Jujitsu form, Kenpo maybe.

Hey man, beggar's canyon is way cool now that everyone is looking at it!!

Nice. I was just looking through previous what are you readings yesterday for suggestions.

Starting The Mote in God's Eye. Looks promising.

Skim-read The Reluctant Fundamentalist this afternoon - it's rather dreadful.

Finished Crime and Punishment a couple of days ago. Loved it. One of those few 'classic' novels that isn't all hype. It's engaging and enjoyable, and very rewarding. The ultimate message that we should stop trying to think for ourselves and just do what Jesus says is possibly not the best, but that doesn't overwhelm and the style isn't preachy. I have yet to read a novel more perfectly structured.
It was a little distracting that one of the characters is basically Columbo. When he did the 'just one more thing' routine I had to put the book down for a minute. Turns out Columbo was based on Porphyrius. Man, that makes it weird for the modern reader.
I'm developing a taste for golden age russian literature; I hope to read a lot more soon.

Before that I burned through I Am Legend in one sitting. It's electrifying.

Brave New World needs to be more widely read.

The Algebraist is notable for having one of the least likeable villains ever. Genuinely, I think that's its main literary achievement. I have huge respect for Iain Banks for writing a world-conquering, star-spanning tyrant who is in no way cool or enviable. Archimandrite Luseferous is like a parody of a fourteen-year-old's power fantasies; not a Magnificent Bastard, he's just a contemptible, nasty (occasionally terrifying) creature with no charisma or real intelligence and we need to see more of that.
There's great stuff in this book, but it does follow the standard disappointing SF novel arc of: 'big ideas, big ideas, oh no the plot is taking over, narrowing focus, narrowing focus, now it's just about this guy and his Quest, how did the galaxy get so small, inevitable convenient climax.' Very much worth reading to pick out the many great elements in this book, but those elements don't really come together.
I'll get round to the Culture novels eventually.

Oh, I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time since I was five, but couldn't carry the enthusiasm on to the rest of the Narnia books.

Thinking about Crime and Punishment reminded me, I really need to pick up a cheap second-hand ereader so I can stop paying for public domain books.

I like the sound of The Quantum Thief, that goes on the list.

Flying devil rays? Quite cool. *Timeshifted flying with pelicans? WAY cool.

I need to seek out this Earth Flight programme. According to the BBC website:

Spycams film right in the heart of the flock with microlights, hang-gliders and wirecams making up the aerial filming arsenal.

ITS WAY COOL, EVEN.

Way cool.

Way cool

>> ^Kofi:

I did some googling. It is probably a misleading youtoobs title. Maybe first video of this acoustic location thingy. I saw a paper from 2002 so def known. Anyway, way cool video. Nature totally blows me away. Shame this kind of stuff fuels intelligent design arguments


Nice, thanks for looking into it. How about an upvote

I did some googling. It is probably a misleading youtoobs title. Maybe first video of this acoustic location thingy. I saw a paper from 2002 so def known. Anyway, way cool video. Nature totally blows me away. Shame this kind of stuff fuels intelligent design arguments

>> ^Boise_Lib:

>> ^blankfist:
I am here to officially announce that I am joining the Democratic Party, voting for Obama in 2012, joining Green Peace, lowering my carbon footprint, believe 100% that global warming is man made, am pro-choice, an atheist, think socialism is way cool, and want to increase my taxes twelvefold.
Is that enough to win this?

No.


PHEW!

>> ^blankfist:

I am here to officially announce that I am joining the Democratic Party, voting for Obama in 2012, joining Green Peace, lowering my carbon footprint, believe 100% that global warming is man made, am pro-choice, an atheist, think socialism is way cool, and want to increase my taxes twelvefold.
Is that enough to win this?


No.

I am here to officially announce that I am joining the Democratic Party, voting for Obama in 2012, joining Green Peace, lowering my carbon footprint, believe 100% that global warming is man made, am pro-choice, an atheist, think socialism is way cool, and want to increase my taxes twelvefold.

Is that enough to win this?

That was way cool.

Cheers dude!
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Wow, this is way cool. *quality

Wow, this is way cool. *quality

*dead, but there are several versions here. I'd fix it, but I don't remember which one you used. I'll promote it for Xmas when you fix it. Because Jesus is way cool.