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coalescentFrench writer disciplined for writing a book about slacking off. I like the chapter headings.
Some casting tidbits for the second season of Carnivale.
A couple more I, Robot pieces: Robyn Asimov says it's ok, and this article is either, depending on how cynical you are, hopelessly rose-tinted or making a case for the film not being a complete loss.
The people you find at cons...
I have a Google news alert set up to search for 'Stephen Baxter'. I'm not ashamed of this, although sometimes I think Google has already learnt how to search parallel universes.
Most recently read: 'Volunteers' by Alex Irvine. A future history from the point of view of a teenage boy prone to digression, and to just plain telling things in the wrong order. More interesting than engaging, I found, but it makes some nice points about the costs and reasons for personal sacrifice, with the protagonist at one extreme, and (most of) the colonists around him at the other.
Some casting tidbits for the second season of Carnivale.
A couple more I, Robot pieces: Robyn Asimov says it's ok, and this article is either, depending on how cynical you are, hopelessly rose-tinted or making a case for the film not being a complete loss.
The people you find at cons...
I have a Google news alert set up to search for 'Stephen Baxter'. I'm not ashamed of this, although sometimes I think Google has already learnt how to search parallel universes.
Most recently read: 'Volunteers' by Alex Irvine. A future history from the point of view of a teenage boy prone to digression, and to just plain telling things in the wrong order. More interesting than engaging, I found, but it makes some nice points about the costs and reasons for personal sacrifice, with the protagonist at one extreme, and (most of) the colonists around him at the other.
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Date: 2004-07-29 06:42 am (UTC)'Police closed Route 30 as the Bush convoy sped by.
By STEPHEN BAXTER
Medill News Service
Saturday, July 10, 2004
William Gibson had not planned to watch President Bush's motorcade pass by on Route 30 Friday afternoon...'
Not only Baxter but Gibson too! Are all SF writers appearing in some private news story universe of their own? Enquiring minds want to know!
Hehehehe
Date: 2004-07-29 06:56 am (UTC)Re: Hehehehe
Date: 2004-07-29 06:59 am (UTC)Re: Hehehehe
Date: 2004-07-29 07:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-29 07:01 am (UTC)Oh, I really hope so. :)
I keep thinking that the line you quoted should be the start of an alternate-history short story!
Cons link...
Date: 2004-07-29 06:56 am (UTC)Re: Cons link...
Date: 2004-07-29 07:00 am (UTC)Re: Cons link...
Date: 2004-07-29 07:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-29 10:24 am (UTC)Or have I just not looked direct?
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Date: 2004-07-29 11:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-29 01:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-29 02:40 pm (UTC)I've just finished reading that. I liked it, and found it quite engaging - were it not, I wouldn't have finished it, reading fiction on the computer doesn't come naturally to me. Parts of the story put me in mind of Cordwainer Smith, but only parts.
Call me cynical if you must, but I'm still not convinced of the merits of the I, Robot film.
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Date: 2004-07-30 01:42 am (UTC)BTW, can you imagine?
Date: 2004-07-29 03:29 pm (UTC)Star Fraction for 30p at WHSmith?!?
Re: BTW, can you imagine?
Date: 2004-07-30 01:20 am (UTC)Re: BTW, can you imagine?
Date: 2004-07-30 01:41 am (UTC)Re: BTW, can you imagine?
Date: 2004-07-30 02:36 am (UTC)