Surely they'd let you open your laptop and log on? I mean they make you take the laptop out anyway. !!
S. Bon voyage.... On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> wrote: > Have fun, Sarah. We'll just about be working our way through airport > security about then. > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Sal Armoniac <[email protected]> wrote: > >> PS Thanks Pat!! :) >> Sally >> >> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Sal Armoniac <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Tremblin' in my virtual space boots. :) >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Pat Rapp <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hey, everybody! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The SciFi and Fantasy Portal in Second Life is hosting this event on >>>> Saturday. Time listed below is Pacific Time. The event will take place at 4 >>>> pm Eastern time. >>>> >>>> Hope some of you will check this out. A virtual reality discussion about >>>> a Star Trek episode about virtual reality is pretty darn cool, and pretty >>>> darn science fiction-y! Don’t miss it! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> MEET THE AUTHOR of "Hollow Pursuits" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/186/102/33 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 27, at 1pm SLT, Sally Caves (SL "Hypatia Pickens") >>>> will talk at the Sci Fi and Fantasy Portal about her experiences writing >>>> for >>>> the popular TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation._ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Her episode, "Hollow Pursuits," aired on April 30, 1990, and starred >>>> Dwight Schultz as Lt. Reginald Barclay, a Federation rookie addicted to the >>>> "holodeck" -- the immersive virtual reality of the 24th century. Sally >>>> finds it ironic that twenty years later she is herself "addicted" to Second >>>> Life. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T A REQUIREMENT, THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO ACQUAINT >>>> >>>> YOURSELF WITH THE 40 MINUTE EPISODE CAN VIEW IT ON-LINE BY ONE OF TWO >>>> METHODS: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 1) Paste the following URL into your regular browser and then scroll >>>> down to the first Youtube that's listed for "Hollow Pursuits": >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Hollow+Pursuits%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&rlz >>>> = >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2) ---IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, Just search for "Hollow Pursuits Youtube" >>>> on Google. It comes in five parts. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> BRIEF STORY SUMMARY: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Barclay, given to disabling nervousness and timidity, has trouble >>>> dealing with his fellow officers and escapes into a virtual world where he >>>> recreates Troi, Riker, Picard, and others in various comic scenarios. In >>>> the >>>> meantime, though, he is neglecting his duties, and when a mysterious >>>> substance starts to change the molecular structure of things on the ship, >>>> his help is urgently needed. What kind of crisis will bring him out of his >>>> retreat from the real? How do his fellow crewmembers react to their >>>> parodies? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Poet, artist, fiction writer and educator, Sally will talk about the >>>> portrayal of media addiction then and now, and how the episode foreshadowed >>>> some of the fears expressed today about Second Life, but also the creative >>>> opportunities showcased in both that imagined Virtual Reality and this one >>>> we know and love. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<r-spec%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
