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Topic: Magic & its users |
DrSaltine
Replies: 10
Views: 21206
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:43 pm Subject: Magic & its users |
Other terms that cry out for ranking:
Shaman
Necromancer
Magus
Telepatch
Archmage
Channeler
Guru
Prestidigitator
Remote Viewer
Psychic
Medium
etc etc etc
These (and the others ... |
Topic: To Rant or not to Rant, that is the questions. |
DrSaltine
Replies: 8
Views: 19656
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:45 am Subject: To Rant or not to Rant, that is the questions. |
There can be an art form to rants. Ben should try very hard to avoid doing it, and the others could make a game out of trying to trick him into starting one. |
Topic: Call-In show on Sunday |
DrSaltine
Replies: 31
Views: 65217
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:03 pm Subject: Call-In show on Sunday |
Let's hope the next call-in goes a bit smoother. |
Topic: Killbots, terminators and AI 'rebellion' |
DrSaltine
Replies: 20
Views: 43050
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:58 pm Subject: Killbots, terminators and AI 'rebellion' |
I just started re-reading Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos (which is going to be made into a [url=http://www.dansimmons.com/news/news_items.htm#hyperion]movie BTW), and i like how he handles this. In his ... |
Topic: YOUR sci-fi influences |
DrSaltine
Replies: 9
Views: 22705
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 1:03 am Subject: YOUR sci-fi influences |
The Podwarp Crew got to sound off, but what are everyone else's influences?
For myself:
Sci-Fi:
Star Wars novels of the 1990s (before the prequel turdcycle and the New Jedi Order fiasco)
Douglas ... |
Topic: Technobabble! |
DrSaltine
Replies: 43
Views: 76966
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:47 am Subject: Technobabble! |
I think the technobabble question can be scaled down to a few factors:
1) Explanatory. This is science fiction, and the key idea here is that there is fictional science involved. We do not currentl ... |
Topic: Comic Sans MS: why it's bad, and what you should use instead |
DrSaltine
Replies: 6
Views: 9870
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:17 am Subject: Comic Sans MS: why it's bad, and what you should use instead |
Early in my comic I changed my the font from ComicSans and I'm glad I did. I performed an extensive search looking for the right font. None of the mainstream ones (Blambot, etc) had one that I was loo ... |
Topic: Solidarity |
DrSaltine
Replies: 2
Views: 7228
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 4:22 am Subject: Solidarity |
I just recently found out about this particular upcoming event. If anyone out there hasn't heard about it, please begin preparations, as minor as those preparations might be.
http://www.towelday.ko ... |
Topic: Technobabble! |
DrSaltine
Replies: 43
Views: 76966
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 3:52 am Subject: Technobabble! |
I'd hate to be anal (not as much about SW as I used to be), but the Kessel Run is measured in distance. Making it requires maneuvering around a cluster of black holes, so doing it in a shorter distanc ... |
Topic: Technobabble! |
DrSaltine
Replies: 43
Views: 76966
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:57 pm Subject: Technobabble! |
I'd hate to be anal (not as much about SW as I used to be), but the Kessel Run is measured in distance. Making it requires maneuvering around a cluster of black holes, so doing it in a shorter distanc ... |
Topic: CSI, Is it Sci Fi? |
DrSaltine
Replies: 5
Views: 8837
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:50 pm Subject: CSI, Is it Sci Fi? |
My favorite Sci-Fi tech in CSI is when they "enhance" security camera footage. |
Topic: List of Sci-Fi comics |
DrSaltine
Replies: 18
Views: 43433
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:27 pm Subject: List of Sci-Fi comics |
I don't have any in my bookmarks that haven't already been mentioned, but I think I'll plug my own:
Professor Saltine's Astrodynamic Dirigible www.professorsaltine.com |
Topic: Welcome to the PodWarp 1999 forum! |
DrSaltine
Replies: 21
Views: 64945
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Forum: PodWarp 1999 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:31 pm Subject: Welcome to the PodWarp 1999 forum! |
Enjoying the podcast. Keep up the good work. |
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