Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

--- Maru Dubshinki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Spoiler space added > But I must quibble with one bit: > How on earth can you claim that we could've figured > out Malfoy's plot? > We knew that there was a plot, yes, and that it > would involve > smuggling past the security (here's an i

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

- Original Message - From: "Maru Dubshinki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3 Spoiler Space Returned >And I felt very annoyed when the Prince >turned out to be Snape rather

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

Gautam Mukunda wrote: > The big shock was not Dumbledore dying, of course - > it's been obvious that that had to happen at the end > of Book Six since, well, Book 1, probably. What is a > huge shock, of course, is that _Snape_ would be the > one who murders him. I am quite impressed by > Row

Re: BSG in today's NYT

On 17 Jul 2005, at 3:16 pm, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: <> Ronald D Moore also does a podcast commentary for each episode. You can subscribe to these using iTunes or download them at http:// www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads

Evolution in action?

Chinese elephants are losing their tusks: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2005-07-17T030544Z_01_N16192796_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-CHINA- ELEPHANTS-DC.XML OR http://tinyurl.com/7lmtd Jim What? More than one post in a week? Inconceivable!! Maru __

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

Gautam Mukunda wrote: >One of the striking things about the books, really, is how _angry_ >they are. You get the feeling that Rowling works herself up into a >howling rage at the British class system - something she is able to >do despite being a billionaire. I believe she was all but homeles

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So, spoilers ho! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. The plot of this book was actually very sparse. > In > > terms of the main plot - the war - what happened? > > Three chief ev

Twist of Face, anyone?

At 5,500 words, and having gone through the Critters story review process, does anyone want to read and review it? Anyone? Anyone who finished their Potter book already? And THIS time I have it in .doc format. Funny thing that change to MS Word 2002. Even it has given up on .wps Vilyeh

Re: Uplift locations and dates. Hey, Alberto?

In a message dated 7/17/2005 2:58:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [BTW: what crappy mailer did you use? It's almost impossible to know what was written by me and your replies :-/] AOL, of course. Still free. No charge. Still brought to me by Compaq, as proudly

Re: Uplift locations and dates. Hey, Alberto?

Vilyehm wrote: [BTW: what crappy mailer did you use? It's almost impossible to know what was written by me and your replies :-/] > 2490 December. Thennanin fleet arrives Sol System. Siege lifted as enemies > 'bug out' until they know the new score. > > 2491 January. Uplift Respite. Krondesfire

Re: Bad editing (was Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint)

Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:23 AM Sunday 7/17/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? Yes it does, ! At least, at me! Yes it did. Glaring as heck, and another reason why I think spell-checker can

Re: Bad editing (was Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint)

At 11:23 AM Sunday 7/17/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? Yes it does, ! At least, at me! Yes it did. Glaring as heck, and another reason why I think spell-checker can make folks lazy. I had to fi

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

- Original Message - From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: RE: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3 > > Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > >1. A few quick thoughts on the plot > >2. Some more serious thoughts on the moral messages > >and i

Re: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

- Original Message - From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:07 AM Subject: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3 > So, spoilers ho! > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. The plot of this book was actually very sparse. In > terms

My RPG book (was Re: Bad editing)

Julia Thompson wrote: >Jim Sharkey wrote: >>I had to fix a number of those when I was prepping the transcript >>for the book I told you about in my LJ. Which, BTW, I hope you >>downloaded for your friend, Julia. Otherwise, I might be forced to >>make the sad face. :) >I hadn't yet. I'd been

Re: Uplift locations and dates. Hey, Alberto?

In a message dated 7/17/2005 6:52:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vilyehm asked: > > What number galaxy is it for: > > Kithrup > Gubru home planet > Synthian home planet > Thennanin home planet > Information not available. Then it'll be fun to have one from each.

Re: Bad editing (was Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint)

Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? Yes it does, ! At least, at me! Yes it did. Glaring as heck, and another reason why I think spell-checker can make folks lazy. I had to fix a number of those when I was prepping the transcr

Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint

Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:45 PM Saturday 7/16/2005, Max Battcher wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: THERE IS A MISTAKE ON PAGE 10! At least in the US edition. Was Gautam reading too fast to catch it? :) Julia who is on page 10 The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? Alt

RE: Harry Potter Discussion (Spoilers!!!) L3

Gautam Mukunda wrote: >1. A few quick thoughts on the plot >2. Some more serious thoughts on the moral messages >and ideas I think Rowling is trying to convey (and why >they make me far more impressed by her writing than I >was before reading this one) >3. A few brief thoughts on the extent to wh

BSG in today's NYT

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Bad editing (was Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint)

Julia Thompson wrote: >> The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? >Yes it does, ! >At least, at me! Yes it did. Glaring as heck, and another reason why I think spell-checker can make folks lazy. I had to fix a number of those when I was prepping the transcript for the book I to

Re: Uplift locations and dates. Hey, Alberto?

Vilyehm asked: > > What number galaxy is it for: > > Kithrup > Gubru home planet > Synthian home planet > Thennanin home planet > Information not available. > Now, Streaker is gone for three years. The siege of Earth was a little over > two years. > That's possible. I still don't have a fix on its

Re: Harry Potter - no actual spoiler, just a complaint

At 09:45 PM Saturday 7/16/2005, Max Battcher wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: THERE IS A MISTAKE ON PAGE 10! At least in the US edition. Was Gautam reading too fast to catch it? :) Julia who is on page 10 The sight/site switch? Jumps off the page, doesn't it? Although I'm of the opinion th

Re: Half-Blood Prince (No spoilers)

Maru Dubshinki wrote: How about some discussion of the book? I'm pretty happy with this one; for all the exposition and mild climax, I've always been slightly miffed that all the pre-existing bits of alchemy and magic and old fairy tales and such that Rowling borrowed from were not really extende