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  1. Re:KGB it! by justleavealonemmmkay · · Score: 5, Interesting · on 5 Trillion Digits of Pi — a New World Record

    The moment we know, the stars will start to fade out.

  2. Re:The world is about information. by RDW · · Score: 1 · on IBM Researchers Working Toward Cheap, Fast DNA Reader

    'You could argue that the entire purpose of mankind is to acquire, and then use to his benefit, information. This has been the ongoing work of mankind since the dawn of mankind.'

    Better hope we don't finish it any time soon, then:

    http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html

  3. Re:Goodbye Alexander Adell and Bertram Lupov. by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 1 · on PG&E Makes Deal For Solar Power From Space

    As usual, Arthur C. Clarke got there sooner, finished it faster, and was more probably correct :).

  4. Re:Red and Yellow Hats by adminstring · · Score: 1 · on A Hacker's Audacious Plan To Rule the Underground

    This is what would happen, according to a classic sci-fi story by Arthur C. Clarke.

  5. Re:Poets by conlaw · · Score: 1 · on This Is the Way the World Ends
    Very good parody of "Fire and Ice" -- an xckd that I've never seen.

    But then again, there's always

    George lifted his eyes to heaven. (There is always a last time for everything.) Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.

    Arthur C. Clarke, The Nine Billion Names of God http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html

  6. Oblig. by consonant · · Score: 5, Insightful · on Excerpt From Arthur C. Clarke's Last Work

    That man is scary-stunning-awesome. If you haven't already done so, go read "The Nine Billion Names of God".

  7. Re:The Mark V Computer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on DARPA Working On Arthur C. Clarke Weapon Idea

    Your link has an extra slash. Let me fix that for you:

    9 Billion Names of God

  8. Re:The Mark V Computer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative · on DARPA Working On Arthur C. Clarke Weapon Idea

    Slight correction to posted URL, dropped trailing slash.

    Link is here.

    Posted as AC to prevent karma whoring. :-P

  9. The Mark V Computer by TimHunter · · Score: 5, Funny · on DARPA Working On Arthur C. Clarke Weapon Idea

    I understand that the monks are up to about 8 and 1/2 billion. http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html/

  10. Re:Global Warming! by Orange+Crush · · Score: 1 · on Folding@home GPU2 Beta Released, Examined

    That's the price we way for trying to see God's face. We're building a modern-day Tower of Babel with our tech in our quest for the singularity.

    Perhaps this machine could assist in our efforts to run through all possible permutations to discover the true name of God. . .

  11. Re:no, don't care for it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on The Arthur C. Clarke Gamma Ray Burst

    Try reading some of the man's stories. Start with The Star

  12. The Star by Guy+Harris · · Score: 3, Funny · on The Arthur C. Clarke Gamma Ray Burst

    An explosive event in space named after Clarke? Oh, great....

  13. Re:City and the Stars... by AlienIntelligence · · Score: 1 · on Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead At 90

    A really good girlfriend of mine,
    (20 years ago now) bought me
    the out of print book that contained
    (and I believe was named as well)

    "The Nine Billion Names of God"

    For all of you Clarke fans that haven't...
    READ THAT STORY!

    In fact, I'm glad I googled, here... enjoy!

    [ http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html ]

    Let me know what you think.

    -AI

  14. Re:Farewell by Xiaran · · Score: 1 · on Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead At 90

    Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.
    Nine Billion Names Of God
    RIP ACC - Last of the big three.

  15. Re:Life imitates Douglas Adams by onion_joe · · Score: 2, Informative · on The Universe Damaged By Observation?

    Naw, it was by Arthur C. Clarke. The 9 Billion Names of God

  16. Re:I have a horrible feeling... by Admiral+Ag · · Score: 4, Insightful · on A New Theory of Everything?

    Haha. You aren't the only one. The first thing I thought of was this classic Arthur C. Clarke short story: The 9 Billion Names of God.

    http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html

  17. Re:I don't mean to sound like a conspiricy theoris by Maximum+Prophet · · Score: 1 · on Making Science Machine Readable

    What we need to do is to hand over religion to computers.

    Holy "Nine Billion Names of God", Batman!

    http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html

  18. 21 grams, kill bill by ankit · · Score: 1 · on The Best and Worst Movies of 2003?

    Both very different movies, and imo would easily figure in top 10 for most people.

    Kill Bill was perhaps the first movie that made me want to see it again even before I had left the movie hall. Amazing direction, camera work, and the anime was icing on the cake.

    21 grams was a nice first english movie by a non-english speaking director. It seemed to lose itself towards the end, but had a nice overal effect.

    ROTK would have to come close, but read here why I would not call it the best.