[scifinoir2] Re: China buys Google!

2006-04-04 Thread g123curious
Hahahaha! The date on that article was April 1st, wasn't it. Sounds like a good Aprils Fools joke to me. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, they sold their souls to let China censor Google, so why should we be surprised? brent wodehouse

[scifinoir2] Who likes Dr. Who?

2006-04-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Anyone watching the latest series? I've enjoyed the three eps I've seen so far. Never having seen any of the previous shows, I can't compare, but it's entertaining. The Doctor is an interesting character. Usually he's comically happy, smiling at the strangest times. When Rose's boyfriend had

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: China buys Google!

2006-04-04 Thread brent wodehouse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hahahaha! The date on that article was April 1st, wasn't it. Sounds like a good Aprils Fools joke to me. Yes, it was a rather funny joke. Sadly, I can't take credit. Brent George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, they

[scifinoir2] Fly me to the moon - by catapult

2006-04-04 Thread brent wodehouse
http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=510172006 Fly me to the moon - by catapult RUSSELL JACKSON IT MAY read like a far-flung plotline from a science-fiction comic, but Scots scientists have unveiled plans to develop a giant slingshot to catapult material from the earth to the moon. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Fly me to the moon - by catapult

2006-04-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Sometimes the most crude and far-out seeming ideas may prove to be workable after all.When I was college, Ed Teller--one of the major developers of the H-bomb--spoke at my engineering society. He was a big advocate of the Star Wars system. Teller advocated a system of giant, perpetually

Re: [scifinoir2] Fly me to the moon - by catapult

2006-04-04 Thread Martin Pratt
I like the idea, but I've got the one problem- aiming. What if the aim's off by a ahlf-degree? One way, you miss your target entirely. The other, you hit the wrong target, possibly causing massive destruction. Mister Optimism Junior, signing off. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes the most

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: China buys Google!

2006-04-04 Thread Martin Pratt
I done been had. brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hahahaha! The date on that article was April 1st, wasn't it. Sounds like a good Aprils Fools joke to me. Yes, it was a rather funny joke. Sadly, I can't take credit. Brent George --- In

Re: [scifinoir2] Who likes Dr. Who?

2006-04-04 Thread Martin Pratt
The last ep aired, Aliens of London (a sly take on a Warren Zevon song) was proof for me that the series was abck. The first two, though good, were self-contained. The initial series was a cliffhanger-a-week deal, always leaving you wondering where things would end up. (Even though the trailer

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Black American Film Industry What If?

2006-04-04 Thread Martin Pratt
I can agree with that idea. I have no particular dislikes at the moment that I'm aware of. thegothic_dude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking of having a post of what wouldn't you want. I know I wouldn't want parodies for a long, long while. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin

Re: [scifinoir2] Who likes Dr. Who?

2006-04-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Yeah, that was good, the laughing, gas-passing aliens who want to rule the world. I loved the old-school way they slowly and menacingly approach their victims, eyes blinking, claws clicking. I laughed my ass off. -- Original message -- From: Martin Pratt [EMAIL

[scifinoir2] Re: Black American Film Industry What If?

2006-04-04 Thread wglewisshiraishi
A screen version of Octavia Butler's short story, The Evening, and the Morning and the Night. A Black American focused World War II drama. ( I know there are a handful, but a big budget would be nice) An an epic fantasy. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, thegothic_dude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[scifinoir2] hello

2006-04-04 Thread wglewisshiraishi
I realized after the last post that I didn't reintorduce myself. I had been in the first scifinoir group long ago. Winnie Shiraishi, originally from North Carolina, USA. Now in Japan. I have a blog about Japanese popular fiction at: [margin.notes] http://insufficientpostage.typepad.com Regards.

[scifinoir2] AUGUST (wilson) IN APRIL: APRIL 27 – APRIL 29, 2006

2006-04-04 Thread terry scott
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RE: [scifinoir2] hello

2006-04-04 Thread Keith Johnson
Welcome back! Whatcha doin' in Japan? -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wglewisshiraishi Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 20:50 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] hello I realized after the last post that I didn't

RE: [scifinoir2] Fly me to the moon - by catapult

2006-04-04 Thread Keith Johnson
No, it's a good point with any type of system where something is launched but has no propulsion of its own. I guess you'd have to use a projectile with some basic guidance and manuevering systems built in. You couldn't exactly throw big boulders at ICBMs screaming through the atmosphere and hope