tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.comments2024-03-13T09:26:28.888+00:00Ashley R Pollard Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comBlogger457125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-18481456090958206882024-03-13T09:26:28.888+00:002024-03-13T09:26:28.888+00:00You are right, I should. However, I've been un...You are right, I should. However, I've been unable to find an English edition, so I guess I'm shit out of luck. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-68398508449325602732024-03-11T10:46:41.511+00:002024-03-11T10:46:41.511+00:00You SHOULD read Stanislav Lem's "Golem XI...You SHOULD read Stanislav Lem's "Golem XIV". ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-90878396401592696212024-02-03T11:45:04.955+00:002024-02-03T11:45:04.955+00:00All things considered I've been remarkably tol...All things considered I've been remarkably tolerant of your comments and snide remarks. Behave or be gone. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-40368346216365018472024-01-21T10:06:27.597+00:002024-01-21T10:06:27.597+00:00Good call.Good call. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-36612243855274173292024-01-19T19:39:21.681+00:002024-01-19T19:39:21.681+00:00You could work for government.
You have some good...You could work for government.<br /><br />You have some good skills, it seems. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-41858670501129697312024-01-19T19:38:24.121+00:002024-01-19T19:38:24.121+00:00Plausible... but still, denial.Plausible... but still, denial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-65948199588873009412024-01-19T19:34:31.035+00:002024-01-19T19:34:31.035+00:00Or... just show to em THIS FLIC ;-P
Rowan Atki...Or... just show to em THIS FLIC ;-P<br /><br />Rowan Atkinson is Doctor Who | Comic Relief - YouTube<br />YouTube<br />https://www.youtube.com › ...<br /><br />And if they STILL wouldn't get it -- throw em out of TARDIS. ;-P<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-31330545168815759102024-01-16T12:04:33.972+00:002024-01-16T12:04:33.972+00:00Too late to the party. To stop spam there's au...Too late to the party. To stop spam there's automatic moderation for posts after a 14 days. <br /><br />I was getting far too many 'click here' for XYZ deals that was just wasting my time deleting them. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-80158473367200319052024-01-15T10:45:04.139+00:002024-01-15T10:45:04.139+00:00Hah... and what was wrong with my comment HERE. ...Hah... and what was wrong with my comment HERE. :-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-4137497582170710762024-01-14T09:51:00.814+00:002024-01-14T09:51:00.814+00:00Anonymous (I assume this is Noisy anon): As I said...Anonymous (I assume this is Noisy anon): As I said above, please stop trying to add comments to old posts, if only because it creates more work for me. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-15339745903869101252024-01-14T09:29:15.414+00:002024-01-14T09:29:15.414+00:00aasdsdfaasdsdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-4769957047603447002024-01-08T10:27:48.965+00:002024-01-08T10:27:48.965+00:00Cheers. I'm confident I can keep doing what I ...Cheers. I'm confident I can keep doing what I always do. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-19802061452084774222024-01-07T21:18:22.747+00:002024-01-07T21:18:22.747+00:00Wonderful goals - best wishes for a successful con...Wonderful goals - best wishes for a successful conclusions and outcomes!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-70164582070247721462024-01-07T21:16:59.462+00:002024-01-07T21:16:59.462+00:00Thanks Ashley - really appreciated your 2 part sum...Thanks Ashley - really appreciated your 2 part summary posts. Many I've not come across before so very useful for planning the year's reading (and beyond!) kind regards, PaulPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-53463118660457245222024-01-06T10:39:23.386+00:002024-01-06T10:39:23.386+00:00No it isn't. Adding more comments, where I'...No it isn't. Adding more comments, where I've already indicated that spamming my blog with stream of consciousness responses in other posts is not helpful. This is not me treating you as a thing.<br /><br />It's a polite reminder to be thoughtful and constructive. If you want to engage in a long discussion, there is a contact form to do so.<br /><br />Do not be tiresome, because that is what your comments are becoming. Please do better.<br /><br />PS: This is a gentle warning. Ignore it to find yourself blocked. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-75392613913341517712024-01-04T11:58:52.614+00:002024-01-04T11:58:52.614+00:00Isn't BLOCKING person from speaking... is &qu...Isn't BLOCKING person from speaking... is "treating people as things"?<br /><br />Rhetorical question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-49714484741438761152024-01-03T12:25:41.484+00:002024-01-03T12:25:41.484+00:00See tomorrows post.See tomorrows post. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-91202212236128996532024-01-02T12:38:51.776+00:002024-01-02T12:38:51.776+00:00Yeah, I know that. I assume you're referring t...Yeah, I know that. I assume you're referring to the Slough House series? If so, you've got the wrong end of the stick.<br /><br />If you've read the Slough House series you would know that. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-11576896458875413332024-01-01T08:57:04.481+00:002024-01-01T08:57:04.481+00:00Well. For me that baldy is the best Doctor. As tha...Well. For me that baldy is the best Doctor. As that is one, from whom I started to know him... ehm, them.<br /><br />Also, Capaldi is... unparalleled.<br /><br />And Hartnel... is the Golden Standard.<br /><br />Well... I still wait to became aquitant with that dudes in the midst. :-)<br /><br /><br />Noisy anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-70549115725719724792023-12-31T02:59:10.048+00:002023-12-31T02:59:10.048+00:00Glad you are enjoying the Droptrooper Series! I...Glad you are enjoying the Droptrooper Series! I've read 11 of Rick's book this year. They really grew on me and the seperate but interrelated characters and events worked really well.<br /><br />Great post and I'm looking forward to the next instalment. To inform my 2024 reading list (and noting our tastes are very similar), may I request you include your top 5 series recommendations please? Thanks :-)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-91456880454252719732023-12-30T13:43:26.740+00:002023-12-30T13:43:26.740+00:00The Nazi and Communist regimes are evil because th...The Nazi and Communist regimes are evil because they literally treat people as things. Object to be used, abused, and then discarded.<br /><br />It's more complicated than that, and that is the problem. Most people do not have enough knowledge to discuss the problem beyond the trivial surface details.<br /><br />This is part of the human condition. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-86586505924770886862023-12-29T09:13:20.244+00:002023-12-29T09:13:20.244+00:00\\Yes, Nazis were/are evil, and we should not cele...\\Yes, Nazis were/are evil, and we should not celebrate them. But, if in doing, in our race to be the most righteous, we reduce all that is good in the world to mush, then what will be left is a desolate cultural wasteland.<br /><br />Well. Question is -- and why exactly they are Evil? In what exactly?<br /><br />Because... leaving it unanswered -- that is the reason Cherry-Picking became possible -- for everyone to choose what to use, and what to omit.<br /><br />Like Commies of USSR -- which are NOT less horrible (in my opinion -- even worse, if that is possible), still was able to make bugaboo out of "those nasty fascists".<br /><br />While same time embellished themself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-73940245109966313552023-12-29T08:38:11.842+00:002023-12-29T08:38:11.842+00:00\\If it had been me, I would have taken notes as I...\\If it had been me, I would have taken notes as I watched the video, then written one comment<br /><br />That was spontaneous... and I never thought that I could be THAT disappointed... :-(((Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-38521355206960699592023-12-28T19:51:17.247+00:002023-12-28T19:51:17.247+00:00\\namely intellectual snobbery.
:-))))
If you th...\\namely intellectual snobbery.<br /><br />:-))))<br /><br />If you think you, on the West have had it rough.<br /><br />There's to you a piece of trivia of sci-fi in Soviet Union.<br /><br />It was under HEAVY censure... for if it somehow would allow some "dirty thoughts" that Future could be somehow different from being Communism.<br /><br />And even some some High Tech proposed -- it always need to be "near aim sci-fi" -- basicly a feirytale-like story -- about how new scientifical and technological advances... will make life richer and merrier. In near... no, nearest future.<br /><br />Well, people still found a way to workaround that nasty censure... somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880686624845718403.post-17072163860314912412023-12-28T19:31:39.800+00:002023-12-28T19:31:39.800+00:00\\They come off as the intellectual equivalent of ...\\They come off as the intellectual equivalent of bullying. At least to me.<br /><br />Pft!<br /><br />Naaah. That's just stupid.<br /><br />Betting on wagers... is inherently COoperative Friendly Cheerful activity. Means -- it's activity possible among friends, or courthouse enemies under mask of friends... but then it changes rules of that game completely -- example from literature -- Dumas's Three Musketeers (or, Vern's Around World in 80 days). Means, sides WILL try to do everything and anything to skew the game to their expectations.<br /><br />And it trying to weaponize it. Against people who he denigrate and trying to call stupid.<br /><br />And they SHOULD be very-very stupid... to agree with such a deals. Under such circumstances.<br /><br />Bullying?<br /><br />Naaah.<br /><br />As for that DiBi must have Power over that people.<br /><br />Power to coerce.<br /><br />Which he lacks.<br /><br />But which he wants.<br /><br />Hopelessly. :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))<br /><br />And that is damn funny -- as one who proclaim being democratic and smart -- want totalitarian power of dumbing down his opponents. :-))))))))))))))))))))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com