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Off-Topic Archive / Re: Literature Discussion Megathread

2012 Oct 04, 20:35:10

Anybody ever read Stephen King's The Dark Tower? I can recommend it with a fair degree of surety. I've been reading it off and on this semester and I've just fallen in love with it.

I remember reading the first book one day at home, since I couldn't go to school because of a fever or something. I liked it, but it's been so long that I can't really remember specifics.

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello, friends.

2012 Oct 03, 12:28:10

Thanks, I'll be sure to take up the offer sometime.

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: Literature Discussion Megathread

2012 Oct 02, 21:20:08

Hm. You guys are kind of making me want to read Foundation. I've got it on my bookshelf, all shiny and pretty and new-- three books in one! Just never opened it.

Welp, my job is done. SHUT DOWN THE THREAD.

But, yeah, read it. It's a little hard to get in to, but you won't regret it.

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hai!

2012 Oct 02, 02:49:34

Howdy, Dodgie. Languages are pretty fascinating, you ever look into ConLangs?

Yes indeed! I used to make conlangs all the time. I need to begin doing that again.

That's awesome. I never really made them, other than one time during junior year when I tried to make one, but I found some I really like and want to learn, like Solresol, which is a musical language. I really like the idea of learning about all the languages to some extent, with Russian being the first language I really want to learn.

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello, friends.

2012 Oct 02, 02:47:37

Hi, I'm Logan, and I'm a brony. I have no idea what I'm doing in this game, I write things sometimes, and I really like science-fiction.

So, yeah.

hello and welcome to the forums   Glad you're here!  Do you roleplay?

Not really, although I'm not opposed to it. When I think of roleplay, I think more of tabletop dice rolling stuff. Now that I think about it, a forum DnD game would be pretty sweet.

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: Literature Discussion Megathread

2012 Oct 02, 02:44:58

I have a copy of Hyperion but I haven't really gotten around to reading it yet. I started reading Neuromancer, which is pretty good.

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: Literature Discussion Megathread

2012 Sep 30, 23:49:09

Mr. Poe isn't bad, although I only read The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, A Tell-Tale Heart, and Murder in the Rue Morgue. I only remember Murder in the Rue Morgue because of the twist, which I won't spoil because I'm not a jerk.

And I've heard that, Dark Gods. I know everyone I talk to whose read 1984 found it incredibly depressing. I never read it, since I kind of spoiled myself with what happens, and I'm a giant sissy who doesn't like super depressing things.

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Off-Topic Archive / Literature Discussion Megathread

2012 Sep 30, 22:36:45

Hey, you know what's awesome? Books! The written word is the greatest invention humanity ever created, with the exception of the chocolate chip cookies and colorful miniature equines. So, I wanted to make a thread to talk about some good reads, or even some bad reads, if that's something you want to talk about.

I'll start us off with a recommendation: The Foundation Series, by Isaac Asimov. The first book is about a Galactic Empire in what is thought to be a golden age, until a man named Hari Seldon uses a science called Pyschohistory to discover that the empire will collapse, and thirty thousand years of dark ages will occur. But, he says he can shorten that to only a thousand years, if he is allowed to create an encyclopedia of galactic knowledge.

Thus, the Foundation is born, in the far end of the galaxy. Asimov is able to mix intrigue and sci-fi to create a thrilling series of books, set over the thousand years of darkness. His greatest achievement is making some of the best and smartest characters I've ever seen, his whole series a work admiring the virtues of intellect and cleverness.

Also, there is spaceships. That's something.

So, do you have books you'd recommend? Questions to ask? Random nonsense to talk about? Come on down!

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hai!

2012 Sep 30, 22:20:14

Howdy, Dodgie. Languages are pretty fascinating, you ever look into ConLangs?

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello everypony

2012 Sep 30, 22:19:19

We can try and find out, of course.

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello, friends.

2012 Sep 30, 22:18:52

thanks, again. 

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello everypony

2012 Sep 30, 21:59:32

Hello, fellow new person! We should talk about awesome science-fiction stuff (Although in a different thread.)

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Introductions Archive / Re: Hello, friends.

2012 Sep 30, 21:58:14

Thanks, I'll be sure to read the rules once I've properly located them. I intend to have as much fun as possible.

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Introductions Archive / Hello, friends.

2012 Sep 30, 21:33:16

Hi, I'm Logan, and I'm a brony. I have no idea what I'm doing in this game, I write things sometimes, and I really like science-fiction.

So, yeah.