#2 2013-05-03 06:26:59
I would not be all that surprised to find that the current epidemic killing folks in China is related to this work.
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#3 2013-05-03 11:50:31
Just a matter of time.
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#4 2013-05-03 12:51:03
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#6 2013-05-04 01:34:36
Emmeran wrote:
The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed.
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#7 2013-05-04 06:38:04
Baywolfe wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed.
I love how he wound the Stand into one of the realities the Four traveled through and the final sentence in the story was as entrancing as the opening sentence even though 4,200 pages and more than two decades separated them. The Joycian touch was well received in this house I must say.
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#8 2013-05-04 12:53:04
Mine too. Who'd-a thunk you & I had this in common?
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#9 2013-05-04 12:57:37
Emmeran wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed.
I love how he wound the Stand into one of the realities the Four traveled through and the final sentence in the story was as entrancing as the opening sentence even though 4,200 pages and more than two decades separated them. The Joycian touch was well received in this house I must say.
I re-read the whole seven-book saga very recently. If you haven't read the "revised" first book, you should do yourself a favor, because the changes to that opening story, though mostly minor, turn the whole epic into a dazzling circle.
The only thing I truly hated was the Mary-Sue-ing near the end--not that he did it, but that IMO he seriously overdid it. The man has a crying need for an editor (always has).
Also, at certain points I cried so hard I couldn't see to read. Just like the first time, except at different points.
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#10 2013-05-04 13:52:12
George Orr wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed.I love how he wound the Stand into one of the realities the Four traveled through and the final sentence in the story was as entrancing as the opening sentence even though 4,200 pages and more than two decades separated them. The Joycian touch was well received in this house I must say.
I re-read the whole seven-book saga very recently. If you haven't read the "revised" first book, you should do yourself a favor, because the changes to that opening story, though mostly minor, turn the whole epic into a dazzling circle.
The only thing I truly hated was the Mary-Sue-ing near the end--not that he did it, but that IMO he seriously overdid it. The man has a crying need for an editor (always has).
Also, at certain points I cried so hard I couldn't see to read. Just like the first time, except at different points.
Yeah, I hated that he wrote himself a new character in The Stand film script so he could be in the movie too. But, hey, he almost died so I cut him some slack on how The Dark Tower plays out.
The question is, he's got the horn now. If he wins out, is there anybody at the top of the Tower?
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#11 2013-05-04 13:54:24
Baywolfe wrote:
The question is, he's got the horn now. If he wins out, is there anybody at the top of the Tower?
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God damn your eyes...
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#12 2013-05-06 12:24:12
George Orr wrote:
Mine too. Who'd-a thunk you & I had this in common?
I like movies which demand your attention and challenge you to keep up. I prefer directors who feel no need to explain every twist and motivation. If you can eat popcorn and text while watching a movie, then the movie isn't worth watching. Same goes for fictional books.
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#13 2013-05-06 22:08:26
Holy shit! I never new this place was full of 12 Monkeys fans! I loved that movie!
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#14 2013-05-06 22:44:57
Dirckman wrote:
Holy shit! I never new this place was full of 12 Monkeys fans! I loved that movie!
Seriously - you're surprised by that fact?
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#15 2013-05-06 23:12:16
Another fan. But I don't know if I liked it or 5th Element better, but for wildly different reasons.
I have this sticker on my laptop:
But I peeled the "12" out of the middle.
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#16 2013-05-07 05:59:51
GooberMcNutly wrote:
Another fan. But I don't know if I liked it or 5th Element better, but for wildly different reasons.
Prophetic vid. 1996 was a world class shitty year.
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#17 2013-05-10 00:52:59
Kickstarting DYI Mutant Street Lights.
Where oh where is Jeremy Rifkin when you don't need him?
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#19 2013-05-15 23:09:44
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#20 2013-05-16 13:15:11
choad wrote:
But wait, there's more!
Global protests against bio creep Monsanto.
I'm of two minds on GMOs and Monsanto. As far as GMOs go, we need to go with the science. We shouldn't accept industry driven studies as the final authority, but neither should we allow hippie airheads with no science to have a seat at the table.
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#21 2013-05-16 15:03:10
phreddy wrote:
I'm of two minds on GMOs and Monsanto.
IMO this is the most disturbing statement you've ever made.
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#22 2013-05-16 16:16:27
choad wrote:
Kickstarting DYI Mutant Street Lights.
Where oh where is Jeremy Rifkin when you don't need him?
Dr. Amirav-Drory runs a company called Genome Compiler, which makes a program that can be used to design DNA sequences. When the sequence is done, it is transmitted to a mail-order foundry that synthesizes the DNA.
The implications of custom mail-order DNA are disturbing.
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