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by GBLW
Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost & Found
Replies: 585
Views: 831262

Re: Lost & Found

That sounds something like D.A. Porter would have written, his (or rather their) stories are posted on SOL, but unfortunately all three of the writers in the Porter family are deceased, so if the story is unfinished, it will probably remain so. (All of the unfinished plot lines were passed on to ano...
by GBLW
Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:10 am
Forum: Earth Bond
Topic: Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)
Replies: 19
Views: 25418

Re: Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)

Well, speaking as an engineer who has worked on ocean going vessels, it would be much easier for a water dragon to stop a vessel than to move one at high speed. All they'd have to do is approach a ship under full power and create one of those air bubbles they use to help Kell dive deep, but form it ...
by GBLW
Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Okay, resident techheads, advice time.
Replies: 53
Views: 60501

Re: Okay, resident techheads, advice time.

I've had too many friends who've bought Dell and had them simply DIE with no prior warning, so I wouldn't touch a Dell computer with a ten foot snake (and I hate snakes). Fortunately I'm able to build my own boxes with the help of my kids, who are computer engineers and software developers, besides ...
by GBLW
Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:14 am
Forum: Earth Bond
Topic: Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)
Replies: 19
Views: 25418

Re: Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)

When Kel is explaining his plan he does mention that the Dragons are planning on keeping the oilers and taking them to the island to use or sell the fuel to the Americans as well making sure they do not contaminate the ocean. The question should be how will they be able to sink them safely. I suspe...
by GBLW
Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:50 pm
Forum: Earth Bond
Topic: Island Invasion
Replies: 6
Views: 10794

Re: Island Invasion

That would take a ruling from the U.N. Security Council, which won't happen, as the U.S.A. is one of the permanent members of, along with China. The only way China could pull off an invasion of Draconia without becoming a rogue nation would be to have a formal declaration of war and wait until afte...
by GBLW
Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:32 pm
Forum: Earth Bond
Topic: Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)
Replies: 19
Views: 25418

Earth Bond Chapter 21 Discussion (spoilers!)

Just in case there are any other 'fact fanatics' out there like me, here are a few gems about the Chinese Navy that I have discovered online over the past few years - all of the links are presently available if you want to check anything. Anyway here is a little online Chinese Naval info - as of Aug...
by GBLW
Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:43 pm
Forum: Earth Bond
Topic: Earth Bond, chapter 21.
Replies: 50
Views: 96668

Re: Earth Bond, chapter 21.

Thanks Fel. Oh, and Ian, your post might be better suited to the 'Earth Bond' discussion thread, don't you think? I mean it's not a major spoiler, but it does verge on it. KP Many thanks mate, a great chapter, as they all are. Quick question - apologies if it has . . . . <clipped for brevity> Cheers...
by GBLW
Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: News from the world of Fel.
Replies: 50
Views: 57062

Re: News from the world of Fel.

It is already Sunday at my place. I guess Fel meant Monday for me. Waiting patiently. Ah, yes, but he didn't say it would be posted on Sunday. As the old philosopher said; "Time is the most confusing of concepts, for it is a construct of the human mind itself. All we can say is that Today is n...
by GBLW
Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:22 pm
Forum: Community Contributed Stories
Topic: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23
Replies: 64
Views: 115981

Re: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23

Well if a computer can't handle the transcription, a human may be able to as long as the volume of the recording is sufficient, then all you would have to do then is edit then approve the transcription. Given the quality of the story thus far, I am certain that there are enough die hard fans out th...
by GBLW
Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:05 am
Forum: Community Contributed Stories
Topic: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23
Replies: 64
Views: 115981

Re: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23

I suppose an update on my health is in order - my arthritis has gotten worse - I'm down to typing with 2 fingers on each hand and 1 thumb at the moment, so writing is very slow. On top of that sitting, or even remaining in one position for long, is almost impossible, I have to move around quite ofte...
by GBLW
Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: News from the world of Fel.
Replies: 50
Views: 57062

Re: News from the world of Fel.

If the Arcadia and Earth occupy the same physical space in the Solar System but out of phase, that means they are both orbiting the Sun at the same distance, that in turn means that time runs faster on Arcadia. That is why 10 years pass in Arcadia for one Earth year because they circle the sun 10 t...
by GBLW
Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: News from the world of Fel.
Replies: 50
Views: 57062

Re: News from the world of Fel.

In this story, Earth and Arcadia exist within the same physical universe, but operate in separate "phases" of reality where time runs at a different speed...in a way, the reality of Arcadia vibrates at a different "frequency" and allows two distinct universes to occupy the same ...
by GBLW
Mon May 06, 2013 11:05 pm
Forum: Community Contributed Stories
Topic: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23
Replies: 64
Views: 115981

Re: Thor's Child - complete to Chapter 23

Sorry I haven't been on here much lately. It's been a rough spring and I haven't been able to do much writing. Hopefully now that warmer weather has finally arrived I'll get some more time on the keyboard.

kp
by GBLW
Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost & Found
Replies: 585
Views: 831262

Re: Lost & Found

Not quite. Artie removed his HTML pages (except the landing page), but all the stories are still there in Epub, PDF or text formats. Including The Golden Mule and The Golden Mule Returns . EDIT: his landing page is at asstr.org/~artie . Your right, I missed that, sorry about that. I also know it ca...
by GBLW
Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost & Found
Replies: 585
Views: 831262

Re: Lost & Found

Looking for a story that I think was/is on SOL. It's about a man that is abducted by a group of women because there master had died. about all I can remember. lago Are you thinking of "The Golden Mule" by Silli Artie - because if you are that was removed from circulation long ago. Not onl...