You replied to my question about the Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. Funny. I am a fan of the oud. Drop me an email for some listening suggestions.
At first, I thought much of the imagery was borrowed from Lynch's film - like the Harkonnen costumes. Then I saw the Guild Navigator. The film took on a whole new light for me, this was early in the film, and I greeted the entire production with scrutiny when I sat down to watch.
Does anyone recall a book from the late 70's early 80's that had a title something like 'Atlas of Alien Anatomy'? It was a book that had artistic representation of creatures from several dozen science fiction novels that had never been realized on film or in a presentation like a comic. The art was fantastic and the descriptions of the creatures include dimensions, climate, nutritional requirements, religion, relative intelligence to humans etc... I loved this book, but lost it in a move. If anyone knows what I am talking about, post it here or email me. The Navigators in this book looked like some sort of 'aqua-people' with gills, blue skin and webbed hands. Not at all what I had imagined when I read Hebert's work. I liked John Harrison's interpretation of the Guild.
I did like Sting's performance in Lynch's film. Patrick Stewart as well.
It is perfectly legal for you to make a CD from your Vinyl; you just don't want to because the quality would suck.
I have made CDR copies of new unplayed vinyl on a Linn turntable running through a DC tube amp to a pro CDR deck all on class A power. A $3500.00 setup, but these CDs sound way better than any that you'd buy in the store. If you are using the line-in on your soundcard to make a CDR from your Fisher-Price recordplayer, of course it will suck. There is way too much noise inside the PC.
We all know 2004 will be Bush & Gore again.
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I don't live in Florida... I live in Massachusetts where Gore won by a landslide.
Florida has over half a million absentee ballots not counted. Many are the seniors that transplant to Florida... seniors = social security. I have my money on Gore for Fla.
I feel good having voted for Nader. Now I can say that I voted my conscience without taking flak from the Dems for a Gore loss, and to all the Pubs I can say "Don't blame me, I voted for Nader".
voter.com projected 230-232 without the 'battleground sates'... with Gore taking Fla, PA and MI it is ALL OVER.
I feel good having voted for Nader. Now I can say that I voted my conscience without taking flak from the Dems for a Gore loss, and to all the Pubs I can say "Don't blame me, I voted for Nader".
voter.com projected 230-232 without the 'battleground sates'... with Gore taking Fla, PA and MI it is ALL OVER.
Then become a teacher... that way you will have the same days off.
Or better, don't spawn.
Seriously, children should be the first priority. If you cannot take a day off to provide for your child, you are irresponsible. If your company provides this service, then great... I would opt to stay home than have some stranger care for my child on a snow-day or whatever.
Both of these are described in a similar manner, neither is clearly a children's book. Each sounds very interesting.
Zoom appears to be slightly different. Powers of Ten is scientific and to scale. Zoom uses a trick where the image that you pan out of may be inside a TV, on a postcard or on a billboard. Still, it is quite the trick on the eye... and the entire journey is a cohesive series of images.
Thanks for recommending Powers of Ten. That will be my next purchase for my son.
Question: With religious diversity increasing, what are your thoughts on the protection of religious freedom and the separation of church and state? Should religions like Wicca be banned from recognition by the military, as some legislators suggest?
Submitted from Amber of San Diego, California through Yahoo! (10/15/00)
Answer: Religious Freedom And Tolerance Is A Protected Right
I am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity.
Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, or Muslim, Americans should be able to participate in their constitutional free exercise of religion. I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the U.S. military to promote it.
Replace 'Voting Is A Waste Of Time' with 'Absaining' as a catch all that are of age and US citizens, there are many reasons that one would not vote. 'Not Registered' would be another good option.
Where are?:
CONSTITUTION PARTY & INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY
Howard Phillips
"The more prudent course of action for the progressives to take is to work from within the Democratic party to pull it toward the Green positions"
Great, in your opinion.
I lean left on some issues, but my soapbox was not to stop the GOP from winning. If you throw the Reform Party, Natural Law, Libertarian, and Socialist in the equation, the wich way will the swing fall?
The last thing on Earth that I want to get involved in is 'working from within the Democratic party to pull it toward the Green positions'. I am not Green, nor am I a Dem. I want more competition and a coalition government in congrees.
"The treaty even includes aiding and abetting rules that appear to make the publishing of software vulnerabilities or "exploits" illegal, according to U.S.-based cyberlaw expert Jennifer Granick. That could make vulnerability mailing lists like BugTraq and NTBugTraq, both with well over 30,000 subscribers, illegal..."
Bologna! That is all I have to say at the moment.
Well, not really... what I want to say is that our judicial system is as good as a three ring circus.
What was the actual popular vote that put Clinton in office? Something like 30% of eligible voters when he ran against Bush and Perot.
I would like to see 'none of the above' on the ballot where it would devalue the election if the winner did not get 50% of popular vote (plus eliminate the electoral college).
Well... maybe I should clarify. He is using 'luddite' for 'opposite of geek' where he could use a term that is in the common vernacular - i.e. 'technophobe'. 'Luddite' is archaic, and John is champiuoning its revival. 'Luddite' specifically refers to followers of Ned Ludd, an 18th century laborer who destroyed laborsaving machinery as a protest.
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You replied to my question about the Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. Funny. I am a fan of the oud. Drop me an email for some listening suggestions.
Thanks.
Does anyone recall a book from the late 70's early 80's that had a title something like 'Atlas of Alien Anatomy'? It was a book that had artistic representation of creatures from several dozen science fiction novels that had never been realized on film or in a presentation like a comic. The art was fantastic and the descriptions of the creatures include dimensions, climate, nutritional requirements, religion, relative intelligence to humans etc... I loved this book, but lost it in a move. If anyone knows what I am talking about, post it here or email me. The Navigators in this book looked like some sort of 'aqua-people' with gills, blue skin and webbed hands. Not at all what I had imagined when I read Hebert's work. I liked John Harrison's interpretation of the Guild.
I did like Sting's performance in Lynch's film. Patrick Stewart as well.
I have made CDR copies of new unplayed vinyl on a Linn turntable running through a DC tube amp to a pro CDR deck all on class A power. A $3500.00 setup, but these CDs sound way better than any that you'd buy in the store. If you are using the line-in on your soundcard to make a CDR from your Fisher-Price recordplayer, of course it will suck. There is way too much noise inside the PC.
Florida Ballot
Florida has over half a million absentee ballots not counted. Many are the seniors that transplant to Florida... seniors = social security. I have my money on Gore for Fla.
voter.com projected 230-232 without the 'battleground sates'... with Gore taking Fla, PA and MI it is ALL OVER.
voter.com projected 230-232 without the 'battleground sates'... with Gore taking Fla, PA and MI it is ALL OVER.
Or better, don't spawn.
Seriously, children should be the first priority. If you cannot take a day off to provide for your child, you are irresponsible. If your company provides this service, then great... I would opt to stay home than have some stranger care for my child on a snow-day or whatever.
Both of these are described in a similar manner, neither is clearly a children's book. Each sounds very interesting.
Zoom appears to be slightly different. Powers of Ten is scientific and to scale. Zoom uses a trick where the image that you pan out of may be inside a TV, on a postcard or on a billboard. Still, it is quite the trick on the eye... and the entire journey is a cohesive series of images.
Thanks for recommending Powers of Ten. That will be my next purchase for my son.
Zoom by Istvan Banyai - No words, just a pespective that zooms out of a micro scale world out to a final view of the Earth. Great art.
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop By Chris Raschka - Fantastic art and great word-play in a poem about Jazz.
Question: With religious diversity increasing, what are your thoughts on the protection of religious freedom and the separation of church and state? Should religions like Wicca be banned from recognition by the military, as some legislators suggest? Submitted from Amber of San Diego, California through Yahoo! (10/15/00)
Answer: Religious Freedom And Tolerance Is A Protected Right I am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, or Muslim, Americans should be able to participate in their constitutional free exercise of religion. I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the U.S. military to promote it.
-Jeff
-Voting Is A Waste Of Time
Replace 'Voting Is A Waste Of Time' with 'Absaining' as a catch all that are of age and US citizens, there are many reasons that one would not vote. 'Not Registered' would be another good option.
Where are?:
CONSTITUTION PARTY & INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY
Howard Phillips
GRASSROOTS PARTY
Denny Lane
NATURAL LAW PARTY
John Hagelin
PROHIBITION PARTY
Earl Dodge
REFORM PARTY & RIGHT TO LIFE PARTY
Pat Buchanan
SOCIALIST PARTY USA
David McReynolds
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY
James Harris
WORKERS WORLD PARTY
Monica Moorehead
There are NO Socialists who read Slashdot?
I don't think so.
If we all had apathy for politics, what would we care about?
If you are passive you have no voice. Do you think that someone will speak for you?
Great, in your opinion.
I lean left on some issues, but my soapbox was not to stop the GOP from winning. If you throw the Reform Party, Natural Law, Libertarian, and Socialist in the equation, the wich way will the swing fall?
The last thing on Earth that I want to get involved in is 'working from within the Democratic party to pull it toward the Green positions'. I am not Green, nor am I a Dem. I want more competition and a coalition government in congrees.
That still does not address the possibility of Bugtraq being shut down.
Bologna! That is all I have to say at the moment.
Well, not really... what I want to say is that our judicial system is as good as a three ring circus.
It would be nice if counted meant it would not result in a victory if one does not capture more than 50% of popular.
What was the actual popular vote that put Clinton in office? Something like 30% of eligible voters when he ran against Bush and Perot.
I would like to see 'none of the above' on the ballot where it would devalue the election if the winner did not get 50% of popular vote (plus eliminate the electoral college).