As an ebook author, I'm not shocked, but I am happy to see it. :)
I encourage publishing in both mediums for accessibility, but I prefer
ebooks these days. Running out of shelves and places to put more shelves!
~ Where love and magic meet ~
http://www.adriannebrennan.com
Experience the magic of
The *Byronic hero* is an idealized but flawed
characterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_%28arts%29exemplified
in the life and writings of Lord
Byron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gordon_Byron,_6th_Baron_Byron,
characterized by his ex-lover Lady Caroline
Broadcasters' Woes Could Lead To The End Of Free TV -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/29/free-tv-in-trouble_n_405761.html
NEW YORK - For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports
and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That
might not work
Blade?
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Mr. Worf
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:38 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Byronic hero?
The Byronic hero is an idealized but flawed character
Well it's a remake of a series that predates Lost. Does that help? LOL
It feels nothing like Lost. Very different characters and very different
motivations for their actions. With 99% of the world dead by the end of episode
one it gets to the meat of the series pretty quickly.
If I'd compare
I'm reading the third book in Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin series, Sly
Mongoose. The series is a great space opera with the main characters
hailing from colonies settled by Caribbean folk and Aztecs
http://www.amazon.com/Sly-Mongoose-Tobias-S-Buckell/dp/0765319209
Capt. Mal Reynolds from Firefly/Serenity
Pepper from Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin series
Uther Doul from China Mieville's The Scar
Han Solo
Riddick
Captain Jack Sparrow
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:
Blade?
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I can respect that. I like the concept too, but nothing beats that parchment!
But then, hell, I still sometimes miss the comforting slow spin of the
telephone wheel back when we had to dial numbers on a rotary phone! Or the more
real-seeming scratch-scratch of albums on the turntable, the
I don't think I could ever lose the comfort of having a bent and beaten
paperback nestled in my back pocket.
Jeff
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Keith Johnson
keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I think that's inevitable for industrialized, high-tech parts of the world.
I know an
I just had two print releases. One of them arrived on my doorstep a few
weeks ago, and I wholeheartedly confess that the first thing I did was jump
up and down and dance in my living room with it in my hands, thoroughly
scaring the crap out of my kitties. XD
So yeah, I can understand that. It's a
I love my Kindle.
From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 10:10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon sells more eBooks than actual books
Speaking of the Kindle, I was watching a documentary
Thanks for the heads-up on Sly Mongoose. I will add it to my queue. I
thoroughly enjoyed Ragamuffin. Wish a black person had written it (one
prolly did but, unlike Mr. Buckell, could not get it published) but beggars
like me (were born to run! no, wait, uh...) can't be choosers.
~rave!
---
Everybody I know who has one loves their Kindle. Friend of mine even gets his
newspapers on his Kindle (and brags about saving forests he can't see for the
trees he's also proud of saving). I can't justify the cost yet. Wait. I got
a hundred dollar bill for Christmas. That reduces the cost
Congrats on your releases, Adrianne!
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: adrianne.bren...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009
I hear you, Jeff. That was my entire high school experience. The only days I
went there without a book in my back pocket were my first and last ones.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
Keith, I hear you on the albums and the radio. Had many a night with those
sights and sounds. The telephone thing, however... I have very thin fingers.
Can't tell you how many times I hooked an index finger into the dial while
dialing. Dislocations hurt.
If all the world's a stage and all the
Mad, bad and dangerous to know? That exactly how Roger Zelazny described
Corwin of Amber.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From:
'Good
programing is expensive,' Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. owns Fox, told
a shareholder meeting this fall.
Rupert, an old adage comes to mind.
You gotta spend money to make money.
If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director? --
Tobias is biracial. His father was from Grenada and his mother was English. So
no culture vulturing going on with him.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up on Sly Mongoose. I will add it to my queue. I
thoroughly enjoyed Ragamuffin. Wish a
I figured that this was coming a while back. This is another side effect of
deregulation. It is also the networks own fault for selling off affiliates
to make quick cash way back when. Couple that with the broken business model
and you can see a string of problems that were never resolved adding
There's a lot of stuff that the industry did that increased their costs over
the years. For example, the switch to robotic cameras because they thought
it was cheaper than hiring camera people. (only in the short term) Some
shows have gigantic budgets that don't pay back.
For example, you can
HP's studied response to this.
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/12/hp-responds-to.php
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/12/hp-responds-to.php
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
Wow...
http://elev8.com/better-living/products/sheeri-mitchell/new-hp-webcam-ca\
Awww...thanks, Martin! I resisted doing the group email spam thing about it
here. One's a vampire novel and the other's a m/m scifi/paranormal.
:)
~ Where love and magic meet ~
http://www.adriannebrennan.com
Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series:
Just a load of crap...
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Martin truthseeker...@hotmail.com wrote:
HP's studied response to this.
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/12/hp-responds-to.php
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
Wow...
Shows that Lost is not so original.
Is it really worth checking out?
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:31 AM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote:
Well it's a remake of a series that predates Lost. Does that help? LOL
It feels nothing like Lost. Very different characters and very different
If you like the post-apocalyptic genre it will definitely scratch that itch.
Patterson Joseph has a great role and it's always a pleasure to watch Freema do
her thing.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer clockwork...@... wrote:
Shows that Lost is not so original.
Is it
I heard Jerhico was garbage..
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:50 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote:
If you like the post-apocalyptic genre it will definitely scratch that
itch. Patterson Joseph has a great role and it's always a pleasure to watch
Freema do her thing.
--- In
The battle with the internet begins
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
There's a lot of stuff that the industry did that increased their costs
over the years. For example, the switch to robotic cameras because they
thought it was cheaper than hiring
How do you folks find the budget to buy all these books!!!
c w m
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote:
Tobias is biracial. His father was from Grenada and his mother was English.
So no culture vulturing going on with him.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sounds like any anti-hero.
Punisher
Man with No Name
Wolverine
etc
c w m
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Martin Baxter
truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote:
Mad, bad and dangerous to know? That exactly how Roger Zelazny described
Corwin of Amber.
If all the world's a stage and all
ahar...@earthlink.net
Dear Charles,
YAY! JOY! I have already placed my order with Lulu. The cover is splendid -
just gorgeous. Imaro seems quite evenly matched in that scene and the
lightning bolts add a nice supernatural touch, suggests lots of fantastic
thrills within. The Cimmerian
What will more than likely happen is what happened to radio. The audience
will shift over to cable or the net. They will respond by coming up with a
pay service that focuses on local news but it won't be enough. So by 2015 we
will be still wondering why comcast is still in business.
On Wed, Dec
First time I heard of Mr. Bucknell, I looked him up thinking he was black. Was
somewhat surprised by the photo of the white guy who looked back at me from his
website - nice head of wavy, unprocessed auburn hair. But, if Mariah Carey is
black, I guess Tobias is black, too. Unlike Nelson
Shutter Island. An acquaintance said I should give it a try before I
see the film.
Justin
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am reading Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan and thoroughly enjoying
her post apocalyptic novel. It is eerily precognitive
Van Helsing, along with all genre work these days is designed for teens that
have never seen a classic horror movie. Never seen Lon chaney or
Frankenstein fight Dracula...
In this post Matrix age, things have to be visually appealing before
anything else..forget that we just watched Dances
www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-tech-nettv-1205-1227-dec30,0,5899320.story
chicagotribune.com
Internet on TV might come right out of a box
By David Lazarus
Tribune Newspapers
December 30, 2009
Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts was gushing recently about his
company's
Reading this angered me. I've been asking cable company reps for twenty-plus
years why I can't purchase a box at the local electronics store, the same way I
can purchase a phone. I've had them seriously try to give me scientific reasons
as to why it's not possible to create boxes that can be
Why pay for a great story when CGI is less expensive?
(why is Uwe Boll still working)
Short termflash bulbs and scarlet liquid is the thing..
Long termcontent is king..
You make your reputation in the long term but you make the money in the
short term.
For every Merchant Ivory
What do you think were the best films of 2009?
That is how mediocrity is created. I think that hollywood goes through fads.
CGI right now is a fad, just as car chases was once the big thing.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I agree about Van Helsing. But I always find myself wondering: do we
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