tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132148272745668459.post7088449259940348238..comments2024-03-16T05:55:43.068-07:00Comments on Fire + Ice: David Pallmann's Technology Blog: Science Fiction: Alive and Killing MeDavid Pallmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482909040736697277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132148272745668459.post-62363362519872368292008-10-22T14:18:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:18:00.000-07:00Hey William. Sure, I'd love to meet up at PDC. I'l...Hey William. Sure, I'd love to meet up at PDC. I'll be there all week... easiest way to find me is at the Neudesic booth during exhibit hours. -DavidDavid Pallmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482909040736697277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132148272745668459.post-46846537717619663772008-10-22T08:45:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:45:00.000-07:00You might want to expand your understanding of lit...You might want to expand your understanding of literary genres beyond the books you read as a boy. Take a look at book titled 'True History' (or 'True Story', depending on how you translate it from the Greek) written in the second century of the Common Era by Lucian of Samosata. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_History" REL="nofollow">This Wikipedia page </A> gives a decent introduction. It's a fascinating work of art that anticipates many of the concerns of modern science fiction while being rooted firmly in the ancient tradition of fantastical writing. Where would you put that in the bookstore sections?<BR/><BR/>You said this:<BR/><BR/>Science fiction and fantasy have nothing to do with each other. There, I said it. If you disagree, you may consider yourself to be in that aforementioned clueless category.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think I can convince you otherwise. I'll be at the PDC. Would like to get together there and talk about this? On an unrelated note, my company just bought Neuron ESB, so we might have a business reason to meet.William Ockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795149116565627671noreply@blogger.com