In a message dated 4/26/01 11:49:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Yeah, that's me. If that's what really happened, I'd just as soon not know for sure. Like...
TreeHug42a@...
May 1, 2001 3:28 pm
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... Why would you liked to forgo a unique experience ? Isn't it below an intellegent being to wish for ignorance ? Regards Oliver...
Oliver Neukum
Oliver.Neukum@...
May 1, 2001 11:03 pm
21496
... An interesting angle. I want to be conscious of my last instant just because I don't expect anything to happen afterwords. Awareness seems to be a pretty...
Matthew Dockrey
gfish@...
May 1, 2001 11:11 pm
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... Uniqueness in itself is not enough. I didn't want to have children so I could experience the IMMENSE pain of an extremely difficult delivery, but so I...
Carol Phillips
redflame@...
May 1, 2001 11:23 pm
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http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/currentview.html Complete with pictures! Carol http://www.ghg.net/redflame/ ...
Carol Phillips
redflame@...
May 2, 2001 1:05 am
21499
Great pics of Larry! Glad to see he's still typing merrily away to keep us fans happy. I'm heading into the city today to buy Saturn's Race and The Burning...
Bill & Cynthia
freeaqua@...
May 2, 2001 1:53 am
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... I'm trying to remember a 1-credit hour biomedical engineering survey course I took about 20 years ago. I know that there are airplanes like the F-111 that...
Peter Taylor
murmur@...
May 2, 2001 2:51 am
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I found this comment on a kind of humour site... A multimillionaire American paid $20 million to the Russians to become the first tourist on a space ship to...
Euan Ritchie
euan@...
May 2, 2001 6:51 am
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Anyone have any guesses on the mechanics of Thrintun mind control? What "energy" is used for the transmission? What is the path of transmission? ... and I need...
Dave Evanson
ti_dave65@...
May 2, 2001 10:17 am
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... Ringworld is excellent. I've heard some people comment that it can be hard to get into the Known Space novels without reading some of the stories set in ...
W. Blaine Dowler
wdowler@...
May 2, 2001 12:07 pm
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"Hello". Just to subscribed to this list. I became interested in Larry's novels after reading an article about him in the UK astronomy mag "Astronomy Now". My...
Mark Harris
Mark.Harris@...
May 2, 2001 12:08 pm
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... I think that's probably a good idea, for what it's worth I started with Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers (Throne didn't exist at the time), then went on...
Tim Atkinson
tim@...
May 2, 2001 1:02 pm
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Mark, For "Known Space" stories I would read "Protector" before heading to Ringworld, although it certainly isn't required. The known space stories can be...
Mark Stang
stangm@...
May 2, 2001 1:44 pm
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Yep, they made me smile. But why do I now feel this overwhelming need to go downstairs and tidy my kitchen? Teresa (Irrational as always....) ... From: Bill &...
Teresa Tannahill
Teresa@...
May 2, 2001 1:44 pm
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Inferno was my first. Then World out of Time. As far as Known Space, I read The 2 Ringworld books first, and kind of worked my way backwards from there. I...
Giskard0@...
May 2, 2001 2:17 pm
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Date sent: Wed, 02 May 2001 12:42:36 +0100 From: "Mark Harris" <Mark.Harris@...> To: <larryniven-l@...>...
Grady Richardson
gradyr@...
May 2, 2001 2:56 pm
21510
Good Point. "World of Ptavvs", "Protector", and the Beowulf Schaeffer stories would give one a fairly complete background on known space. -- Mark Stang ...
Mark Stang
stangm@...
May 2, 2001 2:56 pm
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... Well, if you want more in that universe, there's the sequel to that book, called by two names, "The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye" and "The Gripping Hand"...
vxpmrz 3
vxpmrz3@...
May 2, 2001 2:58 pm
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... 'Neutron Star' and 'Tales of Known Space' are two good short story collections to introduce Known Space....
Euan Ritchie
euan@...
May 2, 2001 3:07 pm
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... I'll beg to differ on this. I think Destiny is an excellent book, although very different from Larry's norm. I read it fairly recently, though, and I don't...
Michael J Ash
mikeash@...
May 2, 2001 3:59 pm
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... From: "Euan Ritchie" <euan@...> To: <larryniven-l@...> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Just to say... ... Yeah,...
Mark Stang
stangm@...
May 2, 2001 4:02 pm
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... Certainly it would be useless in preparing one's mind for "All Things Niven" -- it is completely different in tone and thrust than anything else larry's...
Leviathan
jsheen@...
May 2, 2001 4:20 pm
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Michael wrote: ... readable ... I'll beg to differ on this. I think Destiny is an excellent book, although very different from Larry's norm. I read it fairly...
Ciscon, Ray
rciscon@...
May 2, 2001 4:34 pm
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... Telepathy is also known, Greenberg and Kzinti telepaths. Telekinesis is known, too. This is rather more magic. Regards Oliver...
Oliver Neukum
Oliver.Neukum@...
May 2, 2001 4:41 pm
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... One of the very best. ... Perhaps "Footfall" or "Dragons of Heorot" would be better, as there is less background. Regards Oliver...
Oliver Neukum
Oliver.Neukum@...
May 2, 2001 4:45 pm
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You could also try Playgrounds of the Mind and N-Space, which would provide you with a pretty comprehensive sampling of most of Larry's works (including...
John Lanius
john_lanius@...
May 2, 2001 4:49 pm
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In a message dated 5/2/2001 7:54:38 AM US Mountain Standard Time, euan@... writes: << ... 'Neutron Star' and 'Tales of Known Space' are two good...
BEAR1701A@...
May 2, 2001 4:52 pm
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I can't get over all the NASA jealousy of the man. I don't hate him for being able buy his way into space. I want to BE him! Frank ... From:...
Frank W. Moore
fmoore@...
May 2, 2001 4:57 pm
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... Does it remind you of "Burning City", too ? Regards Oliver PS: I want to see a terror bird....
Oliver Neukum
Oliver.Neukum@...
May 2, 2001 4:59 pm
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... From: Oliver Neukum <Oliver.Neukum@...> ... Reading all the previous Known Space material is simply not necessary for the enjoyment of...
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