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2011-07-12 Thread Jon Louis Mann
> [tap tap tap] Is this thing on?  I haven't received > any messages since the end of April.  Did the list > fold? Is everyone on vacation?  Or is everyone just > having trouble thinking of things to talk about? > If the lack of list activity is because no one could think > of anything to talk ab

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2011-07-12 Thread Wayne Eddy
The novel will be called "Existence" https://plus.google.com/116665417191671711571/posts On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 4:40 AM, Damon Agretto wrote: > I'm receiving. > > Currently re-reading the Mars trilogy. I didn't see anything on Brin's > facebook feed about a new book, but I'm looking forward to

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2011-07-12 Thread Damon Agretto
I'm receiving. Currently re-reading the Mars trilogy. I didn't see anything on Brin's facebook feed about a new book, but I'm looking forward to such a thing... Damon. On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > [tap tap tap] Is this thing on? I haven't received any message sinc

Something completely different (there is hope for space after all)

2011-07-12 Thread Keith Henson
This is something that has not been covered by news nor (as near as I can tell) has it been the subject of a press release. But it is fairly well known to those in the business. NASA Ames brought a 1.2 MW, 110 GHz gyrotron for testing beamed energy propulsion. They still need the power supply, w

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2011-07-12 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
[tap tap tap] Is this thing on? I haven't received any message since the end of April. Did the list fold? Is everyone on vacation? Or is everyone just having trouble thinking of things to talk about? If the lack of list activity is because no one could think of anything to talk about... Does