I would like to get an English translation of the Navajo spoken in the movie Cheyenne Autumn by the Navajo actors. I understand that it is very funny. It is ribald and obscene as well as just plain funny. The Navajo apparently enjoy watching the movie because of that.
I remember a few years back hearing that you were writing a screenplay for Edward Elmer Smith's the Lensman Series. What has become of that? Isn't writing for that really difficult without it being corny, old fashioned and a parody of itself?
Long before Jerry Pournelle and long before lasers, there was E. E. Smith, Phd. In his story "Spacehounds of IPC" that was serialized in Amazing Stories in 1931, a ship was powered by beamed power. I expect there were others even earlier.
I think my sarcasm detector just went off. I'm not sure because it's too polite, nuanced and rational. Perhaps you can hit me over the head with it? That I'd understand.
Your probably right. I'm just frustrated that NASA isn't doing any of the cool stuff I thought they'd be doing 40 years after going to the moon. I was so excited when I watched the moon landing as a child. Now I feel just plain sad.
I don't have a Facebook account either. Unfortunately, someone I know put up pictures of me on his Facebook account. I've stayed away from Facebook because of privacy concerns. You just can't win.
I really should have explained why I feel that the bosses make too much. It seems to me the risk taken by people making millions of dollars a year to invest other peoples money is insufficient. They might be fired but they still have millions of other peoples money. They should loose something for making bad investments. I think that is the real cause of the financial meltdown.
I've always been confused as to why it's so important whether climate change is anthropogenic. The point is that climate change is happening and it will cause major problems for many people on earth. If we can change that why not? Does it really matter if it's anthropogenic? I suppose the assumption is that unless it's anthropogenic then humans can't ameliorate the effects but I don't see that as necessary true.
I will miss the manned space program. It was one of the few things I took pride in. The way NASA was going though I'm not sure it had a future anyway. The program to replace the shuttle looked like it was going to take a lot longer than expected. It's not all NASA though. The past few administrations and Congress did not value the manned space program. Now I would rather NASA put the manned program on hold while they design a much better program.
Can't blame this one on Obama. The shuttle was to be retired with no replacement before Obama took office. He did gut the future of the space program though.
I've always wondered why it's important whether the climate change, assuming it is happening, is natural or otherwise. Whether it is natural or man made, the problems it would cause are the same. Man has always attempted to change the environment to suit himself. If we can affect climate change in a way that is better for man kind, why not? That might include reducing carbon, etc.
I too use to be quite appalled at Bush's pronunciation of nuclear. However, I subsequently discovered it is an acceptable pronunciation of the word. I even discovered some of the scientists who worked on the bomb pronounced it that way.
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I would like to get an English translation of the Navajo spoken in the movie Cheyenne Autumn by the Navajo actors. I understand that it is very funny. It is ribald and obscene as well as just plain funny. The Navajo apparently enjoy watching the movie because of that.
I remember a few years back hearing that you were writing a screenplay for Edward Elmer Smith's the Lensman Series. What has become of that? Isn't writing for that really difficult without it being corny, old fashioned and a parody of itself?
Long before Jerry Pournelle and long before lasers, there was E. E. Smith, Phd. In his story "Spacehounds of IPC" that was serialized in Amazing Stories in 1931, a ship was powered by beamed power. I expect there were others even earlier.
I know of a few out of use tools! G.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates to name a few.
Yay! Once again the solution to all the worlds energy problems has been found and posted on slashdot!
I think my sarcasm detector just went off. I'm not sure because it's too polite, nuanced and rational. Perhaps you can hit me over the head with it? That I'd understand.
Your probably right. I'm just frustrated that NASA isn't doing any of the cool stuff I thought they'd be doing 40 years after going to the moon. I was so excited when I watched the moon landing as a child. Now I feel just plain sad.
Thanks! Your right.
NASA is dead. Put a fork in it.
I think you can get arrested for exposing your kids to the perseids!
I don't have a Facebook account either. Unfortunately, someone I know put up pictures of me on his Facebook account. I've stayed away from Facebook because of privacy concerns. You just can't win.
I really should have explained why I feel that the bosses make too much. It seems to me the risk taken by people making millions of dollars a year to invest other peoples money is insufficient. They might be fired but they still have millions of other peoples money. They should loose something for making bad investments. I think that is the real cause of the financial meltdown.
It isn't that the programmers earn too little it's that their bosses earn too much.
I've always been confused as to why it's so important whether climate change is anthropogenic. The point is that climate change is happening and it will cause major problems for many people on earth. If we can change that why not? Does it really matter if it's anthropogenic? I suppose the assumption is that unless it's anthropogenic then humans can't ameliorate the effects but I don't see that as necessary true.
We are approaching maximum bogosity.
I think someone wanted to show how easy it is to manipulate an election that uses electronic voting machines.
It's about time they put that upstart Einstein in his place!
The Matrix is comming true! Now our machine overlords can make batteries out of humans!
I wonder if they want to change paper so it can't be destroyed. That way it would be easier to investigate a paper trail.
They will! We all will!
I will miss the manned space program. It was one of the few things I took pride in. The way NASA was going though I'm not sure it had a future anyway. The program to replace the shuttle looked like it was going to take a lot longer than expected. It's not all NASA though. The past few administrations and Congress did not value the manned space program. Now I would rather NASA put the manned program on hold while they design a much better program.
Can't blame this one on Obama. The shuttle was to be retired with no replacement before Obama took office. He did gut the future of the space program though.
I've always wondered why it's important whether the climate change, assuming it is happening, is natural or otherwise. Whether it is natural or man made, the problems it would cause are the same. Man has always attempted to change the environment to suit himself. If we can affect climate change in a way that is better for man kind, why not? That might include reducing carbon, etc.
Right on brother!
I too use to be quite appalled at Bush's pronunciation of nuclear. However, I subsequently discovered it is an acceptable pronunciation of the word. I even discovered some of the scientists who worked on the bomb pronounced it that way.