tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post5549822815532770430..comments2024-02-16T05:17:21.690-05:00Comments on No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded).: The New Superstar of the Science FictionPeter Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-27727401707648828962007-10-26T03:52:00.000-04:002007-10-26T03:52:00.000-04:00WStax7 Your blog is great. Articles is interesting...WStax7 Your blog is great. Articles is interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-17944433947695998752007-06-30T05:20:00.000-04:002007-06-30T05:20:00.000-04:00"[Tor] were not contractually obligated to inform ..."<I>[Tor] were not contractually obligated to inform me of anything they did with my titles</I>"<BR/><BR/>What a nice way to talk to authors.<BR/><BR/>"<I>In my own limited experience, authors seem to get left out of the loop almost on general principles.</I>"<BR/><BR/>In my limited experience even when they do not have the right to. It has happened several times to me that my articles were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-14526887606270122642007-06-25T21:16:00.000-04:002007-06-25T21:16:00.000-04:00Canada is in the Americas, not America. It's like ...Canada is in the America<B>s</B>, not America. It's like the difference between <B>m</B>arine and <B>M</B>arine. Small and easy to miss, but very important.ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695255436104873832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-67226199833054242102007-06-24T18:47:00.000-04:002007-06-24T18:47:00.000-04:00if I'm some kind of superhero, how come I got paid...<I>if I'm some kind of superhero, how come I got paid like a sidekick?</I><BR/><BR/>Be happy you're getting paid like a sidekick - recall that superheroes proper generally don't get paid at all - Superman had to take a job as a weinerhead gofer at the local newspaper, as did Spiderman. Bruce Wayne is independently wealthy and is happy to work <I>gratis</I>. I'm not enough of that specializationTheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-52302079826456333192007-06-24T18:37:00.000-04:002007-06-24T18:37:00.000-04:00Speaking of Germany:http://halcy.de/past/2007/6/23...Speaking of Germany:<BR/><BR/>http://halcy.de/past/2007/6/23/google_threatens_to_close_gmail/<BR/><BR/>Holy shit.<BR/><BR/>"If the Bundesregierung has it’s way, then starting 2008, any connection data concerning the internet, phone calls (With position data when cell phones are used), SMS etc. of any german citizen will be saved for 6 months, anonymizing services like Tor will be made illegal."Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154776123543786428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-47215910444778183002007-06-24T12:08:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:08:00.000-04:00denni, full of youthful innocence, said...I'm surp...<B>denni</B>, full of youthful innocence, said...<BR/><BR/><I>I'm surprised that the author is always the last one to know when foreign language rights are sold.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not. When <I>Starfish</I> was translated into Italian, the first I heard of it was when the Italian editor e-mailed me asking for an introductory note. I had to give credit to this obvious pirate, that he would have Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-90584894904856094002007-06-24T11:53:00.000-04:002007-06-24T11:53:00.000-04:00AR cried challengingly...What is the rational for ...AR cried challengingly...<BR/><BR/><I>What is the rational for vampires moving differently than humans at all?</I><BR/><BR/>I'm thinking, giant motor-nerve axons, the kind giant squid have. Greater cross-sectional area, lower resistance, faster signal transmission. I'm also positing greater fine-scale motor control, so these guys could adopt odd postures and remain immobile for extended periodsPeter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-44721007035081033552007-06-24T09:19:00.000-04:002007-06-24T09:19:00.000-04:00Let's hope the translator has done a good job (the...Let's hope the translator has done a good job (they don't always...)<BR/><BR/>IMO, 'Blindflug' is an acceptable title. It has a nice ring to it.<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised that the author is always the last one to know when foreign language rights are sold. If I ever get anything published and translated into German, I for one would want a look at the thing before it hits the bookstores!Dennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334790087365227323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-44026413581850271022007-06-24T02:40:00.000-04:002007-06-24T02:40:00.000-04:00I like the cover. It has a weirdly pleasing Sovie...I like the cover. It has a weirdly pleasing Soviet propaganda look to it.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-15212330080914186012007-06-23T23:54:00.000-04:002007-06-23T23:54:00.000-04:00What is the rational for vampires moving different...What is the rational for vampires moving differently than humans at all?ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695255436104873832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-10657922684478700112007-06-23T14:13:00.000-04:002007-06-23T14:13:00.000-04:00Sarasti's motion is described as Mantis-Like. I'm ...Sarasti's motion is described as Mantis-Like. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcIUIULafw" REL="nofollow">this video of a mantis effortlessly killing a mouse</A> is something along the lines of how I envisioned Sarasti as moving...<BR/><BR/>However, it's also possible that PW felt the need, as all hard SF authors do, of describing at least one Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154776123543786428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-80581072000081711312007-06-23T11:57:00.000-04:002007-06-23T11:57:00.000-04:00Re: osseus labyrint and ToolThat is correct. They'...<I>Re: osseus labyrint and Tool</I><BR/><BR/>That is correct. They've worked with Tool quite a bit (as seen on Google).<BR/><BR/>Also? Wow. That is both freakily impressive and impressively freaky.<BR/><BR/><I>- <B>razorsmile</B> anonypost</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-74594432316000891542007-06-23T10:41:00.000-04:002007-06-23T10:41:00.000-04:00I swear I've seen those Pachyderms somewhere...a T...I swear I've seen those Pachyderms somewhere...a Tool video I think, I just don't remember which.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154776123543786428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-8575713657899756452007-06-23T09:59:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:59:00.000-04:00bill saidthey have found their vocation in using h...<B>bill</B> said<BR/><BR/><I>they have found their vocation in using human musculature to present the alien, just look at this movement: (Pachyderms)</I><BR/><BR/>Massively well-hung, monotesticular pachyderms, at that.<BR/><BR/>Sarasti might not be entirely up their alley, though. He might not be alien <I>enough</I>. I could almost see these guys doing <I>scramblers</I>. Not in film, granted Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-9867939129654945142007-06-23T09:45:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:45:00.000-04:00The Voyage of the Sable Keech translates as Die Gr...<I>The Voyage of the Sable Keech translates as Die Grosse Fahrt Der Sable Keech!</I><BR/><BR/>I will never ever complain about titles again.Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-76648488139726366152007-06-23T09:39:00.000-04:002007-06-23T09:39:00.000-04:00Hey, you should worry. The Voyage of the Sable Kee...Hey, you should worry. The Voyage of the Sable Keech translates as Die Grosse Fahrt Der Sable Keech!Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-71670024629821713992007-06-23T08:10:00.000-04:002007-06-23T08:10:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-82553193956324998312007-06-23T02:26:00.000-04:002007-06-23T02:26:00.000-04:00Excellent - Another Blindsight post, the perfect o...Excellent - Another Blindsight post, the perfect opportunity to re-reference the "How would you represent Sarasti in film" question from a few posts earlier...<BR/><BR/>I'd hire <A HREF="http://www.osseuslabyrint.net/" REL="nofollow">osseus labyrint</A><BR/><BR/>As performance artists, they have found their vocation in using human musculature to present the alien, just look at this movement:<BR/>Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538834011773567990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-7697159041625763092007-06-23T01:40:00.000-04:002007-06-23T01:40:00.000-04:00buttpflug....i love it.buttpflug....i love it.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154776123543786428noreply@blogger.com