[Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!

Wed Aug 5 11:05:59 CDT 2015

I can wholeheartedly second "The Martian".  VERY fun read.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:03 AM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> i have no problem w/ that
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Andrew Denner <linux-list at upeke.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I recommend that we follow shotgun rules. (styled off of
> > http://bad.debian.net/shotgun_rules.txt)
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:51 AM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I object. . . damn, too late.
> > >
> > > Sounds like an excellent excuse to get out and have some good food
> > > with good company. Or at least one of those two.
> > >
> > > Felix and Oscars? 7 PM? August 12th?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:05 AM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> Well, there's really only one proper thing to be done with this kind
> of
> > >> talk:  Foster it
> > >>
> > >> I would like a scifi night--focus leaning towards the written and less
> > of
> > >> the film'd--with beer & edibles available
> > >>
> > >> Any objections?  ...  good, no objections.
> > >>
> > >> I propose such a meeting, location TBD, to be held one week prior to
> the
> > >> next regularly scheduled LUG meeting
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Aaron Staker <
> Aaron.Staker at meredith.com
> > >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Ready Player One is "ok", his new work Armada is pretty terrible an
> > homage
> > >>> to the Last Star Fighter and I'd avoid it like the plague (as much
> as I
> > >>> love the 80's). Maybe I just couldn't accept it was supposed to be
> > clichéd
> > >>> for a reason...
> > >>>
> > >>> If you really want to get into something this year a couple
> > >>> recommendations:
> > >>>
> > >>> Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson, Seveneves by Neal Stephenson and of
> > course
> > >>> The Martian by Andy Weir, if you haven't touched any of these I'd
> > recommend
> > >>> all of them without a second thought.  The Martian being the easiest
> to
> > >>> tackle and perhaps the best love letter to Mars I've ever read.
> > Aurora and
> > >>> Seveneves are much deeper and worth the effort.  The reviews on all
> of
> > >>> these out there should be more than motivating...
> > >>>
> > >>> Cheers...
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org]
> On
> > >>> Behalf Of Todd Walton
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 10:01 PM
> > >>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> > >>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!
> > >>>
> > >>> Wow. I am totally now interested in this book, based on what you guys
> > have
> > >>> said.
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Todd
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Nicolai <
> > nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 10:59:56AM -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > By the way, on the topic of SciFi: If you remember the 80's you
> > >>> > > should check out the book or audio book "Ready Player One" by
> > Ernest
> > >>> > > Cline. I picked up the audio book which is read by Wil Wheaton
> who
> > >>> > > really does a fabulous job (and who also has a cameo in the book,
> > >>> > > along with Cory Doctorow).
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Ready Player One is a GREAT book.  Love the characters, love the
> > >>> > story, love the sci-fi.  It's a fast read that's hard to put down.
> > >>> > Cline has another book out now too.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > I just Googled it and it appears Steven Spielburg will be making
> > the
> > >>> > movie
> > >>> > > version of it soon. While the main storyline of this book I think
> > >>> > > lends well to a movie, it will be impossible to capture it all,
> if
> > >>> > > for no other reason than too many licensing hurdles. So read it
> > >>> > > before the movie comes out. It is packed full of retro geek humor
> > and
> > >>> nostalgia.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Yeah, I think Ready Player One (the movie) needs a bit more than
> > >>> > Steven Speilberg.  Terry Gilliam would be up to it, or Zack Snyder.
> > >>> > Or even Richard Linklater, who has proven himself with "double
> life"
> > >>> > stories like A Scanner Darkly.  It's a bit like Snow Crash -- hard
> to
> > >>> > make into a movie that faithfully tells the story while being
> > >>> > understandable to people who haven't read the book.  (I wonder if
> the
> > >>> > film will reference Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
> > >>> > Skull).
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Nicolai
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