Comments for Musings of a Babylon Lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog Science, technology and science fiction/Fantasy Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:51:08 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on The YALID Syndrome by lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/12/30/the-yalid-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-153 lurker Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:51:08 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=305#comment-153 Yes, that would be one way aroun it - I will have to see how that fits me, thanks for your consideration Yes, that would be one way aroun it – I will have to see how that fits me, thanks for your consideration

]]> Comment on The YALID Syndrome by RedEyeSky http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/12/30/the-yalid-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-152 RedEyeSky Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:28:08 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=305#comment-152 My timesaver is to have a class of things that don't require mega-secure logins, like the blogs etc you mentioned, is to use the first 5 letters in the name of the blog, site etc and then have a "PIN" - 4 letters/digits that are not a word, and are fairly random - which I append to my log-ins. So, your would say be babyl5ttL, where 8GpL was my "PIN" - which it isn't of course! Not ideal, and agree they're a faff, but a format like that can save time as you only need recall your "PIN". My timesaver is to have a class of things that don’t require mega-secure logins, like the blogs etc you mentioned, is to use the first 5 letters in the name of the blog, site etc and then have a “PIN” – 4 letters/digits that are not a word, and are fairly random – which I append to my log-ins.

So, your would say be babyl5ttL, where 8GpL was my “PIN” – which it isn’t of course!

Not ideal, and agree they’re a faff, but a format like that can save time as you only need recall your “PIN”.

]]> Comment on The Irony of Charles Stross’ Hatred of Space Opera by Jonas http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/10/22/the-irony-of-charles-stross-hatred-of-space-opera/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Jonas Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:54:58 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=287#comment-128 I don't really see "space opera" as a meaningful term, anyway. What's it supposed to be? What common characteristics do BSG, B5 and TNG have? Trying to categorize fiction by genre tends to lead to superficial and often entirely inaccurate conclusions. I don’t really see “space opera” as a meaningful term, anyway. What’s it supposed to be? What common characteristics do BSG, B5 and TNG have? Trying to categorize fiction by genre tends to lead to superficial and often entirely inaccurate conclusions.

]]> Comment on Charles Stross hates Star Trek and Babylon 5 etc. by lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/10/19/charles-stross-hates-star-trek-and-babylon-5-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-127 lurker Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=285#comment-127 Yes , he has done his bit to alienate potential readers, but that is his problem. If you are familiar with the physicist Michio Kaku, you may know that he does not consider FTL travel physically impossible, though we may have a big problem generating and controlling the amount of energy necessary. About the "modern audience" comment "Wait .... I did not know I wanted squiiiiiids iiiiin spaaaaaace" !! ... oh no, I don't - maybe I am not modern enough ... ;) Yes , he has done his bit to alienate potential readers, but that is his problem.

If you are familiar with the physicist Michio Kaku, you may know that he does not consider FTL travel physically impossible, though we may have a big problem generating and controlling the amount of energy necessary.

About the “modern audience” comment

“Wait …. I did not know I wanted squiiiiiids iiiiin spaaaaaace” !! … oh no, I don’t – maybe I am not modern enough …

;)

]]> Comment on Charles Stross hates Star Trek and Babylon 5 etc. by Jonas http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/10/19/charles-stross-hates-star-trek-and-babylon-5-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Jonas Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:58:51 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=285#comment-126 A big part of the problem is that, no matter how reasoned the arguments of the other side, Stross has already made up his mind as to the whole business. And if it's not one thing, then it's another: the cultures are too monolithic, FTL travel destroys credibility, B5's philosophy is just push-button rhetoric, etc. And all of that without actually watching the damn thing. A big part of the problem is that, no matter how reasoned the arguments of the other side, Stross has already made up his mind as to the whole business. And if it’s not one thing, then it’s another: the cultures are too monolithic, FTL travel destroys credibility, B5’s philosophy is just push-button rhetoric, etc. And all of that without actually watching the damn thing.

]]> Comment on Looking at Hugo Awards nominees 2009 by lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/05/05/looking-at-hugo-awards-nominees-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-78 lurker Mon, 11 May 2009 20:05:31 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=260#comment-78 The e/reader goes by the OEM name BeBook in The Netherlands, others call it Hamlin (I think) I will make a few updates once in a while. The e/reader goes by the OEM name BeBook in The Netherlands, others call it Hamlin (I think)

I will make a few updates once in a while.

]]> Comment on Looking at Hugo Awards nominees 2009 by Starstuff http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/05/05/looking-at-hugo-awards-nominees-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Starstuff Mon, 11 May 2009 09:33:23 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=260#comment-77 Sweet! Please keep us updated on the whole process; I didn't know you could download reading material before you vote. It sounds really interesting. And which kind of e-Reader did you get? Probably not the Kindle, since that is US only. Did you blog about it and did I miss it? Sweet! Please keep us updated on the whole process; I didn’t know you could download reading material before you vote. It sounds really interesting.

And which kind of e-Reader did you get? Probably not the Kindle, since that is US only. Did you blog about it and did I miss it?

]]> Comment on Off topic : Teaching Tai Chi Chuan. by lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/02/15/off-topic-teaching-tai-chi-chuan/comment-page-1/#comment-76 lurker Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=250#comment-76 Well, Tai Chi is most known for the slow movement forms, although forms with fast movements exist - and I have learned some of those, too. After all Tai Chi Chuan - or in the modern spelling Taiji Quan (which is the correct term) is a Martial Art just like Aikido aand all the others. Of the martial arts Tai Chi is using a lot of the same philosophy as Aikido.(or the other way around, since Taichi is the oldest of the two) If you go to the Fedcon (hope you make it) you may be interested to know that Erin Gray (of Buck Rogers fame) is also an instructor of Tai Chi and has given workshops on many conventions. Hoping you will have some fun in the coming week end. I know very well what an injury can do to you. Well, Tai Chi is most known for the slow movement forms, although forms with fast movements exist – and I have learned some of those, too. After all Tai Chi Chuan – or in the modern spelling Taiji Quan (which is the correct term) is a Martial Art just like Aikido aand all the others. Of the martial arts Tai Chi is using a lot of the same philosophy as Aikido.(or the other way around, since Taichi is the oldest of the two)

If you go to the Fedcon (hope you make it) you may be interested to know that Erin Gray (of Buck Rogers fame) is also an instructor of Tai Chi and has given workshops on many conventions.

Hoping you will have some fun in the coming week end. I know very well what an injury can do to you.

]]> Comment on Off topic : Teaching Tai Chi Chuan. by Starstuff http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2009/02/15/off-topic-teaching-tai-chi-chuan/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Starstuff Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:12:14 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/?p=250#comment-75 That is so cool! I myself never got to do anything like it; the closest I came to any far-east movement-stuff was learning Aikido for a while, but that somehow never led to anything. Is Tai Chi the thing where you move really slowly in pre-defined movements? If the movements are pre-defined, is it really relaxing or does it take a lot to concentrate? You've got me so curious now, I'll go and search my iTunes library for the Tai Chi music I know I have there ... somewhere ... That is so cool! I myself never got to do anything like it; the closest I came to any far-east movement-stuff was learning Aikido for a while, but that somehow never led to anything.

Is Tai Chi the thing where you move really slowly in pre-defined movements? If the movements are pre-defined, is it really relaxing or does it take a lot to concentrate?

You’ve got me so curious now, I’ll go and search my iTunes library for the Tai Chi music I know I have there … somewhere …

]]> Comment on Jekyll – a BBC TV miniseries by A Somewhat SciFi-ish holiday | Musings of a Babylon Lurker http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2008/05/25/jekyll-a-bbc-tv-miniseries/comment-page-1/#comment-72 A Somewhat SciFi-ish holiday | Musings of a Babylon Lurker Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:30:32 +0000 http://www.babylonlurker.net/blog/2008/05/25/jekyll-a-bbc-tv-miniseries/#comment-72 [...] Stephenson. I liked it already, and the renewed viewing even improved on my impression. Link to a review from the earlier [...] [...] Stephenson. I liked it already, and the renewed viewing even improved on my impression. Link to a review from the earlier [...]

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