tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083464688163766023.post867178256851431545..comments2023-09-05T06:35:45.774-07:00Comments on The Stars my Destination: September Analog - part 1Jim Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574052482019065333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083464688163766023.post-82156775876291355912007-08-16T13:23:00.000-07:002007-08-16T13:23:00.000-07:00I just read this exact same story and am trying to...I just read this exact same story and am trying to find info on the book because...I actually liked it. I definitely hear what you're saying about the repetition thing, though! I was starting to wonder how many times he could re-iterate "Were the Abysmals crazy? Maybe not!"<BR/><BR/>Other than that I thought it was cool, but then I'm a sucker for most any kind of post-apocalypse / dystopia story. If you are, you should check out Oryx and Crake if you haven't already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083464688163766023.post-24916944565988057662007-06-28T07:34:00.000-07:002007-06-28T07:34:00.000-07:00. How likely is it that most other species would b...<I>. How likely is it that most other species would breathe the same air as us? Probably not very, but it's useful for plot purposes.</I><BR/><BR/>Not that unlikely either, at least for carbon-based life forms.<BR/><BR/>One oxygen metabolism gets going, it quickly overtakes less efficient anaerobic pathways, and the atmospheric composition is changed by biological feedback.<BR/><BR/>Of course that's not to say that there aren't some really weird chemotrophs out there, but we may not be able to make easy contact with them.<BR/><BR/>My outlook is that the universe is probably 'lousy with algae' (I don't know who said that), but good luck finding any species we can actually <I>communicate</I> with.<BR/><BR/>Enough of reading your blog for now, I've got to get back to writing ;) But I have it bookmarked.Dennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334790087365227323noreply@blogger.com