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News:
A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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Movies and TV / Ultraviolet
« on: March 03, 2006, 12:14:32 PM »
Well, the creator of "Equilibrium" is releasing another film entitled, "Ultraviolet"
Here is Eric D. Snider's synopsis after NOT seeing a screening:
That said, I'm going to see it. "Equilibrium" being my favorite film of all time is enough to give Wimmer the benefit of the doubt no matter how silly the premise sounds.
Here is Eric D. Snider's synopsis after NOT seeing a screening:
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"ULTRAVIOLET"
(1 hr., 28 min.; rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language)
From writer/director Kurt Wimmer ("Equilibrium") comes this futuristic sci-fi thriller starring Milla Jovovich as a genetically altered super-woman who must save her race of genetically altered super-people from being wiped out by a government that sort of regrets having made all these genetically altered super-people. (It seems to me that if you're going to create people who are better than you, you should probably expect that they will turn on you at some point.) It was not screened for critics, probably because it's too AWESOME. Sony was probably afraid we'd write all these 4-star reviews, and then audiences would be afraid to see it for fear it wouldn't live up to how AWESOME we said it was. That, or it sucks.
That said, I'm going to see it. "Equilibrium" being my favorite film of all time is enough to give Wimmer the benefit of the doubt no matter how silly the premise sounds.
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Everything Else / Yet Another code question posed to the gurus
« on: November 02, 2005, 01:31:59 PM »
Ok. I'm about ready blow my top.
I've got the following code in my webpage:
<body class="body" onLoad="SetMenu()">
This triggers the javascript function SetMenu after the page is loaded. It works perfectly in IE.
Mozilla ignores it. Why? Surely such a vanilla functionality is duplicated in Firefox?
But for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. I've searched the web and the forums and they all either vaguely refer to the function call in Firefox or they imply that the onLoad, as I've got it written, works in IE and Firefox both. It doesn't.
Can anyone tell me how to do in Firefox what the above code does in IE? Please? e? Spriggan? Tage?
I've got the following code in my webpage:
<body class="body" onLoad="SetMenu()">
This triggers the javascript function SetMenu after the page is loaded. It works perfectly in IE.
Mozilla ignores it. Why? Surely such a vanilla functionality is duplicated in Firefox?
But for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. I've searched the web and the forums and they all either vaguely refer to the function call in Firefox or they imply that the onLoad, as I've got it written, works in IE and Firefox both. It doesn't.
Can anyone tell me how to do in Firefox what the above code does in IE? Please? e? Spriggan? Tage?
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Everything Else / Google's Print Project
« on: September 21, 2005, 01:08:47 PM »
http://www.authorsguild.org/news/sues_google_citing.htm
Interesting news blurb.
It seems pretty plain to me that Google ought not to be copying works still under copyright without the author's permission. But I wonder if there are other takes on the matter?
Interesting news blurb.
It seems pretty plain to me that Google ought not to be copying works still under copyright without the author's permission. But I wonder if there are other takes on the matter?
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Everything Else / Javascript to Flash question
« on: August 16, 2005, 05:47:06 PM »
Alright. I've successfully, and may I say easily, made my javascript talk to my embedded flash movie...in IE. I'm having no luck at all getting it to work in firefox. Any suggestions?
All I need to be able to do is tell the movie what frame to jump to.
All I need to be able to do is tell the movie what frame to jump to.
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Everything Else / WHAT?!
« on: May 22, 2005, 11:34:53 PM »Quote
I am married to a girl named Sue (an appropriate name for lawyer's wife) and have two sons, Isaac and Leif.
You're kidding right? Your two sons are named Isaac and Leif? What the heck for?
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Suggestions Box / New organization for the site
« on: May 12, 2005, 12:22:48 PM »
This topic has been moved to [link=http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=TWG4;action=display;num=1115911981;start=0]TWG 4.0[/link] by Fellfrosch.
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edit by SE: just linking the column: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=1016
If you're talking about the author of Snow Crash, it's Ne*a*l
Not Neil.
If you're talking about the author of Snow Crash, it's Ne*a*l
Not Neil.
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Writing Group / Notice
« on: February 20, 2005, 02:56:01 PM »
Ethan,
This is to remind you about the I Am A Writer seminar set for next weekend. If you know anybody who's interested, please pass the word. Details on my Website: www.sfwa.org/members/Rand/, or e-mail your questions to me at [email protected]. You needn't pre-register; we will take registration at the door.
Ken.
"Anyone can say you can't write. Let no one say you didn't." -- Ken Rand
This is to remind you about the I Am A Writer seminar set for next weekend. If you know anybody who's interested, please pass the word. Details on my Website: www.sfwa.org/members/Rand/, or e-mail your questions to me at [email protected]. You needn't pre-register; we will take registration at the door.
Ken.
"Anyone can say you can't write. Let no one say you didn't." -- Ken Rand
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Movies and TV / Runelords by David Farland
« on: January 21, 2005, 11:34:38 AM »
Farland, as most of us probably already know, is the pen name of our beloved local fantasy author David Wolverton.
Apparently someone named John J. Kelly is working on the Runelords movie.
After reading the script and bouncing around ideas on how to handle the movie at least this one guy (who, from his info on IMDB, is probably a producer/high level manager type) has read the book (gasp!) and been shocked at how little their ideas for the treatment of the script resembled the book. His response to this discovery was a desire to fix that and be more true to the original work. A good sign in my opinion.
It also sounded like Farland himself is not very deeply involved in the production of the movie, which is just the standard Hollywood/book situation.
Anyone else have any news on this topic?
Apparently someone named John J. Kelly is working on the Runelords movie.
After reading the script and bouncing around ideas on how to handle the movie at least this one guy (who, from his info on IMDB, is probably a producer/high level manager type) has read the book (gasp!) and been shocked at how little their ideas for the treatment of the script resembled the book. His response to this discovery was a desire to fix that and be more true to the original work. A good sign in my opinion.
It also sounded like Farland himself is not very deeply involved in the production of the movie, which is just the standard Hollywood/book situation.
Anyone else have any news on this topic?
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Rants and Stuff / Entropy
« on: January 05, 2005, 05:40:50 PM »
Before the Online shopping thread was locked Entropy said:
While it's appropriate that the thread is now locked I would like Entropy to recant his first sentence here.
I can take being called foolish in the following paragraph, it's just part of an open discussion, but calling me a liar is right over the line. While we're hurting for members I don't think we're hurting so much that we need to accept this kind of behavior in order to keep them.
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Skar, lies. Most people, when they find something unexpected on their pc say, 'Oh, I didn't see that before'. You really think not using cookies would drop sales?
While it's appropriate that the thread is now locked I would like Entropy to recant his first sentence here.
I can take being called foolish in the following paragraph, it's just part of an open discussion, but calling me a liar is right over the line. While we're hurting for members I don't think we're hurting so much that we need to accept this kind of behavior in order to keep them.
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Everything Else / Jokes
« on: November 08, 2004, 12:31:54 PM »
Read this question, come up with an answer, and then scroll down to the
bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met this guy whom she did
not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she
believed him to be just that! She fell in love with him right there, but
never asked for his number and could not find him afterward. A few days
later, she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive in killing her sister?
(give this some thought before you answer, then scroll down)
Answer:
She was hoping that the guy come to this funeral, also.
If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath.
This was a question used by a famous American Psychologist to test if one
has the same mentality as a killer. Convicted serial killers were given this
test and many answered the question correctly.
If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.
If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off my
email list, unless that will tick you off, then I'll just be extra nice to
you.
Have a nice day, or not, whichever you prefer . . .
Just please don't hurt me.
bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met this guy whom she did
not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she
believed him to be just that! She fell in love with him right there, but
never asked for his number and could not find him afterward. A few days
later, she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive in killing her sister?
(give this some thought before you answer, then scroll down)
Answer:
She was hoping that the guy come to this funeral, also.
If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath.
This was a question used by a famous American Psychologist to test if one
has the same mentality as a killer. Convicted serial killers were given this
test and many answered the question correctly.
If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.
If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off my
email list, unless that will tick you off, then I'll just be extra nice to
you.
Have a nice day, or not, whichever you prefer . . .
Just please don't hurt me.
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Books / Game based books
« on: November 05, 2004, 11:26:11 AM »
So, I just got a Blizzard Insider announcing the free open beta and the street date of WoW. Just down the page I noticed a book set in the WoW universe by a name I recognized. Richard A. Knaak. This guy wrote at least one novel in the dragonlance universe and I liked it How cool is it to see his name again.
I've enjoyed game based books from warhammer, namely the Felix and Gotrek "slayer" series.
Anything else out there worth reading?
I've enjoyed game based books from warhammer, namely the Felix and Gotrek "slayer" series.
Anything else out there worth reading?
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