[mbriant]

rickcr42: I hardly ever read anything except the newspaper these days but did read the trilogy ( plus a fourth ) many years ago and loved them. I just re-watched the movie a couple of weeks ago as well. I enjoyed it more the second time around. They were hard pressed to cram it all into a single movie....even a long movie.....should have been a 3 or 4 or 6 part mini-series.

I was thrilled that David Lynch directed the movie. I became an "Eraserhead" fanatic when it first came out 20 years ago and would take my friends to see it....just to witness their reactions. They thought I was insane. Thank goodness Lynch gained some credibility in his later work. Now my friends think I'm a visionary.


edit: I just searched the net and now realize there are a couple of more books in the series. I'd better start reading.

 

[lini]

Oh, yes, I think I read four or six Dune books, too. But Frank Herbert is not my favourite sf author - I still prefer Niven, Heinlein and Asimov...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[jaskin]

haha are you still using the earphones?

 

[davidcotton]

So thats how you get the earbuds to stay fixed in!!

 

[mbriant]

I've been thinking that "nasal-induction" phones, if properly equalized, might actually work.

Aren't our nasal passages and ear canals connected?

A set of "Fu Man Chu" buds could revolutionize headphone listening ! Or not.

Although if you're at all concerned about wearing headphones in public......

 

[dhwilkin]

Yup, the ear and nose passages are connected. Though I don't think nasal-induction plugs would be such a good idea. Just think what would happen if you sneezed all of a sudden!

 

[CaptBubba]

And besides, people are already scared to wear their Grados in public for fear of laughter. One would have to be very secure with themselves to wear those things about.

 

[mbriant]

PLease speak into my nose......I can't hear you.

 

[Music Lover]

lini,
I would be in interested to know whether you use silicon or foamies...?

I must say that is a most innovative way of producing of bone conduction!

 

[lini]

Oh, my...

Manfred / Lini

P.S.: Who knows - one day we might even have nose buds. Maybe that's why HRTF-supported headphone surround sound couldn't fully convey a proper 2d atmosphere, yet!

 

[dhwilkin]

HRTFs don't work in the nose, of course. You have to use SNOT functions.

Sound
Nside
Olfactory
Tunnels

 

[frankclone]

an extra from "Battlefield Earth"??? You're supposed to have
dreadlocks, though...

 

[JamesMcProgger]

so, what was it? Jebus I'm 10 years late