Who knows what links lurk in the hearts of men? | Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant. |
Links of the Day: |
The
Time Traveler Convention. Thanks Brian. You're fired. Thanks Ant. |
Story of the Day: |
Berman: Trek needs a rest. Down Under cemetery given OK to bury dead standing up. Washington Bureaucrats Make Way for Ducklings. |
Science: | Testing a Sun-Powered Space Sail. |
Auction of the Day: | Barris Motor Car Collection. Thanks Devicer. |
Images of the Day: | Scandals 3. |
Teh Funnies: | FoxTrot. |
Follow-ups: |
Bill Would Outlaw Sale of Copied Cats. Scientists: Life on Mars Likely. NASA Scrubs Shuttle Launch. Thanks Loonybomber. |
Anyone else like the book "The Relic"? MUCH better than the movie, IMHO. The authors (Lincoln and Child) have become some of my favorites to read. Didn't care for the sequel as much, but their other work has been pretty enjoyable.
This might be a dumb question, but is that the same "Relic" as the 90's movie with Tom Sizamore and hypothalamus's?
Really? I didn't think that much of Timeline. I didn't think it was terrible, it just didn't grab me that much. I did like Jurassic Park quite a bit though - which I read before the movie came out.
Startide was actually the second book in the series, the first was Sundiver
What of Baxter can you recommend as hit (and which to avoid)?
Goddamn him for not putting out more than a book a decade
which I'm sure won't be anywhere near as good as Startide, but then again what would be?
Star Trek: TNG was a masterpiece because it wasn't loaded with a bunch of small talk, shooting the breeze, stupid humor, or otherwise irrelevant dialogue. It was straight-forward sci-fi, serious and to the point. It showed human potential in its efficiency.
Deities are nothing more than the collective childish beliefs of a species in its infancyYes, and artwork is nothing more than the collective childish scribblings of a species in its infancy. That argument is about as ridiculous. Still, nice to see open-minded discussion is alive and well.
A nuclear device is about to be detonated and people are talking about old relationships and whatnot.
bumbling, incompetent, dysfunctional, and at times incredibly immature
Timeline by Crichton was awesome, better than Jurassic Park, I thought...
Was great to see Family Guy back last night. American Dad was lame.
How you can feel one is great and one is ‘lame’ without being ludicrously fickle?