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That is impressive.

Watch animals who are good at climbing and you eventually get the
impression that their minds are wired diff. They do not have the fear
of falling we have although logic says they should. Clearly, this guy
has little fear of falling but I wonder how much he has practiced on
these particular rocks. Notice the white chalk on some of the blocks
indicating a lot of use by climbers.

Whether it's familiarity with the terrain, a natural talent, or a lot
of practice, I would have to concede that the backflip on the vertical
wall is unnatural. I would suspect that very few people would be able
to develop that type of skill.

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We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

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I vaguely remember reading this in college... can't remember it though.
Maybe I should get it from the library....


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On 10/1/09 3:10 PM, wrote:


That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.


*Larry Niven*...David Niven was the absolutely wonderful English actor.
Jerry Pournelle, not Pournelli.

Correction duly noted. (I'm writing these notes on the fly. And David
Niven was a great actor. I liked his role in "The Guns of Navarone."
Did I spell that right?) (He also had a role in a movie, as a
minister, with Cary Grant as an ange that I enjoyedl. Don't recall
the title.) I also read "Footfall" and "Lucifer's Hammer" by the same
duo, both good reads.

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On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4

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That is impressive.

Watch animals who are good at climbing and you eventually get the
impression that their minds are wired diff. They do not have the fear
of falling we have although logic says they should. Clearly, this guy
has little fear of falling but I wonder how much he has practiced on
these particular rocks. Notice the white chalk on some of the blocks
indicating a lot of use by climbers.

Whether it's familiarity with the terrain, a natural talent, or a lot
of practice, I would have to concede that the backflip on the vertical
wall is unnatural. I would suspect that very few people would be able
to develop that type of skill.

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We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

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I vaguely remember reading this in college... can't remember it though.
Maybe I should get it from the library....

I think that was their first collaboration. It was my favorite Sci-fi
novel until I read "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

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On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:51 -0500, jpjccd wrote:


Correction duly noted. (I'm writing these notes on the fly. And David
Niven was a great actor. I liked his role in "The Guns of Navarone."
Did I spell that right?) (He also had a role in a movie, as a minister,
with Cary Grant as an ange that I enjoyedl. Don't recall the title.) I
also read "Footfall" and "Lucifer's Hammer" by the same duo, both good
reads.

The Bishop's Wife.

On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:51 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:25:13 -0400, H the K
wrote:

On 10/1/09 3:10 PM, wrote:


That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.


*Larry Niven*...David Niven was the absolutely wonderful English actor.
Jerry Pournelle, not Pournelli.

Correction duly noted. (I'm writing these notes on the fly. And David
Niven was a great actor. I liked his role in "The Guns of Navarone."
Did I spell that right?) (He also had a role in a movie, as a
minister, with Cary Grant as an ange that I enjoyedl. Don't recall
the title.) I also read "Footfall" and "Lucifer's Hammer" by the same
duo, both good reads.

Come to think of it, David Niven was in one of my favorite movies,
"The Pink Panther." That was the original with Robert Wagner and
Peter Sellers.

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On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:57:55 -0500, thunder
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On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:51 -0500, jpjccd wrote:


Correction duly noted. (I'm writing these notes on the fly. And David
Niven was a great actor. I liked his role in "The Guns of Navarone."
Did I spell that right?) (He also had a role in a movie, as a minister,
with Cary Grant as an ange that I enjoyedl. Don't recall the title.) I
also read "Footfall" and "Lucifer's Hammer" by the same duo, both good
reads.

The Bishop's Wife.

Thanks. I seems as though I watched that movie a millenia ago.

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I like this one..

http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/vol...sandspecs.html

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not a hybrid. Need to run the motor 3 hours to recharge and does not
motivate the car. $40k for an in town car. Cheaper to hire a taxi. Some
idiot is pressing this debacle.


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On Oct 1, 11:56 am, wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch



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On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4

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That is impressive.

Watch animals who are good at climbing and you eventually get the
impression that their minds are wired diff. They do not have the fear
of falling we have although logic says they should. Clearly, this guy
has little fear of falling but I wonder how much he has practiced on
these particular rocks. Notice the white chalk on some of the blocks
indicating a lot of use by climbers.

Whether it's familiarity with the terrain, a natural talent, or a lot
of practice, I would have to concede that the backflip on the vertical
wall is unnatural. I would suspect that very few people would be able
to develop that type of skill.

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We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

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I vaguely remember reading this in college... can't remember it though.
Maybe I should get it from the library....

I think that was their first collaboration. It was my favorite Sci-fi
novel until I read "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

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I didn't like that book... the movie was awful

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On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
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On Oct 1, 11:56 am, wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch



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On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4

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That is impressive.

Watch animals who are good at climbing and you eventually get the
impression that their minds are wired diff. They do not have the fear
of falling we have although logic says they should. Clearly, this guy
has little fear of falling but I wonder how much he has practiced on
these particular rocks. Notice the white chalk on some of the blocks
indicating a lot of use by climbers.

Whether it's familiarity with the terrain, a natural talent, or a lot
of practice, I would have to concede that the backflip on the vertical
wall is unnatural. I would suspect that very few people would be able
to develop that type of skill.

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We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

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I vaguely remember reading this in college... can't remember it though.
Maybe I should get it from the library....

I think that was their first collaboration. It was my favorite Sci-fi
novel until I read "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

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I didn't like that book... the movie was awful

Do you read Science Fiction, Miss De Plume? I devoured science
fiction novels when I was young. I haven't read a science fiction
novel in years, though. The genre became too...commercial and
gratuitously salacious, as far as I was concerned. The last good
novel I've read, recently, was actually a humorous work by Leornard
Wibberley, "The Mouse that Roared." Dune was not a nascently
intellecutal book of the type you might find written by Stanislaw Lem,
Ursula Le Guin, or Phillip K. Dick. But, Herbert wove a wonderful
tapestry of story, future, distant shores, culture, intrigue and
memorable characters that spawned at least two movies. I thought the
work was incomparably imaginative. I have read other works since,
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On Oct 1, 11:56 am, wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

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On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4

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That is impressive.

Watch animals who are good at climbing and you eventually get the
impression that their minds are wired diff. They do not have the fear
of falling we have although logic says they should. Clearly, this guy
has little fear of falling but I wonder how much he has practiced on
these particular rocks. Notice the white chalk on some of the blocks
indicating a lot of use by climbers.

Whether it's familiarity with the terrain, a natural talent, or a lot
of practice, I would have to concede that the backflip on the vertical
wall is unnatural. I would suspect that very few people would be able
to develop that type of skill.

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We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. *In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. *They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. *It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

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I vaguely remember reading this in college... can't remember it though..
Maybe I should get it from the library....

I think that was their first collaboration. *It was my favorite Sci-fi
novel until I read "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

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I didn't like that book... the movie was awful

Do you read Science Fiction, Miss De Plume? *I devoured science
fiction novels when I was young. *I haven't read a science fiction
novel in years, though. *The genre became too...commercial and
gratuitously salacious, as far as I was concerned. *The last good
novel I've read, recently, was actually a humorous work by Leornard
Wibberley, "The Mouse that Roared." *Dune was not a nascently
intellecutal book of the type you might find written by Stanislaw Lem,
Ursula Le Guin, or Phillip K. Dick. *But, Herbert wove a wonderful
tapestry of story, future, distant shores, culture, intrigue and
memorable characters that spawned at least two movies. *I thought the
work was incomparably imaginative. *I have read other works since,
though.

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Yes, I do remember the "Mote in God's Eye". About a race that could
not practice birth control so their civilization kept ending in
extreme overpopulation. I forget how the problem was solved.