tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8783607628752676884..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Woden And CynthiaKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12348744880096535582023-03-26T04:01:14.882+01:002023-03-26T04:01:14.882+01:00Kaor, Jim!
You are right, that bit you quoted doe...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />You are right, that bit you quoted does somewhat dates "The Troubletwisters." A pity, but perhaps almost inevitable, given the year (1965) it was first published.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-27115153558355074002023-03-25T19:30:11.493+00:002023-03-25T19:30:11.493+00:00"'...a colony ship would not have carried..."'...a colony ship would not have carried a full microlibrary.'"<br /><br />That dates the story somewhat.<br />It sounds like Anderson was thinking of something like microfilm.<br />Couldn't all of human technical writing be stored on current hard drives that would fit in a very modest space?<br />The small population would still be a problem. There is a lot of technique that still never gets written down (or put on video like YouTube instructions on how to do something)<br />If nothing else you need to supect something exists to even think to do a Google search for it.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-85757402048506385102016-10-29T21:27:13.143+01:002016-10-29T21:27:13.143+01:00Kaor, NICHOLAS!
I deleted my previous comment bec...Kaor, NICHOLAS!<br /><br />I deleted my previous comment because I improperly addressed it to Paul, not you. Exasperating!<br /><br />Exactly! Falkayn might very well have been brought up to believe gentlebeings don't talk about CERTAIN things in mixed company. All the more so if David Falkayn's father was an aristocrat trying to teach his children to adhere to strict standards.<br /><br />Regards! Sean<br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-61469278790226386392016-10-29T21:23:02.388+01:002016-10-29T21:23:02.388+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-62232028453046755052016-10-29T19:42:20.001+01:002016-10-29T19:42:20.001+01:00Kaor, Paul and Sean!
I agree that the story is no...Kaor, Paul and Sean!<br /><br />I agree that the story is not necessarily dated by Falkayn's embarrassment; fashions in conduct and manners come and go. Also, Falkayn himself is not keeping himself a virgin until marriage (remember Jutta Horn, with others implied), but he might we'll have been brought up to think that there are things which a gentlemen does not discuss in mixed company, even if he actually does them.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Nicholas D. RosenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-87950005843268397342016-10-28T17:35:43.919+01:002016-10-28T17:35:43.919+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Ha! Chee Lan's caustic humor, sar...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Ha! Chee Lan's caustic humor, sardonic wit, and irreverence amuses me! As for Falkayn seeming to be "dated," I would suggest that mores on a colonial planet might well be stricter than on Earth. Also, mention is made of how Falkayn's father was also strict. All this can explain how Chee Lan could embarass Falkayn.<br /><br />Exactly, a civilization needs a LARGE population to survive. Think of the desperate struggles Nantucket had to endure to prevent being forced back to a truly primitive level of technology in Stirling's ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME books.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com