The Other Side of Midnight - Richard C. Hoagland - Live Chat Thread

[TigerLily]

Hell, yeah -- I'm IN!  Thanks for the invite!

No invites required. Just all the hot girls hot for Art. And we're all hot girls

[Barfly]

Discussing Isaac's laws of robotics and how to create a replication of the human brain to implement his actual thoughts and theories.

OK, but ....o forget it, its just Hoagie being Hoagie

[zeebo]

i need to read the difference engine one of these days

Me too, it's on my list. 

[zeebo]

Neuromancer....excellent book. Gibson is the bomb

Yep really wierd but interesting book.  I also loved Idoru and Pattern Recognition.

[SaucyRossy]

I have gushed about this book elsewhere.  It's the most fun book I've read in years.  I actually read it twice, which I almost never do.  Of course as an 80's kid who loves arcade games and all the related nerd culture it was a perfect fit.  But also was just such an original idea.  I hear it's going to be a Spielberg-produced movie.

(Note:  I read his follow-up book Armada and was not a fan though, unfortunately.)

Damn I was considering reading armada.

And yeah, it's a great book.

[maren]

I wonder if Hoagie's ever read Neuromancer or The Diamond Age or Altered Carbon, etc.

I might try The Diamond Age on your recommendation (if that's what this is).  I tried reading a couple of Neal Stephenson's books (because I absolutely loved Snow Crash) but just couldn't get into them -- couldn't even plow through.  I'll check out The Diamond Age.

[ShayP]

Aluminum has been studied for over 40 years as a substance that might be linked to Alzheimer's disease. However, there have been many conflicting findings.

Some studies show increased levels of aluminum in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, while others do not.

Research has not found an increased incidence of Alzheimer's disease in people with occupational exposure to aluminum.

Tea is one of the few plants whose leaves accumulate large amounts of aluminum that can seep into the brewed beverage. However, there is no evidence that Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent in cultures that typically drink large amounts of tea.

Unfortunately, earlier animal studies focused on one animal that is particularly susceptible to aluminum poisoning, thus leading to incorrect conclusions about the general effects of aluminum on the body.

[Dixon Bawls]

Tinfoil hats block torsion fields?

[SciFiAuthor]

Wait, deodorant is an environmental contaminant? How to fuck does that happen? LOL

[Barfly]

Yeah, but through some weird symbiosis we all understand each other and the bullshit that occasionally sprays. 

That explains everything, but im still sticking with the bat shit crazy theory..
BTW, 4th torsion field comment just happened for the night, whops..make that 5

[TigerLily]

Jimmy Page has not aged well, at all, sadly.

Well,tried to hold out for Robert but I got tired of waiting for Maren to finish with him

[coaster]

I live less than 1 mile from the Hemingway house in Key West

I'd love to live in key west. Lucky you.

[maren]

I haven't been a member of a cult since my last year in Catholic Girls School.    I'm thrilled!  And yeah, hot -- you know what they say about Catholic girls.   

[Barfly]

Tinfoil hats block torsion fields?

Naturally, only for bat shit crazy people, doesn't work well on others

[SaucyRossy]

Wait, deodorant is an environmental contaminant? How to fuck does that happen? LOL

Dude, better be using the right stuff. There is some really dangerous deodorants out there.

[norland2424]

is hoagie playing a skipping cd?

[Barfly]

I'd love to live in key west. Lucky you.

Been here for 7 years, moved from Chicago, best move i ever made..but VERY expensive to live here

[maren]

OMG. I am so jealous. I never got closer than being under Jimmy Page

It was a journey, beginning with John Bonham.

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

The greatest scientist that ever lived envisioned all of this long before these writers did. In fact, they may have borrowed their ideas from him.

[TigerLily]

Discussing Isaac's laws of robotics and how to create a replication of the human brain to implement his actual thoughts and theories.

Hate to admit it, but my stream dropped and I didn't refresh. Mea culpa

[trostol]

this is also on my list

[coaster]

Been here for 7 years, moved from Chicago, best move i ever made..but VERY expensive to live here

I've looked at real estate there. Expensive indeed.

[SciFiAuthor]

Dude, better be using the right stuff. There is some really dangerous deodorants out there.

Don't use the turmeric one. It balded my pits.

[SaucyRossy]

this is also on my list

Cool, post more of what you and everyone else post what you're reading or just have read

[Barfly]

Sounded like some Ravi Shankar

[TigerLily]

Take care Sandra

Oops. I didn't mention the VVD's to Sandra. Her avatar throws me. Like I should talk.

[Barfly]

Don't use the turmeric one. It balded my pits.

Maybe it was marketed to woman 

[(Sandman) Logan-5]

Discussing Isaac's laws of robotics and how to create a replication of the human brain to implement his actual thoughts and theories.

Heh Heh Heh

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Well, I'm afraid to say I haven't learned anything about Asimov tonight except that he could think and type fast.  I think I'll be signing off.  Braaps all.

[ShayP]

The story regarding Hoagie's Grandmother is heartfelt and kinda cool (regarding the concert).  However, I am sick of misinformation regarding disease, etc.  The aluminum cause of Alzheimer's is a myth.  There is no proof, and the current consensus is that aluminum does not play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.  Aluminum is everywhere and we digest it constantly.  Too much to blame.