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0|0|0|||1||Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||08:38:49|05/08/2008|Looks like it%27s about time for a new one%27a these.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BlackAeronaut||23:31:36|05/08/2008|Just thought of this on the spur of the moment.  What%27s your favorite sound effect%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22To the commissary we should go%2C%22 Yoda declared firmly.  %22News of this kind a danish requires.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
2|2|1|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||00:11:56|05/09/2008|%3EJust thought of this on the spur of the moment.  What%27s your favorite %0D%0A%3Esound effect%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOh.  So many choices.  There%27s the transformation sound effect from the original %5Bi%5DTransformers%5B%2Fi%5D cartoon%2C the scene transition card sound effect from %5Bi%5DChallenge of the Super Friends%5B%2Fi%5D%2C the concussion rifle sound from %5Bi%5DDark Forces II%3A Jedi Knight%5B%2Fi%5D... pretty much %5Bi%5Dall%5B%2Fi%5D of the sound design from the %5Bi%5DStar Wars%5B%2Fi%5D movies themselves... the Wilhelm... the repulsor sound effects in the new %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D film%2C which are so much better than what I went with when I wrote %5Bi%5DThe Iron Age%5B%2Fi%5D issue %231 %28I think I had in mind something like the Star Wars blaster sound effect%2C a fine sound%2C but not nearly as %22right%22 for repulsors as what Christopher Boyes came up with for %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D%29... the %5Blink%3Awww.hollywoodlostandfound.net%2Fsound%2Funiphone.html%7CUniversal Studios standard telephone ring%5D%2C which I have as the ringtone on my cellphone%2C much to the confusion of young people...%0D%0A%0D%0A%28True story%2C by the way.  The other day I met up with Zoner at a movie theater about an hour from my house for %5Bi%5DIron Man%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and he got there a little sooner than I did%2C so he phoned me to see how far away I was.  The answer was %22about 20 feet%22%2C since I was just outside the theater%27s front door at the time.  There was a small clutch of teenagers practicing skateboard tricks on the sidewalk outside%2C and when my phone rang%2C they were %5Bi%5Dtransfixed%5B%2Fi%5D by the anachronistic sound%2C their tiny teenage brains unable to work out where the old-fashioned telephone could be.  One of them even said to another%2C %22That%27s%2C like%2C an old %5Bi%5Ddial%5B%2Fi%5D phone%21  Where%27s it coming from%3F%21%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall%2C though%2C I think I%27m gonna have to go with %5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8oVUwG0qC9%7Cthe Martian heat ray%5D from the 1953 George P%E1l %5Bi%5DWar of the Worlds%5B%2Fi%5D.  Though frankly %5Bi%5Dall%5B%2Fi%5D the Martian sound effects from the 1953 %5Bi%5DWar of the Worlds%5B%2Fi%5D own%2C and all have appeared again in one form or another %28most famously the sound effect accompanying the green %22wingtip%22 blasters%2C also heard in the above clip%2C which was recycled into the photon torpedo launch sound in the original %5Bi%5DStar Trek%5B%2Fi%5D%2C another all-time favorite%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Mephron||14:57:04|05/09/2008|I can%27t believe you didn%27t mention Aquaman%27s telepathic fish talking.  That%27s pretty iconic%2C man.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn the other hand%3A Aquaman.... really isn%27t.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
4|4|3|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BZArcher||15:07:27|05/09/2008|To quote a comedy routine I heard on XM%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DAnd as the SUPER FRIENDS fly up into the air to SAVE THE WORLD%2C Aquaman sits in the Hall of Justice and makes himself a sandwhich because he can%27t do shit%21%5B%2Fi%5D
7|5|4|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Star Ranger4||03:21:34|05/10/2008|%3ETo quote a comedy routine I heard on XM%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DAnd as the SUPER FRIENDS fly up into the air to SAVE THE WORLD%2C %0D%0A%3EAquaman sits in the Hall of Justice and makes himself a sandwhich %0D%0A%3Ebecause he can%27t do shit%21%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AAww%2C cut him some slack BZ.  Someone%27s gotta mind the store%2C so why NOT the guy who%27s pretty much the fish outa water%3F
5|4|3|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||15:12:03|05/09/2008|%3EI can%27t believe you didn%27t mention Aquaman%27s telepathic fish talking.  %0D%0A%3EThat%27s pretty iconic%2C man. %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue%2C it is.  It%27s not really one of my personal favorite sound effects%2C in itself%2C though%2C and that%27s what I took the question to be%2C so...%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A
6|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|MOGSY||18:46:18|05/09/2008|Favorite movie score%2Fsoundtrack%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%22A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week%22 - Gen George S. Patton%2C Jr.
8|2|6|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:46:14|05/11/2008|%3EFavorite movie score%2Fsoundtrack%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThe symphonic score part is too close to call.  There are so many worthy candidates - %5Bi%5DBatman%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DThe Hunt for Red October%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DStar Trek II%3A The Wrath of Khan%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DPatton%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DThe Empire Strikes Back%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DThe Right Stuff%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DTomorrow Never Dies%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DThe Incredibles%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DThe Last Starfighter%5B%2Fi%5D - all had amazing scores%2C and those are just a few examples off the top of my head.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for soundtracks%2C if you define that %28as opposed to a motion picture %5Bi%5Dscore%5B%2Fi%5D%29 as a collection of pop songs that appear in a film%2C either as background or source music%3F  Gonna have to go with %5Bi%5DReal Genius%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I think.  %22Number One%22%2C %22I%27m Falling%22%2C %22One Night Love Affair%22%2C %22Everybody Wants to Rule the World%22... there%27s a lot to love there%2C at least if you%27re from the %2780s.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0ACeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
9|3|8|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BlackAeronaut||09:31:31|05/16/2008|Nice collection%21  Where do you usually get your motion picture scores from%3F  Most of the places I ever walk into have but a tiny cross section of the scores that I%27d like%2C and then everything else is soundtracks - some of which consists moslty of music that was never featured in the film itself%21%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for myself%2C the scores I%27d like to get a hold of are all the ones you mentioned%2C plus the ones for %5Bi%5DI%2C Robot%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DHellboy%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DAkira%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and %5Bi%5DPrincess Mononoke%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22To the commissary we should go%2C%22 Yoda declared firmly.  %22News of this kind a danish requires.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
10|4|9|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||13:06:41|05/16/2008|%3ENice collection%21  Where do you usually get your motion picture scores %0D%0A%3Efrom%3F  Most of the places I ever walk into have but a tiny cross %0D%0A%3Esection of the scores that I%27d like%2C and then everything else is %0D%0A%3Esoundtracks - some of which consists moslty of music that was never %0D%0A%3Efeatured in the film itself%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C most of the ones I listed are films from before the Imminent Death of CD%2C when stores had wider selections %28at least around here%29.  %28Hell%2C I originally had the %5Bi%5DStar Trek II%5B%2Fi%5D soundtrack on cassette%2C and I think %5Bi%5DThe Last Starfighter%5B%2Fi%5D on vinyl.%29  Some of the others I either obtained the CD through mail order %28%5Bi%5DThe Right Stuff%5B%2Fi%5D%2C for example%2C is%2C or at least was%2C available on a CD along with bits from another Bill Conti score%2C %5Bi%5DNorth and South%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but I couldn%27t find that one in a store%29%2C or tracked the music down electronically.  These days I get most stuff from the iTunes Music Store.%0D%0A%0D%0ASadly%2C the soundtrack to %5Bi%5DReal Genius%5B%2Fi%5D was %28AFAIK%29 never released in and of itself%2C though with a bit of hunting it%27s possible to assemble it from album tracks and singles.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0ACeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
11|5|10|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|MOGSY||22:07:35|05/16/2008|%3E%3E%3E%3ESadly%2C the soundtrack to Real Genius was %28AFAIK%29 never released in and of itself%2C though with a bit of hunting it%27s possible to assemble it from album tracks and singles.%3C%3C%3C%3C%3C%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AYou know%2C it%27s funny you mention that - the same situation exists for the good ol%27 Night of the Comet soundtrack %28great songs%2C released vinyl and cassette only%2C no CD%2C and the collector market wants stupid amounts of money for it%29
12|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|McFortner||19:19:24|05/18/2008|Are any Jedi Lensmen%3F Or is the Force incompatible %28or unnecessary%29 with the use of the Lens%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AMichael%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadforum.com%2Fupload%2Fmcfortner%2Fsabrina.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22 size%3D-1%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D-1%5D %0D%0ARCW %232%5Bsup%5Dn%5B%2Fsup%5D%2B1%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.%22%0D%0A-- Mark Twain%0D%0A%5Bfont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D %0D%0A
13|2|12|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||20:04:58|05/18/2008|Isn%27t Grissom both%3F
14|3|13|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BobSchroeck||21:25:34|05/18/2008|%3EIsn%27t Grissom both%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd while Saionji isn%27t exactly a Jedi%2C he%27s a Force-wielder with a lightsaber %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D a Lens.  Seems to me that there%27s no conflict.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AI intend to be a freak for the rest of my life%2C and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from %5Bi%5DNow We Are Six%5B%2Fi%5D through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty%27s giant poisoned electric head.  So theeeeeere...
15|4|14|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|MOGSY||22:08:31|05/18/2008|%3E%3EIsn%27t Grissom both%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd while Saionji isn%27t exactly a Jedi%2C he%27s a Force-wielder with a %0D%0A%3Elightsaber %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D a Lens.  Seems to me that there%27s no conflict. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E-- Bob %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AYour thoughts betray you.  I can feel the conflict....%0D%0A%0D%0Asorry%2C I just couldn%27t help it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week%22 - Gen George S. Patton%2C Jr.
16|4|14|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Zox||23:10:02|05/18/2008|%3EAnd while Saionji isn%27t exactly a Jedi%2C he%27s a Force-wielder with a %0D%0A%3Elightsaber %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D a Lens.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs is Utena. Although it often seems that%2C when Utena wants something that violates the laws of reality%2C the laws politely apologize and get out of her way. So she might not be the best example. %3A%29
23|5|16|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BobSchroeck||22:19:01|05/19/2008|%3E%3EAnd while Saionji isn%27t exactly a Jedi%2C he%27s a Force-wielder with a %0D%0A%3E%3Elightsaber %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D a Lens.%0D%0A%3EAs is Utena. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cslaps forehead%3E  Duh.  I should have remembered %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AI intend to be a freak for the rest of my life%2C and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from %5Bi%5DNow We Are Six%5B%2Fi%5D through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty%27s giant poisoned electric head.  So theeeeeere...
17|4|14|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|McFortner||23:36:26|05/18/2008|%3E%3EIsn%27t Grissom both%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd while Saionji isn%27t exactly a Jedi%2C he%27s a Force-wielder with a %0D%0A%3Elightsaber %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D a Lens.  Seems to me that there%27s no conflict. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd that is what has me scratching my head.  Could it be just that Jedi Knights can%27t while other Force sensitive sentients can%3F%0D%0A%0D%0APerhaps the Jedi Knights know things that makes a Lens unnecessary%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AMichael%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadforum.com%2Fupload%2Fmcfortner%2Fsabrina.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22 size%3D-1%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D-1%5D %0D%0ARCW %232%5Bsup%5Dn%5B%2Fsup%5D%2B1%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.%22%0D%0A-- Mark Twain%0D%0A%5Bfont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D %0D%0A
18|5|17|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||06:32:12|05/19/2008|I suppose it could be a question of loyalty%2C not ability.  If you are actually in the Order %28especially as a Master%29 you might not wish%2Fbe able to join the IPO%2C officially.%0D%0A%0D%0ASame thing with the Ignatines%2C yes%3F
19|6|18|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Star Ranger4||10:59:02|05/19/2008|%3EI suppose it could be a question of loyalty%2C not ability.  If you are %0D%0A%3Eactually in the Order %28especially as a Master%29 you might not wish%2Fbe %0D%0A%3Eable to join the IPO%2C officially. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESame thing with the Ignatines%2C yes%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot really...  IIRC Neo is both a Lensman and an Igantine%2C and I%27d expect that Geoff will be in time as well.  Then again%2C with the Jedi%2C it might be a case of their relationship with the force is such that at a masters level they dont NEED a lens%2C as their relationship with the force is such that they can manage the same sort of feats a lensman would need his lens for...%0D%0A
20|7|19|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|jhosmer1||11:39:19|05/19/2008|It%27s possible that there are political reasons.  Since the Lensmen are affiliated with the IPO %28at least in the minds of many%29%2C some Jedi may not want to be so closely linked to them.%0D%0A%0D%0AOr may the Order didn%27t send enough Alderaan Crunch ice cream to Skuld. %3A%29
21|7|19|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Zox||18:47:46|05/19/2008|%3E Then again%2C with the Jedi%2C %0D%0A%3Eit might be a case of their relationship with the force is such that %0D%0A%3Eat a masters level they dont NEED a lens%2C as their relationship with %0D%0A%3Ethe force is such that they can manage the same sort of feats a %0D%0A%3Elensman would need his lens for... %0D%0A%0D%0AAs Len Hutchins thought%2C in %5Bi%5DRoad Movie to Naboo%2C Part 3%3A Relics%5B%2Fi%5D%3A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%5Bblockquote style%3D%22padding%3A.5em%3Bbackground-color%3A%23ffffcc%22%5D%0D%0AThis was probably futile. Kei Morgan%2C like almost everyone at the highest echelon of the Experts of Justice%2C was a Lensman%3B if the others%2C even her own husband%2C couldn%27t raise her with those instruments%27 fantastic powers of communication%2C then what hope had he%2C without one%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ANo. He mustn%27t think that way%3B if he had such doubt%2C then his effort -was- futile.  He didn%27t -need- a Lens. He had the Force.%0D%0A%5B%2Fblockquote%5D%5B%2Fsmall%5D
22|8|21|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|MOGSY||21:28:24|05/19/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-19-08 AT 09:29 PM (EDT)]There may be ability limitations dependent on the individual as well.  Jedi and Lensmen are exceptional to be sure to begin with%2C but perhaps the man or woman who has the innate will%2C tenacity%2C skill%2C talent%2C drive%2C and as Doc Smith would perhaps say %22the starkly cosmic scope of mind and body%22 to master both the Force AND the Lens is one of a few dozen%2C at most%3F Plus%2C it%27s a given it%27s going to take the individual a while to pull it off.  Decades%2C centuries even...%0D%0A%0D%0ASeems like a vanishingly small group of people - not impossible obviously%2C just small%2C perhaps almost another evolutionary playing field altogether.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week%22 - Gen George S. Patton%2C Jr.
27|2|12|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:39:23|05/20/2008|I haven%27t said anything because I%27ve been too entertained watching you guys ratiocinate.%0D%0A%0D%0AAuthorially speaking%2C it%27s fairly rare because only under pretty specific circumstances does it not just feel like stupid overkill.  In-story%2C there%27s no %5Bi%5Dtechnical%5B%2Fi%5D reason why it wouldn%27t work%2C but it doesn%27t come up often.  Who gets the Lens and when is a very inexact science%2C depending on a lot of visible and invisible factors%2C but at least part of it has to do with how much the candidate needs such a thing%2C and most Jedi%2C especially Jedi Masters%2C don%27t really.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
38|3|27|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BlackAeronaut||07:52:50|05/22/2008|Correct me if I%27m wrong%2C but isn%27t Mace Windu a Lensman%3F  As you said%2C not so much as a gain in abilities%2C but rather as a liason between the IPO and the Jedi Councel.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22To the commissary we should go%2C%22 Yoda declared firmly.  %22News of this kind a danish requires.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
24|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|StaticdashPulse||01:23:29|05/20/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:35 PM (EST)]In response to discovering you read %5Bi%5DIron Man%3A Hypervelocity%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I%27m curious%3A what were your thoughts on it%3F
25|2|24|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:28:21|05/20/2008|%3EIn response to discovering you read %5Bi%5DIron Man%3A Hypervelocity%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %0D%0A%3EI%27m curious%3A what were your thoughts on it%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI posted some thoughts %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FForum%2Fdcboard.cgi%3Faz%3Dread_count%26om%3D407%26forum%3DDCForumID12%26viewmode%3Dthreaded%7Chere%5D when I first got it%3B it%27s still a reasonable summation.%0D%0A%0D%0AShort version is%3A Doesn%27t suck%2C despite having been written by Adam Warren dragging along all his usual baggage.%0D%0A%0D%0ANewly articulated thought%3A Maybe it works better because he%27s more honest about his Post-Human Bullshit Fetish than Warren %22my %5Bi%5Dcell phone%3F%5B%2Fi%5D  you%27re %5Bi%5Dfucking%5B%2Fi%5D with me%22 Ellis was in %5Bi%5DExtremis%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
26|3|25|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|StaticdashPulse||01:37:57|05/20/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:36 PM (EST)]Thanks for the reply%2C and thanks for the link%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%28If I find my name in the replies on that page%2C I am going to give myself such a pinch%21%29
28|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Nathan||18:32:16|05/20/2008|For those of us with CoH character art of our own to show off%2C would there be an interest in seeing it posted in the board%27s section for that game%2C or would the management take it amiss from people they don%27t know that well%3F
32|2|28|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:07:50|05/22/2008|%3EFor those of us with CoH character art of our own to show off%2C would %0D%0A%3Ethere be an interest in seeing it posted in the board%27s section for %0D%0A%3Ethat game%2C or would the management take it amiss from people they %0D%0A%3Edon%27t know that well%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AHmm... yeah%2C I guess that%27d be all right.  Artwork%2C right%3F  Not just%2C like%2C screencaps.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
33|3|32|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Nathan||01:22:41|05/22/2008|Commission I got from Jeff Moy%2C yeah.%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%21 -n
35|4|33|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:37:58|05/22/2008|%3ECommission I got from Jeff Moy%2C yeah. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C well%2C always happy to see something by one of the Moy brothers.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
29|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|trigger||19:57:34|05/21/2008|My apologies in advance if this has been asked before%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AIn BGC%3ATIA you mention the WorldWatch organization both a previous employer and competitor with StarkWire.  StarkWire is very much the rogue millionaire reporter doing his blog thing%3B WorldWatch...well what is WorldWatch%3F How does it compare to the Mainstream Media Empires of today%3F What%27s its history%3F  %0D%0A%0D%0AMost critically%3A how do reporters interact with WorldWatch%3F How do they prepare%2C submit%2C and compete in a world in of instant data flow%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIn other words%3A how did reporters%2C media organizations%2C and reporting deal with the transition from print to web%3F%0D%0A%0D%0Avery interested in your response%2C %0D%0At.%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Maccadon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I hate to advocate drugs%2C alcohol%2C violence%2C or insanity to anyone%2C but they%27ve always worked for me.%22 - HST
34|2|29|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:35:34|05/22/2008|%3Ewhat is WorldWatch%3F How does it compare to the Mainstream Media %0D%0A%3EEmpires of today%3F What%27s its history%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C keep in mind%2C WorldWatch %28and InfoFlash%2C another of pre-StarkWire Ben%27s employers%29 was just invented in rather sketchy form to provide some background color.  I didn%27t think them through in detail any more than the streetfront sets in old Westerns have buildings behind them.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AWorldWatch is - or was%2C one of Ben Stark%27s articles in %22Weapon%22 implies that it%27s defunct in 2032 - a considerably larger and more corporate operation than StarkWire%2C to be sure.  I picture it as being to the early-mid-21st-century infoscape what%2C say%2C the Associated Press and such-like wire services were in the days of teletypes%2C except%2C thanks to the direct distribution capabilities of the InfoWeb %28which%2C as its name suggests%2C is a technological%2Fthematic descendent of the World Wide Web%29%2C they don%27t sell their content to providers%2C as the AP does to newspapers and whatnot.  %28Indeed%2C as we%27ve seen in one StarkWire post%2C the AP still exists%2C providing wider distribution for content not developed directly by one of the big feedsites like WW.  StarkWire uses it to provide perspective on news concerning Stark Industries%2C in an effort to head off the perfectly understandable claims of bias that would otherwise arise.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EMost critically%3A how do reporters interact with WorldWatch%3F How do %0D%0A%3Ethey prepare%2C submit%2C and compete in a world in of instant data flow%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C not all that differently from the way the big news websites %28such as those belonging to major newspapers like %5Bi%5DThe New York Times%5B%2Fi%5D%29 do it now%2C really%2C except that most of their people don%27t go to work in a big grey building somewhere%3B they exist right out in the field.  The best correspondents move from place to place almost constantly%2C going to where the news is and reporting it back via uplink to their home feedsite%27s central server.  Some type their material the way they did it in 1990s%3B others prefer to dictate their copy verbally over a telephone link%2C harking back to the great newspapers of the 1930s.%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever the material comes in%2C editors - or%2C more likely%2C sophisticated editorial expert systems with human oversight - take a look at it to make sure there are no egregious errors and that it%27s actually a news article and not an ad for hard-on cream%2C and then out it goes to the subscriber base.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C that does bring me to one thing that%27s different about the InfoWeb%3A a lot of the %22immediate%22 content on it%2C like news feedsites%2C is push-oriented rather than passive like the real-life Web.  Some news sites and the like have made steps toward pushing more content to mobile devices and whatnot in the real world%2C but the thing is really still in its infancy%3B most of the Web remains something you go to and search for what you%27re after.  People subscribe to services like WorldWatch and get what they%27re interested in streamed to their device of choice as it%27s published.%0D%0A%0D%0AWW itself was a highly respected feedsite%2C one of the pioneers of the concept%2C and evolved from a fictional indie news website of the Early Web Era.  I%27m not sure what brought it down%3B perhaps newer%2C smaller organizations developed specifically as full-speed feedsites from Day 1 just proved too nimble for it.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for how any of these operations make money%2C well%2C I haven%27t a clue.  As I said%2C I didn%27t develop the idea fully%3B it was really just intended as background scenery.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
30|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||00:56:05|05/22/2008|%27scuse me if this is a dumb question.  if the bruhaha in the antarctic is the second impact....what%27s the first%3F  i did watch NGE...but can%27t remember if it was answered there....im thinkin%27 logically its when dinosaurs whent kaput...but i%27m more often wrong then right....so i thought i%27d ask.%0D%0A%0D%0Acarpe librum
31|2|30|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||01:06:48|05/22/2008|%3E%27scuse me if this is a dumb question.  if the bruhaha in the antarctic %0D%0A%3Eis the second impact....what%27s the first%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThat would indeed be %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCretaceous%25E2%2580%2593Tertiary_extinction_event%7Cthe K-T Event%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
36|3|31|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||02:31:02|05/22/2008|huh...well whadaya know....wierd...heh even a broken clock is right twice aday.%0D%0A%0D%0Acarpe librum
37|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|O_M||07:17:54|05/22/2008|On the subject of a debate of some increasing infamy among my sisters and I%3A Little Debbie brownies. http%3A%2F%2Fscfunservices.com%2Fimages%2Fbrownie2.gif or http%3A%2F%2Fscfunservices.com%2Fimages%2Fcosmic2.gif %3F
39|2|37|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||10:48:20|05/22/2008|I know I said %22anything%22%2C Jack%2C but Jesus.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
40|2|37|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Wedge||13:04:13|05/22/2008|http%3A%2F%2Fscfunservices.com%2Fimages%2Fcosmic2.gif %0D%0A%0D%0ASweet lord%2C are these for real%3F  How do they get away with selling that%3F  Where I come from%2C cosmic brownies are %5Bi%5Dhomemade%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
41|3|40|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Mephron||16:30:47|05/22/2008|They sell those things in MEGABULK in Costco up here%2C man.  By the case.  It%27s kind of scary in a lot of ways.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
42|3|40|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BlackAeronaut||05:57:26|05/23/2008|Chad.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou damn near made me blast my pizza all over my laptop.%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks for the laugh%2C though.  %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22To the commissary we should go%2C%22 Yoda declared firmly.  %22News of this kind a danish requires.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
43|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|CdrMike||21:47:04|05/23/2008|Caught a rerun of the first series finale of %5Bi%5DJustice League Unlimited%5B%2Fi%5D%2C titled %5Bi%5DEpilogue%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and got a bit of a chuckle.  In order to tie up all the DC cartoon universe shows%2C they decided that it would also serve as the finale for %5Bi%5DBatman Beyond%5B%2Fi%5D.  Anyway%2C the episode has one final spin%3A Terry McGinnis is%2C through a plan masterminded by Amanda Waller and Project Cadmus%2C in reality Bruce Wayne%27s biological son.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m figuring that the same doesn%27t hold true for Terry%27s UF counterpart%3F
44|2|43|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||22:17:53|05/23/2008|%3EI%27m figuring that the same doesn%27t hold true for Terry%27s UF %0D%0A%3Ecounterpart%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AEr%2C no%2C not so much.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
45|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||03:16:17|05/24/2008|Utena is on on-demand so i saw the first two episodes for the first time...is it me or does there absolutely have to be something lost in translation with japanese lyrics...%27cause the title song was wierd..but the song on the dueling platform...makes absolutely no sense...none....trillobites%2C cretatious%2C jurrasic...bacteria...what the heck did any of that have to do with the duel%3F  i%27ve read a bit about the series after readin%27 sots...how much parallell are the characters in the uf universe%3F  anyhow..sorry to ramble....but the lyric thing kinda wierded me out...%0D%0A%0D%0A
46|2|45|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||03:39:55|05/24/2008|The background music is extremely abstract%2C by design.  I think the one about ammonites is supposed to be an oblique reference to evolution %28metaphorically%29%2C but I%27m not a deep enough thinker to get much further than that. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DSymphony of the Sword%5B%2Fi%5D assumes that the entire %5Bi%5DRevolutionary Girl Utena%5B%2Fi%5D television series happened before %5Bi%5DWounded Rose%5B%2Fi%5D%2C though in some cases what happened either wasn%27t for entirely the same underlying reasons or didn%27t have quite the same ultimate effect in UF.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
47|3|46|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||08:38:12|05/24/2008|Maybe the reference to trilobytes means that the Academy was founded by Agatha Heterodyne-Wulfenbach%2C back in the day...%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Have refs to GG shown up in UF yet%3F  I don%27t remember%29
48|4|47|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||09:27:45|05/24/2008|%3E%28Have refs to GG shown up in UF yet%3F  I don%27t remember%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOnly rather vaguely%2C as I have heard of it but not read it.  %28Kindly reserve the OH YOU HAVE TOs.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
49|5|48|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Star Ranger4||13:35:21|05/24/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-24-08 AT 01:37 PM (EDT)]%3E%3E%28Have refs to GG shown up in UF yet%3F  I don%27t remember%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOnly rather vaguely%2C as I have heard of it but not read it.  %28Kindly %0D%0A%3Ereserve the OH YOU HAVE TOs.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ACase in point%2C in CSI%3ANA Episode 107%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bpre%5D%5Bbig%5D%5Bi%5D        %22Uhh... before we do%2C what%27s with the Agatha Heterodyne%0D%0Agoggles%3F%22 Greg wondered.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Csnip%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A        %22I%27m doing Science%2C Greg%2C%22 she replied as if the answer were%0D%0Aself-evident.  He could hear the capital letter.  %22It%27s required.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fbig%5D%5B%2Fpre%5D%0D%0A%0D%0Awhich rather proves his point.  I%27m sure that if G had read more of the series the GG riffing would have gone on a bit longer...  And while I may thing you%27d enjoy it G%2C I also respect that you have reasons not to read it.%0D%0A
50|3|46|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|BlackAeronaut||07:43:01|05/25/2008|I just figure it%27s one of those things you have to look at with the wide angle lens on.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bhr%5D%5Bfont size%3D%222%22 face%3D%22Arial Narrow%22%5D%5Bb%5DBlack Aeronaut Technologies%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ACreative aerospace solutions for the discerning spacer%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22To the commissary we should go%2C%22 Yoda declared firmly.  %22News of this kind a danish requires.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
51|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||19:36:43|05/25/2008|i%27m figguring that you are a fairly ardent fan in those things which you like....so you should recognize what can happen to people when they meet an author or artist they are a fan of...you do realize that you are now one of those people who will be squeee%27d at don%27t you%3F %0D%0A
52|2|51|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||01:44:25|05/31/2008|ok...i just thought of something...sqeeing is prolly a girl thing...so what do guy fans do when they the object of their fannishness%3F  i mean as much as i%27ve tried to control it i%27ve sqeee%27d in my head at the very least upon meathoting favorite authors and on one notable occasion totally lost the power of coherent speech...so...waht do guys do%3F  inquiring minds want to know..%0D%0A%0D%0Aas an aside...what author would you most want to meet....and what author would you most like to kick...
53|3|52|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||02:00:57|05/31/2008|%3Emeathoting%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m... not sure what this is%2C but it doesn%27t sound good.  %28For that matter%2C it doesn%27t sound as if it%27s legal in all 50 states...%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ewaht do guys do%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t really know.  I don%27t wander the outside world often %28nor am I%2C I suspect%2C anything like famous%29... the only time I can think of offhand that someone has specifically sought me out at a con and the like was a guy who wanted to tell me how much he hated %5Bi%5DNeon Exodus Evangelion%5B%2Fi%5D and what a general waste of matter I was for having come up with it.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C no%2C I lie.  There was also the guy who drove to Worcester from New Jersey just to get a look at Zoner and me.  That was a long time ago%2C though%2C and I%27m not sure whatever became of him.  Eh%2C Geoff%3F %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Eas an aside...what author would you most want to meet%0D%0A%0D%0ATough call%2C that%2C if only because I don%27t particularly handle face-to-face meetings very well.  I mean%2C you read %5Bi%5DThe Professor and the Madman%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DKrakatoa%3A The Day the World Exploded%5B%2Fi%5D and you think you%27d really like to meet Simon Winchester%2C but then if you did%2C what would you say%3F  Or you think it%27d be cool to hang with Jeremy Clarkson%2C and then you remember that he hates Americans%2C particularly fat ones%2C so there goes that idea.%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall%2C I think the safest course is to stick to the old maxim%2C %22Never meet your heroes.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
55|4|53|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|remande||14:57:11|06/01/2008|I seem to recall a story you told me where you took an astronomy course with a professor whose book you were a fan of%2C and on the first day he came and asked you if you were the Ben from UF...%0D%0A%0D%0A--rR%0D%0A
56|4|53|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Pasha||16:04:47|06/01/2008|%3EOr you think it%27d be cool to hang with Jeremy Clarkson%2C and then you remember %3Ethat he hates Americans%2Cparticularly fat ones%2C so there goes that idea. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat I found most amusing about this was%2C after watching however the hell many seasons of Top Gear%2C and reading three of his books %28a co-worker of mine owned them%29%2C I came to a realization%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AJeremy Clarkson hates Americans for the same reason that closeted ministers rant about gays.   He realizes that he is%2C in fact%2C one of us%2C but he can%27t bear to consider that.  Because we%27re stupid and evil%2C and make horrible cars.%0D%0A%0D%0AExcept the Ford GT.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha %28Or maybe including%3F%29%0D%0A%22I invented Warp Drive%2C whatta ya got%3F%22%0D%0A%22I%27m the Norse God of Mecha.%22%0D%0A%22Well%2C I guess you win then.%22
57|5|56|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Gryphon||17:27:03|06/01/2008|%3EExcept the Ford GT. %0D%0A%0D%0AActually%2C the GT gave him nothing but misery and more or less reaffirmed all the bad things he%27s ever said about American cars.  He got rid of it last year and bought a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder%2C which is a similar car except that it can go around corners%2C gets better gas mileage and isn%27t in the habit of reporting itself stolen while he%27s trying to drive it to work.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
62|4|53|||1||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Mephron||12:31:04|06/02/2008|%3EWell%2C no%2C I lie.  There was also the guy who drove to Worcester from %0D%0A%3ENew Jersey just to get a look at Zoner and me.  That was a long time %0D%0A%3Eago%2C though%2C and I%27m not sure whatever became of him.  Eh%2C Geoff%3F %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C whatever happened to that guy%3F %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28It amuses me greatly that I have managed to share a meal with every member of the EPU staff except Martin Rose.  And I will accomplish that eventually.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
54|3|52|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||08:18:26|05/31/2008|Well%2C the one time I met my writing hero %28Walt Simonson%29 I just babbled for a few minutes.  He was very gracious about it.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn the other side of the equation%2C I%27ve only been recognized as %22that Otaku Rising guy%22 a few times.  In one case%2C the fan turned out to be a pretty cool guy%2C and we kept in touch %28and usually eat dinner together at Arisia%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A
58|4|54|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||18:35:57|06/01/2008|i did meet one of my writing heroes... tamora pierce....and after i babbled we talked and then she invited me out to lunch with her....and i%27ve seen her several times since and we go to dinner and talk...after i got over the sqeee and babble impulse she was smart and nifty to talk to.  there%27s a science fiction convention near me that i go to every year called confluence....meating authors i%27ve found is nifty....tho%27 i have heard the stories about icky ones...apparently many people think robert j sawyer is an a%23%23%23%23%23%23.  %0D%0A%0D%0Aand not to be creepy but if i saw you at a con or something i would almost sqee and babble because i enjoy your stuff as much or more than most of the books i buy now adays.
59|5|58|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||19:01:40|06/01/2008|I do hope you aren%27t talking about me here. OR isn%27t what I%27d call squee-worthy %3AD
60|6|59|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|Leafdance||03:05:30|06/02/2008|meh...well i%27m sure your pretty nifty anyhow but i attached to the wrong post obviously %3DP.  and if something exsists someone somewhere finds it sqee worthy....which thinking of is too disturbing so instituting mind scrubbing procedure now thank you very much.%0D%0A
61|7|60|||||RE%3A Ask Me Anything%3A The New Frontier|mdg1||06:43:36|06/02/2008|No worries. %3AD