Quote: Originally Posted by obobskivich Neal Stephenson wrote Snowcrash, correct? Yessir. It's a fantastic book, too. Great if you're into the cyberpunk genre.

Quote: Originally Posted by rogue Neal Stephenson - Neuromancer Just a correction, Neuromancer was actually written by William Gibson (who is, along with Stephenson, awesome). It seems that there are a few Bradbury fans, which is always good. Farenheit 451 was great, although...

Shame on me for forgetting Kurt Vonnegut. I highly advise Slaughterhouse 5, it's a classic of the genre. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is great too.

1. John Crowley - Little, Big 2. Neil Gaiman - American Gods 3. Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? 4. Neal Stephenson - Quicksilver (and the whole of the Baroque cycle) 5. Thomas Pynchon - Gravity's Rainbow

Anybody else a fan? I'm generally not much of a folky/country fan, but man, if it's done properly it's simply amazing. I love listening to Elvis Presley Blues through a mid-friendly rig I haven't yet heard her first album (I've only heard Hell Among The Yearlings and Time (The...

Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire

Quote: Vonnegut Fantastic taste. I read Slaughterhouse 5 when I was around 14, it's truly a great book. God Bless You, Mr Rosewater is another great one. I personally didn't like Wheel of Time series, but that's just personal preference. It seemed that his writing was drawn out and...

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Sagan is indeed amazing. Here's a video to give you an idea: YouTube - Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot Quite possibly one of the more moving speeches ever written. On another note, a few other books I can recommend (if Fiction is more your thing): American Gods, by Neil Gaiman...

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 Reflections: Quoting an image, which I know is against the rules, but ah well. 'Tis a victimless crime. I love this photo - I really think the hair around her (her?) neck looks fantastic, in the way that it's bristling off - it reminds...

Quote: Originally Posted by ecclesand I did no such thing. I clearly stated that anyone who takes pleasure in taking the life of another human being is not capable of being rehabilitated. I implied nothing! Let me spell it out for you. If a person enjoys murdering another person, that...

Quote: Originally Posted by EyeAmEye In reality, apparently nobody, . And herein lies the problem. There's no real body which decides about the forfeit of a life, and whatnot - in an eye-for-an-eye society, someone who exerts equal justice is scarcely better than the criminals...

Quote: Originally Posted by ecclesand If you had read my post, I said that anyone who takes pleasure in killing another human being does not have the capacity for rehabilitation. Your post assumes that ALL convicted murderers in the US took pleasure in taking a life which is probably...

Quote: Originally Posted by EyeAmEye The forfeiting of one's life is immediate upon the action. The state is the executioner. The actual hand is immaterial, but I personally would offer first crack to the victim's next of kin. This applies to attempted murder also, as I have never...

Quote: Originally Posted by ecclesand As far as I'm concerned, any human being that takes pleasure in harming or killing another human being does not have the capacity to be rehabilitated. Well frankly, you're wrong, given the fact that (in America, at least), convicted murderers...