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The Golden Path by ER September 13, 2013 9:04 am

I am not a big fan of Herbert... by FrankC 2013-09-13 16:12:15
- hinky? by ER 2013-09-13 17:54:37
  - No but not exactly the word I was looking for, maybe squirrely is better by FrankC 2013-09-13 18:15:38
    - PS. I guess you were thinking of kinky by FrankC 2013-09-14 01:18:52
      - Well, I hope the illustration I attached to my essay wasn't too hinky for you. by ER 2013-09-14 10:17:12
        
        LOL, no, she would have been better naked by FrankC 2013-09-14 19:22:14
        
        I don't remember any incest. by ER 2013-09-14 20:32:41
        
        I must be totally confused... by FrankC 2013-09-14 23:34:04
        
        Somebody is! by ER 2013-09-15 07:11:17
        
        It does appear that any incest between Paul and his mother is all in Lynch's mind. by FrankC 2013-09-18 03:42:24
        
        There are only a handful of basic plots. by ER 2013-09-18 07:43:41
        
        And, more on topic... by FrankC 2013-09-18 09:01:12
        
        Yet... by FrankC 2013-09-18 08:53:12
        
        Thanks for turning me on to that excellent essay. by ER 2013-09-18 10:51:23
        
        The curious thing... by FrankC 2013-09-18 13:18:23

RIP Frederik Pohl by Jody September 2, 2013 7:25 pm

He was a good one by FrankC 2013-09-03 13:43:18
- I loved "The Space Merchants". by ER 2013-09-03 19:37:07
  - If you care to reread it.. by FrankC 2013-09-04 14:56:50
    - I will reread it. by ER 2013-09-04 16:02:37
      - Well, I was a Psych minor if that helps by FrankC 2013-09-05 20:32:15
        
        My philosophy hasn't changed since college. by ER 2013-09-06 05:53:21
      - I was disappointed. by ER 2013-09-05 17:50:24
        
        yep, none of the 50s and 60s scifi novels hold up perfectly by FrankC 2013-09-05 20:20:57

SyFy (once again) jumps the shark, and some better news by FrankC July 26, 2013 10:09 pm

Canada does a lot of things better we do. by ER 2013-07-27 05:02:43

Death to the humanoids. by ER July 1, 2013 2:37 pm

convergent evolution by Robert 2013-07-01 16:27:50
- Tails and trunks...The fifth wheel by podrock 2013-07-01 20:30:48
- What about the most successful body plan of all? by ER 2013-07-01 16:57:52
  - I was careful to cover my butt by Robert 2013-07-15 12:31:50
  - All of those have been around longer than humans. by bowser 2013-07-01 22:01:16
    - Humans were the first on THIS planet. by ER 2013-07-02 04:33:30
Now, now. by bowser 2013-07-01 16:13:55
- Your generalities are correct. by ER 2013-07-01 17:16:40
  - All of those are interesting possibilities. by bowser 2013-07-01 21:59:23

Prometheus, Continued by ER March 25, 2012 8:19 pm

bounced by spam, fixed by podrock 2013-06-14 16:54:37
And then there's this. Up until recently, nobody thought red dwarfs could have planets in their habitable zones. by TB 2012-03-28 21:21:02
- This is exciting news. Because red dwarfs are so faint, their habitable zones are extremely narrow and close to the ... by ER 2012-03-29 06:50:42
Yes, there is probably intelligent life out there. Those of us who consider such things have known for a long time ... by FrankC 2012-03-26 15:40:29
Question: How do you get more pessimistic than this? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 01:11:28
- Is lack of ETI a bug, or a feature? by TB 2012-03-26 08:44:46
- Yeah, I know its grim, but the more I think about it the more I tend to weigh what's likely, ... by ER 2012-03-26 07:24:19
  - What's the difference between what's likely and what's possible? I certainly don;t see any. Also, our main problem as a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 17:27:57
    - Intelligent, tool-making species capable of spaceflight are possible. After all, we're already batting a thousand there. But whether they are likely or ... by ER 2012-03-26 18:24:02
      - At this point, humanity's primary ambition should be moving out into our own solar system. by TB 2012-03-26 18:32:59
        
        There is a way to export life out of our own solar system. Spew DNA around, or target remote ... by bowser 2012-03-27 18:56:17
        
        *Cheers for like-minded people* Yes, moving out into space can and should be one of our main priorities as a species. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 19:40:14
        
        You don't want to mess around down gravity wells if you can help it. by TB 2012-03-27 07:32:09
        
        Yeah..... No telling what you'll find when you're stuck at the bottom of a hole... :D by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-27 17:52:21
        
        Add energy collection-transmission to the short list. by podrock 2012-03-26 18:40:50
        
        Solar power satellites are getting more feasible all the time. by TB 2012-03-26 18:45:58
Thanks for the great post. Very interesting. It's true that once DNA develops, life can be found virtually anywhere. ... by bowser 2012-03-25 23:56:20
- We don't really know if DNA is common. We DO know that amino acids are common, so it is ... by ER 2012-03-26 07:18:16
Cross-posted on Space Science and Science Fiction Boards by podrock 2012-03-25 20:26:29

Defiance on SYFY by FrankC April 22, 2013 12:10 am

After watching all episodes to date I( can report... by FrankC 2013-06-08 19:07:02
- Awww...I am getting hooked on Downton Abbey. by Jody 2013-06-08 21:53:22
  - good show.. by FrankC 2013-06-10 16:13:04
    - I am an empath. by Jody 2013-06-10 18:51:25
      - Matthew I think... by FrankC 2013-06-10 20:46:03
The previews looked pretty good. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-02 19:10:28

Holy crap! by TB May 24, 2013 7:46 pm

*This* is what I call fun! by Jody May 23, 2013 9:45 pm

Question: by Jody May 21, 2013 10:19 am

I cna't make up my mind between... by ER 2013-05-22 20:04:29
That's a hard one. by RobVG 2013-05-21 21:59:52
- Thank you Rob...wonderful selection! by Jody 2013-05-22 08:34:28
NEVER MIND> GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS> THIS POST IS AN ASSHAT> by Jody 2013-05-21 13:52:11
- Calm down sweetie, it is not asshat... by FrankC 2013-05-21 15:21:13
  - BTW, here's asshat.. by FrankC 2013-05-21 15:23:39
    - This by Jody 2013-05-21 19:46:32
      - Bonus points if you tell me the name of this big female fan favorite without looking it up. by TB 2013-05-21 19:57:32
        
        Took me a long time to look it up. You could have offered bonus $$$ by FrankC 2013-05-21 21:41:17
        
        Asshat:) by Jody 2013-05-21 20:15:11
        
        Time's up! by TB 2013-05-21 21:07:44
        
        Damn, I didn't notice you had called time on it. Wasted all that time looking for it. :) by FrankC 2013-05-21 22:01:24
        
        Well isn't that just *Ducky*!! by Jody 2013-05-22 11:03:36
        
        I have the DVD set of the Outer Limits. by TB 2013-05-22 10:03:15
        
        OMG...I did not know that!!! Thank you Tom! by Jody 2013-05-21 21:35:21
    - A human being. by TB 2013-05-21 15:27:15
      - Okay...quit making me laugh you guys...I wanna be in a foul mood now dammit! :) by Jody 2013-05-21 16:10:05
My opinion: WALL-E by Jody 2013-05-21 11:26:38
One opinion... I think "Schindler's List" sums it up pretty well. The movie is effective in portraying just how ugly ... by Jody 2013-05-21 11:17:24
- Another opinion: Idiocracy by Jody 2013-05-21 11:17:49
  - eewe, you are in a bad mood :) by FrankC 2013-05-21 15:25:51
Does "sum up" mean describe accurately? Or is this film supposed to make friends and avoid making enemies, too? by alcaray 2013-05-21 10:46:37
- Ya know...I do believe I have never seen anything other than here on the Zone where I have to explain ... by Jody 2013-05-21 13:46:29
  - Jody, it's just humor. by TB 2013-05-21 13:59:20
    - Oh...like Galaxy quest. Guess I am in a pissy mood. by Jody 2013-05-21 15:11:29
- Excellent point. Are we talking documentary or advertisement? by TB 2013-05-21 10:56:16

Anyone own a map of the Verse? by FrankC May 19, 2013 9:23 am

I've got one, and I think at least one of my kids does. by TB 2013-05-19 15:25:50
- Where to buy... by TB 2013-05-19 15:37:17
  - I had to buy it but found it on Amazon... by FrankC 2013-05-20 13:55:53

The Cold Equations by ER May 17, 2013 6:17 pm

So where do 3.92, 1.6 and 65% come from? by ER 2013-05-18 10:45:25
- Then comes the hard part. by TB 2013-05-18 11:24:23
  - As you well know, by ER 2013-05-18 11:47:22
    - Another good reference: by TB 2013-05-18 12:52:55

The nature of the xenomorphs. by ER May 12, 2013 1:51 pm

I was outlining a book/story... like 30 years ago? by alcaray 2013-05-12 17:06:36
- Glueing peacock feathers by ER 2013-05-12 17:55:11
Life is swarmy by podrock 2013-05-12 14:45:49
- I like the way you think, Podrock. by ER 2013-05-12 15:43:13
  - "...As truth is gathered, I rearrange..." by podrock 2013-05-12 17:12:57
    - It's nature's way of telling you by ER 2013-05-12 17:41:15
      - "For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern. by podrock 2013-05-12 18:59:50
        
        Ozymandias by ER 2013-05-12 20:02:07

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