... Hmm, a sentance of diologue or two might clarify that... but you could always put it down later when he mysteriously 'reappears' after being rescued by...
... Although there's certainly a Taoist flavour, such as the Polarities, it seems to me that the real meat of the philosophy underlying the Panarchy is that of...
... Interesting. I'd certainly read his final scene as "farewell, I'm dying", which seemed to fit in with all his previous foreshadowings. Oh, well, might be...
I hereby rule it not off-topic. Please tell us more! BTW, this half of the author duo, once a liberal Episcopalian, is now a Quaker. ... Dave Trowbridge The...
<snip> BTW, this half of the author duo, once a liberal Episcopalian, is now a Quaker. <snip> Well now, there's a statement and half, enough to bring me out...
The aftermath of a supernove is a nebula, and after a few years, not particularly dangerous, I think. I'm sure there must be others. No, Ivard doesn't lose...
... <snip> Oh, wow -- I really really want to read the rest. I suppose it's still unwritten, though <sigh> Tony Z -- Despair was kudzu. --_Atlanta Nights_,...
... I wondered about that, the last time I stopped by your blog. Are you still attending that wonderful little church where you were married? I guess the...
Doctrinal change, big time. The triggering event is something we can talk about in March when I come to D.C., but if you watch my blog, in a few days there...
He definitely did, but the Goddess has other plans for him. ... -- Dave Trowbridge The Redwood Dragon http://www.davetrowbridge.com/MT davetrow@... ...
... Having a gun is one of the least indicative icons of courage and bravery that might exist. Any weapon for that matter. They are crutches and props for...
... [snipping together the beginning and the end] ... I am looking forward to further reports, in whatever venue you think appropriate. [Personally, I view the...
The current discussion got me thinking of one of my favorite books, Jack McDevitt's _A Talent for War_. A quick summary: Two centuries ago, Christopher Sim...
Greetings: I think I'm going to bump the series back into the TBR pile for 2006. It's been too long! What was the name of the information symbols used by the...
tenno! (real close!) ... From: Fred Kiesche To: exordium-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:50 AM Subject: [exordium-l] Information Symbols ...
Greetings: Darn. Well, so much for getting a new goto system for my scope that would also allow me to aim mass drivers and jump to FTL, etc... ;) Fred Kiesche...
I think this is a Dave-level question. How big (compared to the ship) is a fiveskip cavity? From the TELVARNA, I don't get the feeling they are that big, but...
I don't know the answer to that. One would assume there's some relationship between the mass of the ship and the cavity, but I never thought about it. What you...
BTW, it's interesting to note that Gmail served up a bunch of ads for face and mouth pain and root canals in conjunction with your query. Cavity, indeed! ... ...
... Possibly larger ships have several cavities. Depends on the physics of the fiveskip generators. (I've always taken "cavity" as more or less analogous to...
... Let's see... The two relevant references from the books that I remember are: 1) Aries has the largest fiveskip drive in existence. I distinctly remember...
"Matryoshka dolls" That's as good a supposition as any. But we won't know until a story turns on the nature of fiveskips, when all shall become clear! <g> ... ...
Anyone local interested in a dinner on Saturday night? Friends of mine in the Fort Washington area have graciously offered to provide us lodging (Dave is...
... I'm on the West Coast, so won't be attending, but please do let us know how it goes! Tony Z PS: How's the Exordium board game coming? -- Much of what are...
More recent reading... Diana Paxson's new Westria book is out. I didn't like it all ("neo-pagan author does Exodus + Joshua, from the Canaanite POV, kinda...