Comments on: The Big Idea: Dave Freer http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Benoît Côté http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-120202 Benoît Côté Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:09:39 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-120202 Minutely significant: it's "rein in" (slow down your horse), not "reign in". Ciao, B. Minutely significant: it’s “rein in” (slow down your horse), not “reign in”.

Ciao, B.

]]> By: Fletcher http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119530 Fletcher Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:12:57 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119530 Sounds interesting, and Flint/Freer is good brain popcorn. And I've never understood, if you could build a generation ship, why you'd /bother/ settling at the bottom of a gravity well - once you've managed to invent an indefinitely self-sustaining closed environment your descendants can just settle the asteroids from here to forever. So it's good to see someone actually running with that idea. I'll keep an eye out for it. Sounds interesting, and Flint/Freer is good brain popcorn. And I’ve never understood, if you could build a generation ship, why you’d /bother/ settling at the bottom of a gravity well – once you’ve managed to invent an indefinitely self-sustaining closed environment your descendants can just settle the asteroids from here to forever. So it’s good to see someone actually running with that idea. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

]]> By: JPR http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119481 JPR Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:23:11 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119481 Argh... I am torn. I read the first couple of chapters and added it to my wishlist (out of book money for the month,) but now I can't decide whether to read the rest of the excerpt or wait until I get a hard copy. Argh… I am torn. I read the first couple of chapters and added it to my wishlist (out of book money for the month,) but now I can’t decide whether to read the rest of the excerpt or wait until I get a hard copy.

]]> By: JustAnotherJohn http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119479 JustAnotherJohn Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:12:36 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119479 I just finished reading the excerpt online... this is definitely going on my "buy it" list. I just finished reading the excerpt online… this is definitely going on my “buy it” list.

]]> By: Dave Freer http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119476 Dave Freer Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:45:24 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119476 Skip: It's slightly more serious than usual, although the sheer ridiculousness of some human foibles veiwed through an alien lens are, well, laugh or cry. There is some degreeof parody and poking of fun and situational humor... but the setting and concept are my attempt at a serious look at slower than light multi-generational ships. Cynthia: I hope to write that book... the proposal will go in just as soon as I finish this (late) one... Skip: It’s slightly more serious than usual, although the sheer ridiculousness of some human foibles veiwed through an alien lens are, well, laugh or cry. There is some degreeof parody and poking of fun and situational humor… but the setting and concept are my attempt at a serious look at slower than light multi-generational ships.
Cynthia: I hope to write that book… the proposal will go in just as soon as I finish this (late) one…

]]> By: Kenshin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119474 Kenshin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:35:10 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119474 This sounds very, very cool. Time to add to my Amazon short-list. (Like my wish-list except short-term, as in next order or so) This sounds very, very cool. Time to add to my Amazon short-list. (Like my wish-list except short-term, as in next order or so)

]]> By: Skip http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119472 Skip Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119472 I have that one, from the October webscription at Baen. It's one of the reasons I picked up that month. But I haven't gotten around to it yet, probably some time over the holidays. I will say that the blurb text on it makes it seem like much more of a humor book than a hard sci-fi book, although I'm fairly ok with both. I have that one, from the October webscription at Baen. It’s one of the reasons I picked up that month. But I haven’t gotten around to it yet, probably some time over the holidays. I will say that the blurb text on it makes it seem like much more of a humor book than a hard sci-fi book, although I’m fairly ok with both.

]]> By: Cynthia http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119470 Cynthia Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:16:43 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119470 I also loved this book. The different subsets of humans and how their societies evolved, or in one case, totally devolved was very well done. The aliens were interesting both as a culture and individually. The final solution to the problem was both creative and hopeful. My only complaint is I wanted to know more about the people in charge of the ship, who are only shown in glimpses of radio transmissions and e-mails. I also loved this book. The different subsets of humans and how their societies evolved, or in one case, totally devolved was very well done.

The aliens were interesting both as a culture and individually. The final solution to the problem was both creative and hopeful.

My only complaint is I wanted to know more about the people in charge of the ship, who are only shown in glimpses of radio transmissions and e-mails.

]]> By: FrancisT http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119456 FrancisT Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:56:02 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119456 For those who may be interested I reviewed this a month ago at my blog http://www.di2.nu/200810/07.htm For those who may be interested I reviewed this a month ago at my blog

http://www.di2.nu/200810/07.htm

]]> By: Dave Freer http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/the-big-idea-dave-freer/#comment-119454 Dave Freer Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:53:18 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5408#comment-119454 Ok, so tell me how you do it John Scalzi: get any focus in between coming to look and see if there are any comments/ new comments? Thanks for the kind ones, guys. Sehlat, the elephant is in the post. Really. If it isn't there by friday go down and ask ;-). Ok, so tell me how you do it John Scalzi: get any focus in between coming to look and see if there are any comments/ new comments?
Thanks for the kind ones, guys. Sehlat, the elephant is in the post. Really. If it isn’t there by friday go down and ask ;-).

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