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I'll Stick to Boating, Thank-you...
On Oct 1, 9:00*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:28:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:44:00 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 11:56 am, wrote: On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4 -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. |
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I'll Stick to Boating, Thank-you...
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:45:51 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: On Oct 1, 9:00*pm, wrote: On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:28:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:44:00 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 11:56 am, wrote: On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:32:26 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 10:27 am, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 1, 9:38 am, wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndG4b5M-Q4 -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. Then there was "The Forever War"... -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:47:23 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: snipped for the mere exercise 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. Then there was "The Forever War"... You need to read "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi and his companion works "Ghost Brigades" and "Zoe's War". Is there a reason why, Tom? I really gave up on Sci-fi years ago. And my reading list is overwhelming as it is. And I have opened concurrently; "Hypatia of Alexandria," "World Masterpieces since the Renaissance," and "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." I have never been an organized reader. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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I'll Stick to Boating, Thank-you...
On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:20:59 -0500, wrote:
On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:47:23 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: snipped for the mere exercise 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. Then there was "The Forever War"... You need to read "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi and his companion works "Ghost Brigades" and "Zoe's War". Is there a reason why, Tom? I really gave up on Sci-fi years ago. And my reading list is overwhelming as it is. And I have opened concurrently; "Hypatia of Alexandria," "World Masterpieces since the Renaissance," and "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." Ah - so you really ARE Harry. Had me fooled there for a while. :) Yeah - it's the anti-"Forever War". :) If you are in a non-fiction muse, I got a couple of recommendations for you then - "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidde...4477536&sr=1-1 I've Got Things To Do With My Life: Pat Tillman by Mike Towle http://www.amazon.com/Ive-Got-Things...4477609&sr=1-1 I have some others in case you are interested. |
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I'll Stick to Boating, Thank-you...
On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:54:04 -0400, H the K
wrote: On 10/2/09 4:20 AM, wrote: On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:47:23 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: snipped for the mere exercise 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. Then there was "The Forever War"... You need to read "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi and his companion works "Ghost Brigades" and "Zoe's War". Is there a reason why, Tom? I really gave up on Sci-fi years ago. And my reading list is overwhelming as it is. And I have opened concurrently; "Hypatia of Alexandria," "World Masterpieces since the Renaissance," and "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." I have never been an organized reader. I gave up reading sci-fi for the most part in 1968, after seeing Clarke and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. After seeing that, most sci-fi novels seemed silly to me. I had grown up reading the masters of sci-fi and their classics. But after 2001, all I could do was giggle my way though the few remaining sci-fi books I read. I did like Contact, though, and a couple of others. It's been years since I've read a sci-fi novel. I think I gave up reading sci-fi about the same time I gave up smoking Afghan Black. But that's merely coincidental, right? -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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I'll Stick to Boating, Thank-you...
On Oct 2, 3:20*am, wrote:
On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:47:23 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: snipped for the mere exercise 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. *What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. *I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. *I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. *For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) * All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. *The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. *Then there was "The Forever War"... * You need to read "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi and his companion works "Ghost Brigades" and "Zoe's War". Is there a reason why, Tom? *I really gave up on Sci-fi years ago. And my reading list is overwhelming as it is. * And I have opened concurrently; "Hypatia of Alexandria," "World Masterpieces since the Renaissance," and "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." *I have never been an organized reader. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access i gave up on Sci-fi when "Lost in Space" got canceled. |
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On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 05:52:26 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Oct 2, 3:20*am, wrote: On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:47:23 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: snipped for the mere exercise 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. I was a teenager when I read the book, and I remember so little about it. *What you described evoked memories of the alien race in that book. *I came across a copy of the book a couple of years ago at a yard sale. *I purchased it to read again, and I started to do that last winter. *For some reason I never got beyond the first few pages. (I've got too many books going at the same time right now.) * All of this has me reminsicing about favorite books, though. *The "High Crusade" by Poul Anderson was a lighthearted read, and Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" was a thought-provoking work. *Then there was "The Forever War"... * You need to read "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi and his companion works "Ghost Brigades" and "Zoe's War". Is there a reason why, Tom? *I really gave up on Sci-fi years ago. And my reading list is overwhelming as it is. * And I have opened concurrently; "Hypatia of Alexandria," "World Masterpieces since the Renaissance," and "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." *I have never been an organized reader. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access i gave up on Sci-fi when "Lost in Space" got canceled. LOL! They made a movie not too long ago, Tim, a great teaser to get you back in. :) -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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