'Diaspora' on Amazon. Used copies available for as little as four bones. <br /><br />I am interested in the Singularity, to put it mildly. Think I'm going to purchase a copy of the novel. Appreciate the rec. I'll let you know what I think once I've read it.<br /><br />Happy Easter. (Without irony.)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-40138599289464573592012-04-07T07:50:16.653-06:002012-04-07T07:50:16.653-06:00Thanks Porky! I'm having a lot of fun. I'...Thanks Porky! I'm having a lot of fun. I'm also starting to lose my (approx 2 week) lead time in writing the posts... hopefully they won't end up being wordless image dumps by the end of the month...Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-10429569725704126922012-04-07T07:48:39.699-06:002012-04-07T07:48:39.699-06:00Egan is great, but I'm not sure I can give the...Egan is great, but I'm not sure I can give the full-on recommend for a book that I've never taken the plunge to buy myself... That one was a library borrow. I'm amazed that an almost 20-year old paperback can't be found for less. I guess it a positive when nearly everyone keeps their copies! :-)<br /><br />I do own Egan's Diaspora, which I'd heartily recommend if you're in any way excited about transhumanism and the Singularity. (Though it sounds weird to say that sentence un-ironically.)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-78449007232681469002012-04-07T07:46:59.397-06:002012-04-07T07:46:59.397-06:00So many gestures for F...So many gestures for F...Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697833087953922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-3057732872248762982012-04-07T07:40:54.865-06:002012-04-07T07:40:54.865-06:00I couldn't find that one snapshot on Google Im...I couldn't find that one snapshot on Google Images, but luckily the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-NnTuNfFU" rel="nofollow">whole episode</a> is on youtube. (Wild Wild West fans: guest shot by Artemus Gordon in that episode, too...)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-20924541256773975412012-04-07T06:55:39.799-06:002012-04-07T06:55:39.799-06:00I don't think I'd even heard of Quark the ...I don't think I'd even heard of Quark the TV series. Will have to research.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-35385229366006087962012-04-06T15:11:21.783-06:002012-04-06T15:11:21.783-06:00Quark was one of my favorites back when it aired. ...Quark was one of my favorites back when it aired. I loved the fact that the Vegeton first officer's full name (Ficus Pandurata) sounded like an alien name, but was actually the scientific name of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_lyrata" rel="nofollow">this plant</a>.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-41248665660189491972012-04-06T13:41:03.944-06:002012-04-06T13:41:03.944-06:00High compliments from Porky.
Looked up Egan's...High compliments from Porky.<br /><br />Looked up Egan's 'Permutation City' and was bummed to discover it's out of print. I went to two paperback exchanges yesterday with fingers crossed to no avail. The least I've seen for a used copy online is around $20.<br /><br />I am intrigued. What say you, do I drop the Andy Jackson?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-37306697214651458972012-04-06T13:05:53.418-06:002012-04-06T13:05:53.418-06:00I have very little specific to add on today's ...I have very little specific to add on today's either, but I will say you're really blowing me away with the series. It's an excellent subject, and a bridge between the communities. It shows off that amazing knowledge you have and makes some very useful suggestions for freshening things up. The dagger list was one and the reminder of the somatic in this post is another, and one more reason I think guys like Hereticwerks are really on the ball when it comes to settings, for their breadth and depth of comprehension. Even your research is impressive, in getting that exact Quark shot.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.com