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(...) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is beter. I think it originated (or developed to a much greater degree) several neat topics, including magnetic catapults, kinetic weapons, and a computer that becomes self aware spontaneously and makes his (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, this book is kinda cheating in a list like this, because it's actually a collection of short stories. For novels, I'd hafta go with Fahrenheit 451. (...) Agreed. Which is why I chose the first one. :) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I loved The Folk OF the Fringe. I'd never read Card until I recieved that book as a Christmas present about 10 years ago. I had never seen anything like his style of writing, and I liked it. Recently I've read (all but the last half of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (URL) some information on the subject in question. apparently it is not all that bad even in atm, but 250 K lbs thrust is not all that much when launching large objects, especially from a 15-20K lb + fuel motor. (It's the burn times that are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ain't that the truth. I pretend in my mind that Gentry Lee wrote those entirely by himself and that Clarke just, in a display of incipent senility, allowed his name to be used to give the books more sales oomph. (...) I have "The Gods (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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