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Both "Robinson Crusoe" and "Mysterious Island" had awesome sections on...

alcaray — 9/6/2007 2:21:42 AM (archived)

...stranded people scouring their environments and taking careful stock of their resources. Then figuring what each resource can do to keep them alive. Both were very clever books, in this regard. And they set a good example.

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"Earth Abides" Most of humanity is gone. Can tech survive? - TB - 9/5/2007 3:46:09 PM
- re: "Earth Abides" Most of humanity is gone. Can tech survive? - Barl - 9/5/2007 9:45:03 PM
  - Both "Robinson Crusoe" and "Mysterious Island" had awesome sections on... - alcaray - 9/6/2007 2:21:42 AM
    - The Mystic Warriors of the Plains - ER - 9/6/2007 12:54:12 PM
      - I agree - Jody - 9/6/2007 5:41:59 PM
        
        The Burning Bush - ER - 9/6/2007 7:25:10 PM
        
        re: The Burning Bush - TB - 9/6/2007 9:17:37 PM
        
        Same message, proper formatting added - TB - 9/6/2007 9:18:39 PM
        
        Valves? - ER - 9/7/2007 12:16:41 AM
        
        Surprised by technology - TB - 9/7/2007 5:06:13 PM
        
        I was burning to have one, but... - alcaray - 9/7/2007 7:06:57 PM
        
        Asleep at the switch - ER - 9/7/2007 6:20:16 PM
        
        Good analysis - TB - 9/7/2007 8:38:58 PM
        
        Ever read Heinlein's Orphans of the Sky - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 5:54:20 PM
        
        Quant Suff! - ER - 9/6/2007 6:43:46 PM
        
        Same idea with Orphans - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 7:22:11 PM
        
        surprised nobody brought up Asimov's Foundation series? - SDG - 9/10/2007 7:13:15 PM
  - That's probably the most important factor. - TB - 9/5/2007 9:52:46 PM
    - the thin line - Barl - 9/5/2007 11:48:03 PM
      - Speaking of thin lines. - Lee - 9/7/2007 1:34:21 AM
      - Did you slap him really hard? - New Age Vapors - 9/6/2007 12:37:41 PM
        
        re: Did you slap him really hard? - Barl - 9/6/2007 2:45:10 PM
      - Agreed... - ARRELL - 9/6/2007 12:40:21 AM
- Technology = Fragility - Raoul - 9/5/2007 5:45:52 PM
- From Jetsons to Flintstones - ER - 9/5/2007 5:37:57 PM
  - I could be a Carpender - REB - 9/10/2007 1:59:00 PM
    - Interesting REB... - Jody - 9/10/2007 4:41:10 PM
      - re: Interesting REB... - REB - 9/10/2007 5:27:59 PM
      - I like to build things. - REB - 9/10/2007 5:14:51 PM
  - Oh come on... I could teach a modern houswife how to make soap, cheese, etc... - TAFKASE - 9/5/2007 9:28:13 PM
  - Yea but, at least until everything is on magnetic and laser accessed media... - alcaray - 9/5/2007 8:04:47 PM
    - Even a caveman can do it. - ER - 9/5/2007 8:39:36 PM
    - Even a caveman can do it. - ER - 9/5/2007 8:39:29 PM
      - As seen on TLC. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/5/2007 10:49:57 PM
- Extra credit - TB - 9/5/2007 4:22:09 PM
  - Recently finished a good book... - alcaray - 9/5/2007 7:50:53 PM
  - "Dies the Fire" -- S.M. Stirling - Fox - 9/5/2007 5:42:12 PM
    - Hey you did Stirling too! - alcaray - 9/5/2007 7:52:31 PM
      - Yeah, and now I'm concerned... - Fox - 9/6/2007 5:19:53 PM
        
        Hmmm... - alcaray - 9/6/2007 6:59:29 PM
        
        [reading list] Mine, too - Fox - 9/7/2007 1:33:59 AM
        
        Related Series - R. Stewart - 9/20/2007 10:05:32 PM

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