Comments for Nathan Nelson

Comment on Oh, you’re a travel writer are you? by Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:07 +0000

I know, right?

Comment on Oh, you’re a travel writer are you? by Matt Keefe

Matt Keefe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000

And here was I just thinking there was all these people out there who knew more than I do…

Comment on The man who showed me what spaceships look like by Iain

Iain — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:46:37 +0000

I remember that Chris Foss was ubiquitous as far as SF book covers went in the 80s – to the extent that if a book was SF it had a Chris Foss painting of a spaceship on the front cover, even if the subject of the book had absolutely nothing to do with spaceships.

That version of Dune you refer to is a film that I really regret was never made, with all of the various collaborators involved (including Salvador Dali playing the emperor) it could have been incredible. It might have been dreadful too, but it would have been fascinating to watch. I still think that there is scope for a decent screen version – I liked the look of the David Lynch version but thought that the story was dreadful (but partly well cast). The TV mini-series was largely faithful but very dull.

Comment on SAP is evil by Simon Bishop

Simon Bishop — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:14:45 +0000

We have to use SAP at work too. I hate it, but not as passionately as I hate Lotus Notes. And if I ever find whoever created the Notes-SAP connector, I will happily kneecap him or her.

Comment on SAP is evil by Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:14:13 +0000

Ha, if only it actually did any of these things. Sadly it just makes me mad.

Comment on SAP is evil by Leif Kendall

Leif Kendall — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:10:04 +0000

LOL. I wish I had SAP because I would like to launch a rocket AND use binoculars in church.

Comment on Radio Phnom Penh by » Rare MP3 | Quite Random

» Rare MP3 | Quite Random — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:53:55 +0000

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Comment on Reality Politics by Megatonlove

Megatonlove — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:17:00 +0000

What an excellent idea, glad someone (you) thought of it! Definitely worth pushing.

Comment on Reality Politics by Margaret Nelson

Margaret Nelson — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:24:27 +0000

I’d also suggest that any candidate for any election at any level of government should be required to undergo some induction training, to ensure that he or she understands what he or she will be required to do once elected (the functions of the relevant level of government), and that he or she is competent to do the job. Unless he or she passes the test, the candidature will not be accepted.

Comment on Is…? – the things people ask Google by Niall

Niall — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:35:28 +0000

BTW – Just remebered this bit from the IT crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrQUWUfmR_I