tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post5906350686415547405..comments2024-02-16T05:17:21.690-05:00Comments on No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded).: Squids — In — Spaaaaaace!Peter Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-52973841604853741272008-05-14T11:27:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:27:00.000-04:00Oh! I see it now! In the photo of you hoisting th...Oh! I see it now! In the photo of you hoisting the dark beer back a few entries ago. <BR/><BR/>You don't look weird or mutant, though. I mean, you've posted several photos of yourself around here, and I'd never noted it. Of course, I don't look at your face up close every morning for shaving purposes, so I'm not as acquainted with your face.<BR/><BR/>I look at my own face when I wash up for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-32050294537268163642008-05-13T18:10:00.000-04:002008-05-13T18:10:00.000-04:00Hey, Dan and Meg, thanks for the interpretive assi...Hey, Dan and Meg, thanks for the interpretive assist. I really wasn't expecting anyone out there to rise to the challenge. Maybe my fan base is bigger than I thought.<BR/><BR/>I should probably do something about that...Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-62225460097654346292008-05-13T18:06:00.000-04:002008-05-13T18:06:00.000-04:00It's not my nose that's asymmetrical, it's my whol...It's not my <I>nose</I> that's asymmetrical, it's my whole damn face. I am banana-headed; one side kinda flat, one side kinda curved. Most people don't notice because I try to keep my face in constant motion, and also I never look at anyone directly face-on. Makes it hard for the casual observer to get a target lock. But man, does it ever show up in my passport photo.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-3126268721095026062008-05-13T13:17:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:17:00.000-04:00If I didn't know better, I would say that the nose...<I>If I didn't know better, I would say that the nose on the cover is almost bilaterally simetrical.</I><BR/><BR/>That's as opposed to gen-etrical?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I, I, I, lost my head there. Blog by sci fi author, spelling that suggested a sci fi reference, I had to take it.<BR/><BR/>Does Mr. Watts have a non-symmetrical nose in RL? Has he been re-engineered in the service of commerce?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-5056002837447846402008-05-12T20:15:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:15:00.000-04:00If I didn't know better, I would say that the nose...If I didn't know better, I would say that the nose on the cover is almost bilaterally simetrical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-85239460902932296132008-05-12T14:42:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:42:00.000-04:00If I didn't know better, I'd think it was a copy o...If I didn't know better, I'd think it was a copy of Solaris.<BR/><BR/>Which makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-23991411334022695592008-05-12T01:48:00.000-04:002008-05-12T01:48:00.000-04:00I wonder if you have noticed that your name is spe...I wonder if you have noticed that your name is spelled in two different ways: with two 'T's on the front cover and one on the spine. While both ways are OK (double letters in names are often merged during translation into Russian), one thinks they should at least be consistent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-70615405931613805342008-05-12T00:49:00.000-04:002008-05-12T00:49:00.000-04:00Hey, the translated title and all that cover text ...Hey, the translated title and all that cover text is actually a really decent presentation of the subject! Congratulations, sounds like the Russian edition is a winner!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538834011773567990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-56446911190626565942008-05-11T11:35:00.000-04:002008-05-11T11:35:00.000-04:00The blurb on the back says (idiomatic, imprecise t...The blurb on the back says (idiomatic, imprecise translation):<BR/><BR/>In the year 2082, humanity has discovered that it is not alone in the universe. Countless probes wrapped the Earth like a glowing spiderweb. The ship <I>Theseus</I>, carrying a hastily assembled team of specialists, has been sent to establish contact with the extraterrestrial civilization. But on reaching their goal, the Daniel Armakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908694307839822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-79592347427294277232008-05-11T03:56:00.000-04:002008-05-11T03:56:00.000-04:00I used to. Barely.The title is: Lojnaya Slepota, w...I used to. Barely.<BR/><BR/>The title is: Lojnaya Slepota, which means False Blindness. The blurbs on are from Charles Stross and Neil Asher.<BR/><BR/>The rest would take me a while with my dictionary so maybe someone actually fluent will be more help.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959924281622116039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-87588462646304814742008-05-11T03:13:00.000-04:002008-05-11T03:13:00.000-04:00In soviet Russia, author reads you.In soviet Russia, author reads you.Jeremy Ruhlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256755809758436679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-23681636144318415192008-05-11T02:01:00.000-04:002008-05-11T02:01:00.000-04:00The Theseus looks reasonably on-target.The Theseus looks reasonably on-target.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.com