tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.comments2024-01-08T09:12:42.920-05:00SF and NonsenseEdward M. Lernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comBlogger767125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-80833956661944333522024-01-08T09:04:33.706-05:002024-01-08T09:04:33.706-05:00Prof. Prem raj Pushpakaran writes -- 2024 marks th...Prof. Prem raj Pushpakaran writes -- 2024 marks the birth centenary year of Willard Sterling Boyle and let us celebrate the occasion!!!<br />https://worldarchitecture.org/profiles/gfhvm/prof-prem-raj-pushpakaran-profile-page.htmlprof prem raj pushpakaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561237920972677898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-8477674334869685352023-07-01T20:14:30.592-04:002023-07-01T20:14:30.592-04:00Hi, Dwight, and thanks for the comment. I'm gl...Hi, Dwight, and thanks for the comment. I'm glad the post was helpful.Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-72854419173837640632023-07-01T18:39:35.841-04:002023-07-01T18:39:35.841-04:00This is great news. I've been monitoring Amaz...This is great news. I've been monitoring Amazon for the republication of the out-of-print books and I appreciate this list to check against; Amazon's "Follow" function seems really poor at sending notices for new / republished books unless they have a Kindle version. I was fortunate enough to get copies of the InterstellarNet books before they went out of print, but if the new editions are available in hardcover I'll definitely buy the upgrades.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282821827629510608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-22803608522078926972022-03-06T12:08:11.811-05:002022-03-06T12:08:11.811-05:00Oh, and the favorite child thing? Trick question. ...Oh, and the favorite child thing? Trick question. I don't pick favorites. Just sayin'Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-17048806397990761192021-08-12T12:51:39.435-04:002021-08-12T12:51:39.435-04:00Hi Ephemerality,
Thanks for your comment. I'm...Hi Ephemerality,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you've enjoyed the series. <br /><br />But if, post Known Space, you've found yourself at a loss for things to read, feel free to try any of my solos ;-) Including the InterstellarNet books, if you are into series.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />- EdEdward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-44665198563768177162021-08-12T12:38:51.652-04:002021-08-12T12:38:51.652-04:00Hi Mr. Lerner,
Hopefully this still reaches you d...Hi Mr. Lerner,<br /><br />Hopefully this still reaches you despite being an old blog post. I felt like any response to this question belonged in a public space for future reference vs. in a private email.<br /><br />Also, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere:<br /><br />It's been approx. 9 years since Fate was released and I've finally finished it (I held off until re-reading all other Known Space material and still couldn't bear to read it for a long time due to finality of it all). Are there any plans at all between you or Niven to do a follow-up/spin-off/anything else in the KS universe?<br /><br />* spoiler alert here probably *<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm mostly dying to know more about the insights that Baedeker and Ol't'ro (and Tunesmith of course) learned about hyperspace physics and how they are able to accomplish the incredible things they've done within a singularity (or even <i>with</i> the singularity I suppose). The descriptions contained in <i>of world</i> and <i>Ringworld's Children</i> cover what it *looks like* but not so much the *how*.<br />Obviously I know it's all fictitious anyway, but it's one thing to speculate about it and another to have the brilliant and spectacularly creative writers themselves invent the concrete details that the characters discover.<br /><br />Regardless of the answer, thanks for the efforts you (and Mr. Niven) put into this series. It is very much appreciated.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />NickEphemeralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566436669575141211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-39983616941969556262021-08-08T10:01:14.489-04:002021-08-08T10:01:14.489-04:00Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday!Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday!Edward M. Lernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-54907213590993300312020-05-13T08:30:55.698-04:002020-05-13T08:30:55.698-04:00Thanks, PeteY. I'm glad you enjoyed all these ...Thanks, PeteY. I'm glad you enjoyed all these books. Someday, I would like to return to the InterstellarNet universe, but I don't have any near-term plans in that direction.<br /><br />- Ed Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-81978697715601433072020-05-13T01:21:55.658-04:002020-05-13T01:21:55.658-04:00I enjoyed both books immensely. I hadn’t encounter...I enjoyed both books immensely. I hadn’t encountered you before. Now I’ve read the InterStellarNet trilogy too, and I’m hoping for another volume. As you ask in the afterward, what about the systems that ended up scattered away from the local group?PeteYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020321279448381989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-86197012721988385042020-02-27T08:19:54.363-05:002020-02-27T08:19:54.363-05:00Thanks for your concern ... and you stay well, too...Thanks for your concern ... and you stay well, too.<br /><br />- EdEdward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-89351899776841810632020-02-27T07:03:27.790-05:002020-02-27T07:03:27.790-05:00Thank you very much, Sir. I will treasure them.
I ...Thank you very much, Sir. I will treasure them.<br />I heard that the flu was terrible. Please be careful.<br />In Japan, too, people washes their hands as the skin becomes thinner and gargle as the water comes out of our nose.jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-79245410684192455342019-05-19T08:16:27.280-04:002019-05-19T08:16:27.280-04:00My apologies that a too-cute subject line upset yo...My apologies that a too-cute subject line upset you. Indeed, there is much these days to be upset about.Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-24008106883248314432019-05-19T07:54:35.589-04:002019-05-19T07:54:35.589-04:00Sir, I got upset a little until I have read the fi...Sir, I got upset a little until I have read the first line.<br />But my country is getting real antisocial.<br />https://www.zdnet.com/article/japanese-government-to-create-and-maintain-defensive-malware/<br />It does not make sense of self-defense at all even if it hides the vulnerability in the device of the home country.<br />I will oppose as much as possible. I pray that I am not wrong.jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-157478661602519392019-03-27T11:12:05.829-04:002019-03-27T11:12:05.829-04:00No apology necessary. Your concern is valid as wel...No apology necessary. Your concern is valid as well.<br /><br />Indeed, I'd expect either the Gw'oth or Proteus to do a better job of developing software :-)<br /><br />(For those to whom the Gw'oth/Proteus mentions are cryptic: these are references to the Fleet of Worlds novels.)Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-5660612228117637952019-03-27T10:35:09.038-04:002019-03-27T10:35:09.038-04:00I misunderstood. I'm sorry.
It is good that hi...I misunderstood. I'm sorry.<br />It is good that highly paid engineers do not make mistakes. Where are G'woth? Or may be Proteus instead.<br />jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-35600738222728210582019-03-27T08:50:36.494-04:002019-03-27T08:50:36.494-04:00The rate of change *can* be a challenge. My issue ...The rate of change *can* be a challenge. My issue in the post, however, is slightly different: reliance upon change (in this instance, upon software) that is too subject to error and/or vulnerability.Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-17150990608533958372019-03-27T08:43:13.397-04:002019-03-27T08:43:13.397-04:00Sir, I feel anxious about technology advances too....Sir, I feel anxious about technology advances too. Though I can't bear in Meiji era life like my grand pa, I would love slower progress. Mobiles become outdated too fast and new ones consume band width too much.<br />jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-63330272802951717082019-03-21T16:14:15.280-04:002019-03-21T16:14:15.280-04:00Thanks for the suggestions, dsr. I haven't did...Thanks for the suggestions, dsr. I haven't diddled recently with settings. <br /><br />Some of my gripes, alas, are beyond my receiver's control: poor enunciation and too-snappy patter. But any improvement will be welcome :-)Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-49117020008377099302019-03-21T16:10:00.782-04:002019-03-21T16:10:00.782-04:00My Yamaha receiver has three adjustable bits to im...My Yamaha receiver has three adjustable bits to improve dialogue clarity, so you should look in your manual -- but even if your receiver doesn't offer that sort of feature, it probably allows you to change the relative volume of each speaker.<br /><br />Leave your center channel alone. Turn all the others down three to six decibels. Then try out an action movie, or whatever it is that's annoyed you recently.-dsr-https://blog.randomstring.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-33496932600631306112019-02-07T08:31:56.913-05:002019-02-07T08:31:56.913-05:00LOL.
(Incidentally, I *just* discovered two comme...LOL.<br /><br />(Incidentally, I *just* discovered two comments you submitted for moderation months ago, about Dark Secret. Somehow, I never got the usual notifications. Thanks for those kind words.) Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-38984622336946969622019-02-07T07:50:23.111-05:002019-02-07T07:50:23.111-05:00w-w-w-what? $190M lost? It is terror to love money...w-w-w-what? $190M lost? It is terror to love money. Conservation rules doesn't work for it.jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-70594205027242780042019-01-01T10:18:25.905-05:002019-01-01T10:18:25.905-05:00And happy new year to you, Jaguar.And happy new year to you, Jaguar.Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-75269503577164680392019-01-01T07:58:19.632-05:002019-01-01T07:58:19.632-05:00A happy new year sir.
In a countryside of Japan, t...A happy new year sir.<br />In a countryside of Japan, town of nakano, I am in a scary situation.<br />My 90 years old father is printing new year postcards with my help.<br />He experiences a singularity before me. A great lesson.jaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532938392179545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-8791711228451239532018-10-23T13:44:54.144-04:002018-10-23T13:44:54.144-04:00This just in: New Windows 10 1809 bug: Zip data-lo...This just in: New Windows 10 1809 bug: Zip data-loss flaw is months old but Microsoft missed it." <br /><br /><b>https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-windows-10-1809-bug-zip-data-loss-flaw-is-months-old-but-microsoft-missed-it/</b>Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-90949915820712636042018-07-23T12:13:19.843-04:002018-07-23T12:13:19.843-04:00Was perusing Science Fiction authors to recruit pa...Was perusing Science Fiction authors to recruit participants to a Celebrities Cosmic Encounter game at next year's Museum of Science Fiction's 2019 Escape Velocity Con. EV 2019 will be hosting the first annual Cosmic Encounter World Championships. <br /><br />I had to respond to 42.<br /><br />This May at EV2018 our publisher, Fantasy Flight Games, announced the pending release of the 42nd Anniversary Edition of Cosmic Encounter. The true answer to everything. And Towel Day - May 25th coincided with the con. Fans sent in renditions of how some of the 196 Cosmic Encounter aliens celebrated Towel Day, and a great time was had by all.<br /><br />Peter Olotka - designer Cosmic Encounter<br />http://www.cosmicencounter.com/cosmic-galaxy-towel-day/pgocosmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969131240391268156noreply@blogger.com