March 19, 200818 yr What a twisted coincidence?! I just watched 2001 for the first time in my life on my lappy this afternoon!
March 19, 200818 yr What a twisted coincidence?! I just watched 2001 for the first time in my life on my lappy this afternoon! it's your fault
March 19, 200818 yr What a twisted coincidence?! I just watched 2001 for the first time in my life on my lappy this afternoon! you murderer
March 19, 200818 yr i really like Clarke's work, don't get me wrong, but it always kind of bothers me when he's described as the "inventor" of the telecommunications satellite. the idea for something does not equal inventing. if it did, i would be the inventor of time traveling cyborg dinosaur laser combat billionaire playboy crimefighters. he actually did a fair amount of research into it how it would have to work and protocol involved.
March 19, 200818 yr Wow Reks, can we at least let the corpse cool down a bit? I had just started re-reading (for the umpty-seventh time) Rendevous with Rama. I'm a big fan of Clarke. He comes from the era of Sci-Fi writers I grew up with, and his books will always hold a revered place in my library. And he did fucking so invent the telecommunications satellite!!
March 19, 200818 yr i invented dinosaurs!! Well we knew that dipwad. It doesn't mean you can dis Sir Arthur.
March 19, 200818 yr call Turing the sole inventor of modern computing I'm fine with that as long as Church is mentioned as well.
March 19, 200818 yr Author Final message from Arthur C. Clarke, on his 90th of birthday. His voice can be a bit grating, but his words are powerful.
March 19, 200818 yr i really like Clarke's work, don't get me wrong, but it always kind of bothers me when he's described as the "inventor" of the telecommunications satellite. I'm guessing that it is at least somewhat a result of him being a pioneer of the concept of geosynchronous orbit. Or at least that's what I've been told.
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