| If you watch "Battlestar Galactica" and use Facebook... | Jonathan | Mon Jan 5 19:46 |
....someone's fused them. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3322805/battlestarbook If you DON'T watch BSG, you may want to avoid spoilers for the miniseries (just in case). -Jonathan
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| manticores tech edge | Rath | Tue Dec 30 12:43 |
This is my first post.Im a big fan of the series. Maticore is in deep.At this point the need to make the absolute most of everything thy build.What they need in the way of firepower cannot be met by current naval construction.The only ways they have to increase firepower is to increase production or to put more... more |
| My own story | Eric | Sat Dec 13 17:34 |
Here's a question.......having read the threads about the Empire spanning story, I was wondering if there was any place (here or otherwise) where I might be able to post some prose of my own. Purely for egotistical reasons of course, but I wouldn't mind some feedback (good and bad). Anyone on this sight who reads it ... more |
| SF News Links (What's This Stuff Up Top?) | jcresswell-jones | Mon Dec 8 09:37 |
A writer by the name of Stephen Hunt has been running a monthly email newsletter called "Sf Crowsnest" for a few years now. He's begun offering a free link to the stories on the newsletter, which can be placed into anyone's website. About half the stories tend to be UK-specific, but I've found that they're generally... more |
| How many superdreadnaughts does the RMN need? | cmryan58 | Sat Dec 6 09:57 |
As of the end of At All Costs it looks bad for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. But is it? Apollo represents a substantial increase in the technical advantage of the RMN. Effectively allowing the RMN to engage any enemy from way beyond their ability to return fire. So perhaps Manticore doesn’t need as many ships... more |
| Fires of Memory now for sale! | Scott Washburn | Wed Nov 19 12:41 |
Howdy everyone! My new nove; "Fires of Memory" is now available for sale on Amazon.com. The direct link is: http://www.amazon.com/Fires-Memory-Jonathan-Cresswell-Jones/dp/1439208026/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225211642&sr=1-31 I'd advise using that link rather than searching for my name because Amazon has... more |
| Geek Seeking Help | PJ Grant | Sun Nov 16 20:00 |
I know this is a silly, brainless, and totally self destructive thing to ask, but does anyone want to help me figure out the Militaristic Elements of my Sci-Fi setting. The project is making my brain hurt. badly. can't decide if I want to be derivative or innovative, use a top down approach or a bottom up approach. ... more |
| Aegys Chat Nights | J0nathan | Thu Nov 13 19:19 |
Update for new folks on the Board and a reminder for the oldies: If you've got a bit of time free on Thursday evenings, there's a chat room available to kick around ideas a little faster than by posting. The old chatroom's server has gone dark, so we're using this: ... more |
| X-Rays from Scotch Tape | Scott W | Sun Oct 26 17:18 |
Apparently Scotch tape peeled from its roll in a vacuum emits startling bursts of X-rays! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7917759 Perhaps if they added some tritium and deuterium they could get fusion! :)
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| Why Commercial Fusion Ain't Gonna Happen | Jonathan | Thu Oct 23 20:34 |
A useful benchmark: how difficult it is to get something going that first, historic time. Fission: One professor and a bunch of students, a borrowed university squash court, six months -- self-sustaining reaction. Fusion: Four or five industrialized countries' lavish research budgets, dozens of enormous research... more |
| Honor Harrington movie actress | Slammer | Sat Oct 18 19:25 |
I think i found one who would be perfect the girl playing Aeon Flux
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| Kiss of the Gods now on sale! | Scott W. | Thu Oct 9 19:56 |
Stellar Phoenix Books is proud to announce that "Kiss of the Gods", the fifth book in the acclaimed DEXTA series by C.J. Ryan, is now available. Gloria VanDeen – the bold, brainy, and dangerously sexy heroine of the Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs – faces her greatest challenge yet, as a power struggle rocks... more |
| Storm from the Shadows - Oopsie ***Spoilers*** | iggy | Wed Oct 1 09:10 |
Okay before I go any further let me just say this. Manticore is screwed. The whole business with Mesa and the Mesan (comes out of nowhere Navy)has seriously unbalanced things and its made this book a great read but the dark sense of foreboding of the overall tone left me sick and depressed for what is about to come. ... more |
| are they still alive..? | Robert | Sat Sep 20 14:18 |
Are there any clues about Scotty and Horace?? The only clue I seem to have is that Honor only thinks about McKeon while reading at the end of AaC. I think that if they had not survived, they would have been mentioned. So who is left?? Honor, Alice Truman, WhiteHaven, Capt. Terakhov,(bet he is about to get a big... more |
| Proof of aliens | Larry | Fri Sep 12 22:00 |
According to this they're now aiming them thar gamma cannons right at us: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Naked_Eye_Gamma_Ray_Burst_Was_Aimed_Squarely_At_Earth_999.html I ask you, what more proff do you need! Larry P.S. Sorry! I saw the article and couldn't resist temptation.
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| Toronto | Jonathan | Sun Aug 31 20:08 |
Hey Jonathan I need advice. I'm going to be in Toronto on the 12th and 13th on vacation. I'm hauling wife and kids and in-laws around. Can you suggest the absolutely must see sites in the area? I've got Casa Loma and Ontario Science Center already on the list. Anywhere else? Also if you can suggest a couple of spots... more |
| So it is possible... | Jonathan | Sun Aug 31 20:03 |
According to a newspaper interview, Elizabeth Moon has wrapped up her space opera/mil-SF series at five titles. Five years after it began, "Vatta's War" came to a conclusion on Tuesday, with the publication of the series' fifth and final book, "Victory Conditions." ... more |
| Death of an Era | Andy | Sat Aug 30 17:30 |
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/bell-labs-kills.html "Alcatel-Lucent, the parent company of Bell Labs, is pulling out of basic science, material physics and semiconductor research and will instead be focusing on more immediately marketable areas such as networking, high-speed electronics, wireless,... more |
| Lurking | matt77 | Sun Aug 17 05:48 |
I haven't posted in a long time but do enjoy listening, it has been tough from time to time not to become involved in some of the discussions, especially the one that won't die ie. movie. Personally I would love to see a movie happen but... thinking about what happened to Battlefield Earth makes me nervous just... more |
| Aegy's old site | Andy | Sat Aug 16 12:50 |
Hi all; I would like to put up Aegys old site somewhere where fans can work on it. (Yeah, this was the idea behind leeching and starting to fix the site up - three years ago. Sigh. Too many projects, too scattered a life. ) It just occurred to me that perhaps the wikipedia might be a good place to put it. If the ... more |