June 04, 2007
The review can now be found here.
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June 03, 2007
(...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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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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June 01, 2007
Time For the Stars, Robert A. Heinlein
The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins
I Am a Strange Loop, Douglas Hofstadter
In progress:
The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God, David J. Linden
Change: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution, Paul Watzlawick et al.
Teach Yourself Spanish Complete Course Package, Juan Kattan-Ibarra
On Deck:
1776, David McCullough (Still...)
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, Daniel C. Dennett
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, Neal Stephenson
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