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From: Jim on 8 Jun 2010 05:39 On 2010-06-08, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> On 2010-06-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >>> Calling Charlie Stross... sounds like an instance of BASILISK STARE >> >>> being released into the wild to me. Come to think of it, Retina, TURN >> >>> and ICE sound like some sort of countermeasures too. >> >> >> >>"ICE - Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics" (c/o William Gibson) >> > >> > Eep - Neuromancer was released 26 years ago! I feel old. >> >> And to my shame I've still not read it. > > You're an embarrassment to SF nerds everywhere, Jim. [sigh] yes, I know. Just yesterday, for instance, I forgot where I'd heard 'Quatloos' before and had to Google it! I mean, really... > Get with the > programme, it's a damn good read and the possible future still holds up > pretty well I think. It's certainly on my list. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Woody on 8 Jun 2010 05:42 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> > wrote: >>>> Calling Charlie Stross... sounds like an instance of BASILISK STARE >>>> being released into the wild to me. Come to think of it, Retina, > > > > TURN >>>> and ICE sound like some sort of countermeasures too. >>> >>> "ICE - Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics" (c/o William Gibson) >> >> Eep - Neuromancer was released 26 years ago! I feel old. > > And to my shame I've still not read it. Freak -- Woody
From: Jim on 8 Jun 2010 05:47 On 2010-06-08, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >> On 2010-06-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> >> wrote: >>>>> Calling Charlie Stross... sounds like an instance of BASILISK STARE >>>>> being released into the wild to me. Come to think of it, Retina, >> > > > TURN >>>>> and ICE sound like some sort of countermeasures too. >>>> >>>> "ICE - Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics" (c/o William Gibson) >>> >>> Eep - Neuromancer was released 26 years ago! I feel old. >> >> And to my shame I've still not read it. > > Freak [hangs head in shame] Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: James Dore on 8 Jun 2010 05:58 On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:47:22 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-08, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >>> On 2010-06-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> >>> wrote: >>>>>> Calling Charlie Stross... sounds like an instance of BASILISK STARE >>>>>> being released into the wild to me. Come to think of it, Retina, >>> > > > TURN >>>>>> and ICE sound like some sort of countermeasures too. >>>>> >>>>> "ICE - Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics" (c/o William Gibson) >>>> >>>> Eep - Neuromancer was released 26 years ago! I feel old. >>> >>> And to my shame I've still not read it. >> >> Freak > > [hangs head in shame] > > Jim Is it on iBooks? Cheers, James -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Jun 2010 05:59
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:08:44 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >On 2010-06-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>>> Calling Charlie Stross... sounds like an instance of BASILISK STARE >>>> being released into the wild to me. Come to think of it, Retina, TURN >>>> and ICE sound like some sort of countermeasures too. >>> >>>"ICE - Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics" (c/o William Gibson) >> >> Eep - Neuromancer was released 26 years ago! I feel old. > >And to my shame I've still not read it. *sharp intake of breath* My word. You really should fix that. What about Islands in the Net (Stirling) and Snow Crash (Stephenson)? Cheers - Jaimie -- haiku are easy all you do is stop at the seventeenth syllab |