RE: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
OK, it does not quite fit, but perhaps what he got was there, with there being a noun? This guy went into the forest one day. Once there, he got there, but he couldn't get there, so he left it there and then brought there back home. Nerd From Hell -Original Message- From: Travis Edmunds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun. Lets play a little game. I'll start things off by throwing a riddle on the table. The first person to correctly answer the riddle has the privilege of posting a riddle of their own. This guy went into the forest one day. Once there he got it, but he couldn't get it. So he left it there and brought it back home. What did he get? _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photospgmarket=en-caRU=ht tp%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgm arket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Efficient bus
The inverted rotor/stator design is such an obvious and elegant solution to an electric drive for vehicles that one does wonder why it hadn't been thought of before. It has been thought of before. To my personal knowledge, it was thought of at least 40 years ago. There are several reasons the design was not used in cars: * Motors like this make for heavier wheels; the `unsprung weight' increases. I have yet to read a discussion of how important this factor is now; all I know is that engineers have always told me that an increase in `unsprung weight' is a problem. As far as I know, this is, or was, the key problem. In the 1960s, Wyle Labs developed a hydraulic resevoir and motor that would have been fine for cars except for this problem. (I am told it ended up being used by NASA; devices may have gone to the moon.) I don't know whether modern designs for either electricty or hydraulics weigh less. * In the 1950s, it was less expensive to build cars with an internal combustion engine driving a clutch, a differential, and wheels than to build cars with an internal combustion engine driving a generator and then motors on wheels. Remember, car manufacturers enjoyed a great deal of sunk investment in machinery to make clutches and differentials. A different technology could not simply be a little better; it had to be sufficiently better that the oligopolists of the time had an incentive to shift. Moreover, California smog regulations did not exist, so companies were not encouraged to design hybrids with less smoggy engines. * In the past, and perhaps in the present, I do not know, engineers have been worried about keeping connections in a wheel from shorting when the car drives through puddles of water. Would the inverted rotor/stator design be for direct current, which was the least expensive before modern controls and which has the best low power torque? If so, the problem of shorts becomes very serious. * In the past, speed control mechanisms were more expensive than now; the price of modern electronics has dropped markedly over the past half century. Incidentally, I do not know how a car was supposed to respond to a foot on the pedal in the past-- would it increase the fuel flow to the engine, which would generate more electricity, which would provide more power to the wheels, thereby obviating the need for expensive and unreliable batteries, or would pressing the accelerator increase electricity from a battery, the draw on which would cause a govenor to increase fuel flow to an engine? Remember, batteries are temperature sensitive, and their use through the winter is difficult, though not impossible. I personally have always wanted to see an inverted rotor/stator design for cars. It is a beautiful design. -- Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 http://www.teak.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Snow Crash
Julia wrote: The Sparrow would be a somewhat abrupt change of gears there, but if you can handle that, I highly recommend it. It'll take less time to read than Cryptonomicon. I haven't read Permutation City to comment on it. Well The Sparrow was handiest, so it's it. I was actually tempted to read one of the Civil War histories I haven't read yet as one of my Christmas presents was a huge Civil War atlas, but I guess I'll put that off for a bit. I also have Quicksilver in my pile, since Bob mentioned it. I happened to find the three Stephenson books at once at Know New Books whereas they hardly ever have any of his stuff because it sells right away. -- Doug ROU Snap 'em Up ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun. Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 14:40:43 -0700 Having reviewed the guesses made, and your responses, I noticed that one guess got a not exactly response, leading me to believe it was close to the answer. That guess was a sense of accomplishment, so here is one final set of guesses before I give up: A sense of wonder No. A sense of oneness with the world/nature No. A sense of belonging No. Though to me, these things do not seem to fit the conditions of the riddle, I make these guesses based on how you have reacted to various guesses. That's all I've got. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know, I would probably do the same thing you're doing right about now. However this is a classic case of over-analysis. The answer (or perhaps more accurately my answer) isn't a sense of anything, nor is it an intangible, abstract concept of any type. Rather it is something quite concrete. -Travis _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/viruspgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Science Fiction In General
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing too much that was new. Mostly more of the same-old stuff. (Yawn.) Oh I don't know, Chelegrans, behemothaurs, pylon country as well as a more in depth look at a lot of the stuff that he'd only touched on briefly made it interesting to me. That and an introspective look at the Culture - all is not perfect. One thing; Banks can end a book gracefully - satisfyingly and I thought the ending of this one was a good piece of work. Depends--what exactly IS a git? The best definition I can produce is one who intentionally refuses to think... a foolish or worthless person (http//www.m-w.com) That's a dictionary definition. I've read a few. They give one the general sense of the word, but don't really settle what Horza is. He really seems to be balanced on the knife-edge between git and not git. If one acts foolishly for idealistic reasons, is one really a git? Probably not. But add that one's ideals are not quite consistent, and one is quite possibly a git. I give up--the Brits can argue this one out. Well, Horza may have been wrong from our point of view and from the Culture's point of view, but he thought he was right, he was good (as in skilled), and he had some pretty cool tricks. And hey, don't forget his species was all but extinct so there was some measure of desperation involved. Definitely not a git, IMO. 8^) -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun. Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 06:52:49 -0800 OK, it does not quite fit, but perhaps what he got was there, with there being a noun? This guy went into the forest one day. Once there, he got there, but he couldn't get there, so he left it there and then brought there back home. Nerd From Hell Sorry. Wrong answer. _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Science Fiction In General
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Science Fiction In General Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:52:12 -0600 Travis wrote: -Dune (can't wait to read it/at least two people here on the list highly recommended it + the series) You may have heard this from me before, I'm pretty sure others on this list have... I loved the first Dune novel, loved the third and the ones after that. Reggie Bautista So, as far as the entire series is concerned, how would you rate it? Does it make your top ten for example? -Travis _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/viruspgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Filtering
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Filtering Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:16:08 -0600 I am sincere about not wanting to offend anybody to the extent that they leave the list. However, I also agree with everyone who has said that it is ultimately up to each member of the list to decide how to handle threads which upset them. On occasion someone has said something which upset me, but I'm still here . . . Well of course. I couldn't agree with you more. However, in the interests of avoiding a perpetually constipated discussion, in which we will most likely earn the collective title of KOSTO, let me quote something for you which sums everything up quite nicely: This list seeks to be self-moderating That's really all there is to say. (I suppose someone will see that as a challenge . . . ) -- Ronn! :) Doubtful. Then again I once saw a fish swim (if you can believe that!!), so I suppose ANYTHING is possible. -Travis royal blood flows not through these veins Edmunds KOSTO = King Of Stating The Obvious _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Star Trek The Next Generation question
The episode that ends with Worf in the mud bath (can't remember the name, but if you know the answer to the question, I'm sure you'll remember exactly which episode that is): At some point, Alexander is walking around saying The er, the _er. Or something like that. We can't remember what's in the blanks. If anyone remembers and cares to share, we're interested. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Star Trek The Next Generation question
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 08:33 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Star Trek The Next Generation question The episode that ends with Worf in the mud bath (can't remember the name, but if you know the answer to the question, I'm sure you'll remember exactly which episode that is): At some point, Alexander is walking around saying The er, the _er. Or something like that. We can't remember what's in the blanks. If anyone remembers and cares to share, we're interested. :) Worf in a mud bath? Alexander must've been saying the horror.. the horror.. -j- ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Star Trek The Next Generation question
Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 08:33 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Star Trek The Next Generation question The episode that ends with Worf in the mud bath (can't remember the name, but if you know the answer to the question, I'm sure you'll remember exactly which episode that is): At some point, Alexander is walking around saying The er, the _er. Or something like that. We can't remember what's in the blanks. If anyone remembers and cares to share, we're interested. :) Worf in a mud bath? Alexander must've been saying the horror.. the horror.. 1) What Alexander was saying happened earlier in the episode than the mud bath. 2) The one most horrified by Worf being in the mud bath was Worf himself. Alexander enjoyed it. Lwaxana enjoyed it, as well. I think maybe Deanna was in there, too. But what's really memorable is Worf in the mud bath at the end. That and Lwaxana showing up naked for her wedding. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Star Trek The Next Generation question
Julia wrote: 1) What Alexander was saying happened earlier in the episode than the mud bath. 2) The one most horrified by Worf being in the mud bath was Worf himself. Alexander enjoyed it. Lwaxana enjoyed it, as well. I think maybe Deanna was in there, too. But what's really memorable is Worf in the mud bath at the end. That and Lwaxana showing up naked for her wedding. The name of the episode is _The Cost of Living_ but I can't find the quote you're looking for. My only memory of the episode is Worf sitting in the mud bath saying something like So we just sit here? near the end of the show. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Star Trek The Next Generation question
At 02:44 PM 12/29/2003, you wrote: Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 08:33 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Star Trek The Next Generation question The episode that ends with Worf in the mud bath (can't remember the name, but if you know the answer to the question, I'm sure you'll remember exactly which episode that is): At some point, Alexander is walking around saying The er, the _er. Or something like that. We can't remember what's in the blanks. If anyone remembers and cares to share, we're interested. :) Worf in a mud bath? Alexander must've been saying the horror.. the horror.. 1) What Alexander was saying happened earlier in the episode than the mud bath. 2) The one most horrified by Worf being in the mud bath was Worf himself. Alexander enjoyed it. Lwaxana enjoyed it, as well. I think maybe Deanna was in there, too. But what's really memorable is Worf in the mud bath at the end. That and Lwaxana showing up naked for her wedding. Julia I said this a year or four ago. Alexander said The higher the fewer. I found this: http://tiger.towson.edu/discussion/cosc/cosc/0012.htm but thought I saw a different explanation from England, something about foreign troops asking questions and getting false answers, making the questioner think you were crazy. Kevin T. - VRWC I take Deanna in a mudbath for 600 Alex ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
You know, I would probably do the same thing you're doing right about now. However this is a classic case of over-analysis. The answer (or perhaps more accurately my answer) isn't a sense of anything, nor is it an intangible, abstract concept of any type. Rather it is something quite concrete. -Travis Is it concrete? Kevin T. - VRWC I liked catwoman better. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
Is when you're doing a search and you go to a site and some how the site traps you - keeps you from going back - when you hit the back button it just goes back to the same page. I won't mention any names (hahem amazon hahem) since there's an employee (hahem jeffery hahem) on the list, but it is very anoying. Anyone know how to keep it from doing that. -- Doug GSV hahem=throat clearing noise (in case you hadn't guessed class) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
It actually has an extra page (or more than one) in your history that forwards or redirects you to the page that you see. So, just skip the redirect page when you retreat. Go back in history by 2 or more entries. You can do that by clicking on the down arrow part of the back button (which will drop down a history list), or by bringing up the history menu. On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 02:09:51PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote: Is when you're doing a search and you go to a site and some how the site traps you - keeps you from going back - when you hit the back button it just goes back to the same page. I won't mention any names (hahem amazon hahem) since there's an employee (hahem jeffery hahem) on the list, but it is very anoying. Anyone know how to keep it from doing that. -- Doug GSV hahem=throat clearing noise (in case you hadn't guessed class) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
At 04:09 PM 12/29/03, Doug Pensinger wrote: Is when you're doing a search and you go to a site and some how the site traps you - keeps you from going back - when you hit the back button it just goes back to the same page. I won't mention any names (hahem amazon hahem) since there's an employee (hahem jeffery hahem) on the list, but it is very anoying. Anyone know how to keep it from doing that. Don't go there. Yes It Torques Me Off Too Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Pensinger Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 02:10 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: You Know What Pisses Mo Off... Is when you're doing a search and you go to a site and some how the site traps you - keeps you from going back - when you hit the back button it just goes back to the same page. I won't mention any names (hahem amazon hahem) since there's an employee (hahem jeffery hahem) on the list, but it is very anoying. Anyone know how to keep it from doing that. Man, those jerks at AMZN sure are a bunch of... hey... wait a minute!! ;) (seriously tho, we do that? tell me where, I'll go knock some heads together.. I hate that stuff, too) -j- ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
At 01:26 PM 12/18/2003, you wrote: Lets play a little game. I'll start things off by throwing a riddle on the table. The first person to correctly answer the riddle has the privilege of posting a riddle of their own. This guy went into the forest one day. Once there he got it, but he couldn't get it. So he left it there and brought it back home. What did he get? Ahh, I know the real answer now. I got a chill when it dawned on me. (and there are two hints in that sentence). Kevin T. - VRWC Another wasted hour ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:20:51 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It actually has an extra page (or more than one) in your history that forwards or redirects you to the page that you see. OK, why does it do that? So, just skip the redirect page when you retreat. Go back in history by 2 or more entries. You can do that by clicking on the down arrow part of the back button (which will drop down a history list), or by bringing up the history menu. Very cool, thanks Erik. I never even noticed the little down arrow. -- Doug Pisses Mo off? Larry? Curley? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:06:12 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 03:25:00PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:20:51 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It actually has an extra page (or more than one) in your history that forwards or redirects you to the page that you see. OK, why does it do that? There are several possible reasons. I don't know exactly where you are seeing it here since your description was vague. I would guess that it is redirecting you from a non-secure page to a secure-page, but it could also be a login redirect, or maybe re-direct to a partner's site, or I clicked a link on Google to this page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304535376/bestellung-20/002-3219025-5193664 or http://tinyurl.com/23rma and then couldn't get directly back. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...
do you happen to remember what you search for on google? Its not a secure server issue (I know, I /own/ the page you landed on..) feel free to email me offlist; I'm really super curious, as this is a really bad user experience.. -j- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Pensinger Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 05:00 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off... On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:06:12 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 03:25:00PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:20:51 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It actually has an extra page (or more than one) in your history that forwards or redirects you to the page that you see. OK, why does it do that? There are several possible reasons. I don't know exactly where you are seeing it here since your description was vague. I would guess that it is redirecting you from a non-secure page to a secure-page, but it could also be a login redirect, or maybe re-direct to a partner's site, or I clicked a link on Google to this page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304535376/bestellung-20/002-3219025-5193664 or http://tinyurl.com/23rma and then couldn't get directly back. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Science Fiction In General
Doug Pensinger wrote: David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing too much that was new. Mostly more of the same-old stuff. (Yawn.) Oh I don't know, Chelegrans, behemothaurs, pylon country as well as a more in depth look at a lot of the stuff that he'd only touched on briefly made it interesting to me. That and an introspective look at the Culture - all is not perfect. One thing; Banks can end a book gracefully - satisfyingly and I thought the ending of this one was a good piece of work. Yes. It was well done, and fleshed some things out. But it still feels weak, compared to the others. Depends--what exactly IS a git? The best definition I can produce is one who intentionally refuses to think... a foolish or worthless person (http//www.m-w.com) That's a dictionary definition. I've read a few. They give one the general sense of the word, but don't really settle what Horza is. He really seems to be balanced on the knife-edge between git and not git. If one acts foolishly for idealistic reasons, is one really a git? Probably not. But add that one's ideals are not quite consistent, and one is quite possibly a git. I give up--the Brits can argue this one out. Well, Horza may have been wrong from our point of view and from the Culture's point of view, but he thought he was right, he was good (as in skilled), and he had some pretty cool tricks. And hey, don't forget his species was all but extinct so there was some measure of desperation involved. Surely believing that one is right is not enough to avoid being a git? Neither is being skilled, is it? As for his species being close to extinction, doesn't that provide more evidence of his being a git? He shouldn't be chasing minds in tunnels if he's worried about his kind dying out. Most of the galaxy was not involved--he should have got out of the combat zone. : ) Definitely not a git, IMO. 8^) ---David Anatomy of a git ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
... intangible, abstract concept of any type. Rather it is something quite concrete. -Travis But nowhere near as concrete as a rock, or even a comic book? : ) Is it concrete? Kevin T. - VRWC I liked catwoman better. No, I like Concrete. Of course I went to school with Paul Chadwick, so I'm biased. http://www.weisshahn.de/concrete/ ---David ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
u
In a message dated 12/29/2003 11:49:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So how was Quicksilver? Oh, and while I've got your attention, did you read Bear's Vitals? I'm guessing you may have disliked it as much as you did Darwin's Radio. I liked Quicksilver but it is a very long book that doesn't really have much a point. The mixture of historical figures of the 17th century in particular Newton Liebnitz and Hooke with fictional characters who by the way are the ancestors of the main characters in Cryptonimonicon is really cool but the book is so dense with the ambiance of the times in England France and Holland that it kind of drags. Especially the first half. Once he introduces Jack Shaftoe and Eliza things pick up. I would read Cryptonimonicon first to see if you like this style of writing since the structure of Quicksilver is the same. Quicksilver is part of a trilogy so I am sure it won't make sense unitl the end of book 3 (System of the World). Another book to consider is Illeum, Dan Simmons sci fi version of the Iliad. Also the beginning of a series. I haven't read Vitals. What it is about? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: u
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Killer Bs Discussion) Subject: u Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:35:11 -0500 Another book to consider is Illeum, Dan Simmons sci fi version of the Iliad. Also the beginning of a series. Now that sounds interesting. -Travis positively aching to read that Edmunds _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photospgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lets play a little game. I'll start things off by throwing a riddle on the table. The first person to correctly answer the riddle has the privilege of posting a riddle of their own. This guy went into the forest one day. Once there he got it, but he couldn't get it. So he left it there and brought it back home. What did he get? In another message: You know, I would probably do the same thing you're doing right about now. However this is a classic case of over-analysis. The answer (or perhaps more accurately my answer) isn't a sense of anything, nor is it an intangible, abstract concept of any type. Rather it is something quite concrete. Final guess: Half of a tree. Once there he got half a tree, but couldn't get the other half of the tree (possibly because he didn't have the means to move a whole tree), so he left half of the tree there and brought half of the tree back home with him. Michael Harney - who doesn't like this answer, but has read riddles with worse answers. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: u
Zim wrote: I liked Quicksilver but it is a very long book that doesn't really have much a point. The mixture of historical figures of the 17th century in particular Newton Liebnitz and Hooke with fictional characters who by the way are the ancestors of the main characters in Cryptonimonicon is really cool but the book is so dense with the ambiance of the times in England France and Holland that it kind of drags. Especially the first half. Once he introduces Jack Shaftoe and Eliza things pick up. I would read Cryptonimonicon first to see if you like this style of writing since the structure of Quicksilver is the same. Quicksilver is part of a trilogy so I am sure it won't make sense unitl the end of book 3 (System of the World). Another book to consider is Illeum, Dan Simmons sci fi version of the Iliad. Also the beginning of a series. Yea, I planned to read C first anyway. He blends history with SF in Snow Crash too - stuff about ancient Sumeria. I haven't read Vitals. What it is about? It's been several months since I read it but it's about a guy that's close to finding a way to stop the aging process, gets hired by a millionare to fund his research but then discovers a conspiracy that threatens the world. Kind of Creitonian, fast paced, shoot em up hope they make a movie of my book kind of thing. Not his best effort but some of the ideas were interesting. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
'nother riddle
Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number in the following sequence. 1 11 21 1211 -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: u
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:35:11 -0330, Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Killer Bs Discussion) Subject: u Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:35:11 -0500 Another book to consider is Illeum, Dan Simmons sci fi version of the Iliad. Also the beginning of a series. Now that sounds interesting. Oh yea, I forgot to mention that I've read Ilium and recomend it too. Dan Simmons is a master and this is no dissapointment. It is the first of two though and leaves you hanging. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Q: Re: u
What does the subject line of this thread mean? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 'nother riddle
From: Doug Pensinger Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number in the following sequence. 1 11 21 1211 -- Doug Looks like a palindrome, and I don't see much of a mathematical pattern in it (not that I tried much though), so my guess is 1. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 'nother riddle
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:29:15 -0700, Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Doug Pensinger Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number in the following sequence. 1 11 21 1211 -- Doug Looks like a palindrome, and I don't see much of a mathematical pattern in it (not that I tried much though), so my guess is 1. heh, good answer, but no. perhaps I should add one more: 111221 -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
