Following up on this posting, I present Schrodinger's Cat!

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Ladies and gentlemen, rest easy. The newest issue of Dave Langford's Ansible has been posted.

Charles McGrath calls Philip K. Dick `A Prince of Pulp, Legit at Last' and adds a little whitewash: `... "The Man in the High Castle," his most sustained and most assured attempt at mainstream respectability, and it's barely a sci-fi book at all but, rather, what we would now call a "counterfactual" ...' (New York Times, 6 May) [PB]

...and many other gems...

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[1] Grant me, O spirit of Reason, matter for Deduction, Intuition, and Analysis; plenty of three-pipe problems, that I may avoid the cowardice of seven percent cocaine, or at least substitute something a little special in white wines. more...

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A clear night sky and a little instruction allows anyone to soar in mind and imagination to the farthest reaches of an enormous universe in which we are but a speck. And there is nothing more exhilarating and humbling than that.

A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision. more...

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(Various quotes from Quatermass episodes. Written by Nigel Kneale.)

A specialist tends to see everything in his own light.

All that "flying objects" business. Very fashionable. Quite de riguer for a bit, to have a nodding acquaintance with a few little green men.

An experiment...is an operation designed to discover some unknown truth. It is also a risk. more...

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How To Survive Your Stint In Federal Service

(...thanks to the film version of Starship Troopers for being so bad that it inspired...)

Twenty useful tips brought to you by Gen. Paul Verhoven, C in C...

20. The enemy can drop driveless asteroids on your cities from over 1000 light years distance-presumably at FTL speeds-without resorting to any visible technology. Therefore, assume they're just stupid Bugs incapable of rational thought;

19. When piloting the ship, don't strap yourself in. When the ship is hit, you'll look cool flying through the air into the viewport;

18. Artillery? Only wussies need artillery.

17. Ignore those plasma bolts the mindless Bugs are firing at your ship-they're just "random light";

16. Be ready to shoot your buddies at a moments notice; they'll thank you for it;

15. Rest assured that, in the future, even the chicks are pumped on testosterone; more...

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Eliza: "We missed you, Jack, where have you been?"

Jack: "Running an errend—meeting some locals—partaking of their rich traditions. Can we get out of Germany now, please?"

(Neal Stephenson, The Baroque Cycle, Part One: Quicksilver)

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"One day, Pinky, A MOUSE shall rule, and it is the humans who will be forced to endure these humiliating diversions!"

"You mean like Orlando, Brain?"

(Pinky and the Brain)

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"Have agreed to carry Ring to Mordor. In hindsight, probably a bad move."

(The Very Secret Diary of Frodo Baggins)

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George: "If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?"

Blackadder: "Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter oneself over a wide area."

(Black Adder 4)

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USMC

1. Bring a weapon. Preferably, bring at least two. Bring all of your friends who have weapons. Bring their friends who have weapons.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. Close doesn't count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough, nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.) more...

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