tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3405292186263766332..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard on the Phone:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59021516240596407062010-05-15T05:30:45.082-04:002010-05-15T05:30:45.082-04:00In the movie version of Sphere, they goofed around...In the movie version of Sphere, they goofed around with the helium voices for a bit, then they used a McGuffin to banish the effect with a bit of hand waving.<br /><br />Um, or so I heard.Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46746168547504936682010-05-14T13:12:57.435-04:002010-05-14T13:12:57.435-04:00Was that also an early Crichton? I thought Termina...Was that also an early Crichton? I thought Terminal Man was pretty dopey, too.<br /><br />I think a better understanding of wookie-suiters can be had from reading Smith's editorials. My own personal understanding (or sympathy) of libertarians comes from being strictly compliant with the authoritarianism that pollutes our society, and then being told I've just lost a bunch of freedoms because some fraction of a percent of complete strangers don't follow the rules. Then I do my best to comply with the new rules, and when those rules predictably fail to perfect humans, I lose further freedoms....because of tele-guilt, or something.TJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41187291767215640792010-05-14T11:23:02.852-04:002010-05-14T11:23:02.852-04:00First off, love your blog, Tam. I visit every day....First off, love your blog, Tam. I visit every day.<br />Now for a minor nit - Emerson's gun was a Grizzly Win mag.Lergnomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718650151254462639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52669339644832564182010-05-14T10:33:36.067-04:002010-05-14T10:33:36.067-04:00Tam:
Yes, there was a movie version of Sphere. ...Tam: <br /><br />Yes, there was a movie version of Sphere. I saw it on cable, cost me (almost) nothing, and I still didn't get my money's worth.<br /><br />cap'n chumbucketAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22919541302090579362010-05-14T10:31:52.532-04:002010-05-14T10:31:52.532-04:00Here's a funny video that demonstrates about w...Here's a funny video that demonstrates about what they'd sound like. Commercial diver has a bit of a grouper problem. ;) <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74KnP52-3Z4Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894602732468692375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38059020206918712162010-05-14T10:25:33.372-04:002010-05-14T10:25:33.372-04:00That was probably it. I remember that talking funn...That was probably it. I remember that talking funny was one of the side-effects that went away after a couple pages, when the author got bored with it.<br /><br />Others were that it was cold as heck and people got tired quickly. But only for a few pages, then they were running around like monkeys in their skivvies.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63170787872622618352010-05-14T10:20:01.114-04:002010-05-14T10:20:01.114-04:00"Oxygen, whatever."
That'd be even ..."Oxygen, whatever."<br /><br />That'd be even funnier since breathing too high concentration of oxygen at pressure leads to seizures and unconsciousness.<br /><br />I didn't catch the depth the crashed craft was at in the wiki article of the movie, but it's quite possible they'd have to be breathing trimix(oxygen, nitrogen, helium) to avoid nitrogen narcosis and oxygen toxicity. Of course the side effect would be the entire movie being spent with everyone sounding like the chipmunks or donald duck.<br /><br />Sorry, diving instructor, I'll stop now. ;)Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894602732468692375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83383501236233050362010-05-14T10:16:45.041-04:002010-05-14T10:16:45.041-04:00Apparently so, but I'll never know for sure, &...Apparently so, but I'll never know for sure, 'cause I'll have to take other people's word for it.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39472344201866544022010-05-14T10:10:29.027-04:002010-05-14T10:10:29.027-04:00Oh, my god, they made a movie of that horrible cra...Oh, my god, they made a movie of that horrible crap?oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69153072802640815322010-05-14T09:40:24.460-04:002010-05-14T09:40:24.460-04:00I remember liking Sphere a lot, but I was in a col...I remember liking Sphere a lot, but I was in a college age Crichton reading spree at the time. Maybe I still have a copy I can try again with a couple more years in this crazy world under my belt.<br /><br />The movie? Now that was crap.aczarnowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30428746951358325322010-05-14T09:40:14.180-04:002010-05-14T09:40:14.180-04:00Wow, I thought I was the only person who thought S...Wow, I thought I was the only person who thought Sphere suxxored. I mean, I'm generally a fan of Crichton, but I'm damned if that book didn't suck me in, and then piss me off.oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32019022924817820152010-05-14T09:01:54.664-04:002010-05-14T09:01:54.664-04:00Oxygen, whatever. The main thing I remember about ...Oxygen, whatever. The main thing I remember about <i>Sphere</i> is how bad it sucked, and partly because Crichton spent the first chunk of the book setting up this elaborate underwater environment which imposed all kinds of special problems and restrictions, which he then cheerfully ignored for the rest of the novel.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66166387916153051702010-05-14T08:58:20.479-04:002010-05-14T08:58:20.479-04:00"high-pressure nitrogen environment"
Th..."high-pressure nitrogen environment"<br /><br />That'd be a cheap buzz... ;)<br /><br />(nitrogen is narcotic in high pressure enviroments, it varies from person to person but normal air can be narcotic from about 3 atmospheres, though more commonly 4-5 atmospheres, that's 20-40m/60-120ft depth of seawater for example)Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894602732468692375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21940670682012509502010-05-14T08:54:32.499-04:002010-05-14T08:54:32.499-04:00the Wookie Plan.
1. Escape to the wilderness.
2....the Wookie Plan.<br /><br />1. Escape to the wilderness.<br /><br />2. ????????????????????????<br /><br />3. Revolution!!!! <br /><br /><br /><br />VM: dismat (go away or I will taunt you a second time.)Mad Saint Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289623562998116757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26714412832815350342010-05-14T08:20:50.023-04:002010-05-14T08:20:50.023-04:00"Characters drive generic cars..."
In L..."<i>Characters drive generic cars...</i>"<br /><br />In L. Neil Smith stories? They drive Thorneycroft steam-powered hovercraft with paisley upholstery, man!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19156492508772212092010-05-14T08:18:59.213-04:002010-05-14T08:18:59.213-04:00I have to say I agree with SB. And it's gun te...I have to say I agree with SB. And it's gun tech in general. Characters drive generic cars to fungible houses wearing undescribed clothes, but every weapon gets a description Sotheby's would reserve for the Pollock on the catalogue cover.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.com