tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post1767490246284836456..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Thought It Was The End, But It’s Snot…Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58288668157613147702013-01-18T13:35:23.979-06:002013-01-18T13:35:23.979-06:00A Weber I haven't read.
Wrong, just checked c...A Weber I haven't read.<br /><br />Wrong, just checked catalog, it is in library so went and glanced at flyleaf. I just haven't read it in a long time.Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81155952781709724232013-01-18T10:19:59.302-06:002013-01-18T10:19:59.302-06:00I was thinking of David Weber's "Heir'...I was thinking of David Weber's "Heir's of Empire", the third book in the Dahak series. The memory chip acted like an encyclopedia, so people were not instantly all-knowing geniuses. In my opinion, the book was the weakest of the trilogy, with half of it set in a low tech environment, like he had two separate plots that he was trying to mash together (though I did enjoy it). The series itself was pretty good overall. Thanks for your guesses- now I have recommendations for more books to read.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22206557819488914482013-01-18T10:19:05.847-06:002013-01-18T10:19:05.847-06:00I was thinking of David Weber's "Heir'...I was thinking of David Weber's "Heir's of Empire", the third book in the Dahak series. The memory chip acted like an encyclopedia, so people were not instantly all-knowing geniuses. In my opinion, the book was the weakest of the trilogy, with half of it set in a low tech environment, like he had two separate plots that he was trying to mash together, though I did enjoy it. The series itself was pretty good overall. Thanks for your guesses- now I have recommendations for more books to read.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69421548269442529912013-01-18T09:14:23.802-06:002013-01-18T09:14:23.802-06:00For future reference - take it & hope you are ...For future reference - take it & hope you are feeling better now - Green ginger wine. StevoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506855815096149912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31529343252999414872013-01-17T13:51:03.098-06:002013-01-17T13:51:03.098-06:00All I can think of is Bester's Computer Connec...All I can think of is Bester's Computer Connection, however I haven't read Bester since the mid 70s so I may be thinking of another book. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24389991739796204312013-01-16T23:20:23.122-06:002013-01-16T23:20:23.122-06:00Also, Mike Sheapard' Kris Longknife series, th...Also, Mike Sheapard' Kris Longknife series, they have evolving computer companions, with an access port to the brain.<br /><br />NaluGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5749091762138298242013-01-16T11:58:55.628-06:002013-01-16T11:58:55.628-06:00Melissa Scott's Union folk in Night Sky Mine, ...Melissa Scott's Union folk in Night Sky Mine, Brainships in the later McCaffrey collaborations (ie, the Ship Who Searched), and mostly everybody in Moon's Trader series. I wouldn't have included Oath of Fealty, myself, as that's just fast access to available data and disappears if the link fails. It's pretty much got to be in the last 20 years, since it's only recently we've accepted that ginormous amounts of information can be stored in itsy bitsy spaces.<br /><br />What I haven't read yet is anybody postulating what would happen if the database were deliberately skewed - what if you were a person who was raised to depend on the integrity of the data, and you got a Dominionist-created chip on, say, intelligent design? Eep.<br /><br />Ann C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79837028453272136132013-01-16T09:29:31.995-06:002013-01-16T09:29:31.995-06:00Hi hedgewytch and Warner,
I was not thinking o...Hi hedgewytch and Warner,<br /> I was not thinking of Heinlein, Niven, Pournelle, or Bester. I read Oath of Fealty, good guess, that's not it. I'm not sure which Bester work you're talking about; a specific reference would be nice (but only b/c I might want to read it). Here is a hint: Series of three novels all written in the 1990's by a living author. I may have exaggerated somewhat when I said "entire body of human knowledge", but the rest of my description is reasonable. If no one gets it and Jim doesn't mind, then I'll post the book names in a few days. Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5564148812562484692013-01-16T07:11:01.360-06:002013-01-16T07:11:01.360-06:00Not any Heinlein that I can think of, however Nive...Not any Heinlein that I can think of, however Niven/Pournell in Oath of Fealty have an implant with access to computer nets.<br /><br />Bester wrote something in the early 70s along those lines. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83355216013194126342013-01-15T11:01:52.878-06:002013-01-15T11:01:52.878-06:00Gotta be Heinlien.Gotta be Heinlien.hedgewytchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56997814979245892832013-01-15T09:08:32.881-06:002013-01-15T09:08:32.881-06:00My laugh fest for the week! Go Chuck Hagel!My laugh fest for the week! Go Chuck Hagel!Long Ben Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382408372788942193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43195013239641374732013-01-14T15:42:22.961-06:002013-01-14T15:42:22.961-06:00If they would yank Yeager's FFL (assuming he h...If they would yank Yeager's FFL (assuming he has one to begin with) it would be somehow poetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23825718592879102762013-01-12T14:55:37.675-06:002013-01-12T14:55:37.675-06:00Hi Jim - Glad your coming down from viral HELL! Ba...Hi Jim - Glad your coming down from viral HELL! Back when I still wore green and blew shit up I found a remarkably effective way to clear sinus congestion is to take a helicopter ride. On a daybreak jump in Sardinia I was deep into a cold (even though Marines don't get sick) and my head was blown up with mucus. The CH-46 took off and while climbing I could feel my face expanding from the pressurized snot load. Eventually, a couple thousand feet up, my upper and lower sinuses let go and I swear a couple pounds of glutenous, steaming green toxic waste ejected from my nose, missed my reserve and splatted to the airplane's deck. The rest of the stick almost barfed and the crew chief was pissed as hell, but getting rid of that congestion was like lancing a huge boil behind my nose. That was the tipping point to getting better; explosive sinus decompression works every time. <br /><br />I have said for years (12 to be exact) that if Chuck Hagel were running against Al Gore, I would have gladly voted for Hagel for President. Despite his more specific apparent faults, I always considered him a pragmatic realist amongst the Parliament of Whores. I really, really want to see him face off against McCain and his sissy butt-buddy Lindsey Graham during confirmation. $20 says he makes Lindsey cry. Tommy D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37652829292488954962013-01-12T13:54:15.467-06:002013-01-12T13:54:15.467-06:00Welcome back. You have been sorely missed.
-Mar...Welcome back. You have been sorely missed. <br />-MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8578693474799581442013-01-12T12:43:06.990-06:002013-01-12T12:43:06.990-06:00Flying cars are okay, but I really want everyone t...Flying cars are okay, but I really want everyone to get that computer chip implanted which has the entire body of human knowledge accessible to your memory. People will not need to use up education time cramming in information, instead learning how to access it and how to think.(1,2) Who besides politicians and clergy would object? (unrelated: "Poets, priests and politicians; Have words to thank for your submission.") Probably never happen, as it would mean the end of political parties. Or the Texas school board would try to decide what goes in it... *shudder*. <br />(1) bonus points if you know the SF book/series from which this comes.<br />(2) extra points if it's a different one from the one I read.<br />(3) those points mean nothing, really :) just bragging rights.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20510141421980014882013-01-12T11:17:44.288-06:002013-01-12T11:17:44.288-06:00It's true enough, though why it would surprise...It's true enough, though why it would surprise anybody is beyond me. Yeager is exactly what he appears, a mercenary. He's not a professional soldier and never has been. He's not sworn to defend the United States or its citizens. Duty means nothing to him. <br /><br />He's a mercenary, he kills people for money (or thinks that he wants to, anyway) and he looks out for himself first and foremost - and he's in the business of training others to do exactly the same. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53642690196938275222013-01-12T11:04:24.262-06:002013-01-12T11:04:24.262-06:00Jim....yes, I noticed your absence, especially whe...Jim....yes, I noticed your absence, especially when Yeager showed up...My first thought was "I wonder what ol' Master Chief would say"...well, since you were not here with yer common sense and unflappable sanity, I did a little googling....this is what I found about Yeager in Iraq...<br /><br />http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-311672.html<br /><br />Is this real or is it fake...I can't tell from my perspective...Bufordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562503298407472200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52941309799200665892013-01-12T08:31:19.185-06:002013-01-12T08:31:19.185-06:00The true meaning of the 2nd Amendment is being tot...The true meaning of the 2nd Amendment is being totally misunderstood and lost in the discussion. It is very, VERY clear and does NOT define nor limit the use/access of any type of weapon:<br /><br />"the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."<br /><br />Therefore I want a NUCLEAR BOMB! It is my right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63039472899127270922013-01-12T08:18:51.220-06:002013-01-12T08:18:51.220-06:00Sounds good except for the nicotine.
PabloSounds good except for the nicotine.<br />PabloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76430794230061897062013-01-11T21:58:46.118-06:002013-01-11T21:58:46.118-06:00I find that regular and frequent injections of Bus...I find that regular and frequent injections of Bushmills, nicotine, and Pho keep most viruses at bay. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21200042856241248612013-01-11T21:33:19.081-06:002013-01-11T21:33:19.081-06:00Yes Sophie, it honestly boggles my mind the energy...Yes Sophie, it honestly boggles my mind the energy Conservative Christians put into gun lobbying. If they want to follow the example of Jesus and quote and malign using every misrepresentation of what He actually said...do us the courtesy of actually having something to misrepresent. There is not a single word that Jesus uttered that could actually justify the drive for wide net and unlimited gun rights. Not a single one. Most can only be interpreted as a "turn the other cheek" mentality. Not sure that is very aligned or can be even misinterpreted with "anyone,at any time, with anything" gun rights that are touted.<br /><br />Just FYI. It was Peter. When the officials were arresting Jesus and harassing the disciples as a group, Peter lopped off an ear of one of the guards (who had a weapon and intended to use it). Jesus put it back on, rebuked the use and weapon, and read Peter the riot act. <br /><br />Only time Jesus really addresses use of a weapon...he could not be interpreted as anything close to "supportive". <br /><br /> Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844259769006461279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40021064577985990672013-01-11T20:57:30.538-06:002013-01-11T20:57:30.538-06:00(Reposted from my Facebook comment about James Yea...<b>(Reposted from my Facebook comment about James Yeager></b><br /><br />Gun extremists like James Yeager and a significant fraction of the NRA membership REALLY are not helping their cause or doing us sane gun owners any favors with this stupid shit. It may be that the vast majority of American gun owners are sane, reasonable, and responsible people - but guys like Wayne LaPierre, Alex Jones, and James Yeager are the rabid spittle-flecked florid public face of the American gun obsession. <br /><br />When you talk about guns in America, right or wrong, these are exactly the people who come immediately to mind. <br /><br />Frankly, given Yeager's personal history and his demonstrated and well documented tendency to just "start killin' people" as a first option in nearly every situation, I'm appalled that any state would allow him to purchase a gun, carry one concealed, have it near children, or operate a "tactical security" business in ANY fashion whatsoever. <br /><br />I can't decide if it's irony or poetic justice that this kind of insane paranoia (and it IS insane when you openly talk about having to shoot your daughter's friends "in the face" if they try to get into your secret bunker in some imagined apocalypse) will very likely bring about exactly, EXACTLY, the kind of restrictive authoritarian gun control laws that they fear. <br /><br />Their questionable judgment and extremist positions, vehement insane refusal to compromise in any way, their inability to offer rational suggestions or even enter into reasoned discussion, coupled to their unending threats of armed violence and vocal promises of bloody revolution are essentially indistinguishable in intent from the America hating rhetoric of Middle Eastern Jihadists. These people, more than any other, are a clear and present danger to peace and security of the United States.<br /><br />If the president has to use Executive Orders to address gun violence in America, these people will have no one to blame but themselves - not that they'll accept responsibility for it, mind you.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72209796895752632332013-01-11T20:53:38.015-06:002013-01-11T20:53:38.015-06:00Indeed, Mr. Yeager did an excellent job of getting...Indeed, Mr. Yeager did an excellent job of getting himself on every watch list known to humanity, to have his gun license suspended by the state of Tennessee, and to begin being investigated by Homeland Security in one 32 second video. He's the perfect poster boy for why we need some changes made. The idea of Mr. Yeager's tendency to overheat combined with his massive stockpile of weapons is, well, crazy.<br /><br />(Excellent read, Mr. Station. Glad to read you're feeling somewhat less slug-like)<br /><br />Gale Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479499709630951743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62387789199073527972013-01-11T19:35:55.296-06:002013-01-11T19:35:55.296-06:00(I remember when 2013 sounded like it was maybe a ...(I remember when 2013 sounded like it was maybe a bazillion centuries in the future.)<br /><br />This knocked me flat!<br /><br />I'm definitely here, and it's 2013! Wow! Soon come 2033, another half a bazillion years away. Hmmm! Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290928283713813594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90989649861063601682013-01-11T19:34:20.289-06:002013-01-11T19:34:20.289-06:00Later that week ...
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/20...Later that week ...<br /><br />http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/11/state-suspends-gun-permit-for-ceo-who-said-he-would-start-killing-people-over-gun-control/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com