X-Message-Number: 29679
From: "Chris Manning" <>
Subject: Re: Acculturation
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:07:33 +1000

Why is it appalling? There are not enough hours in the day to read every 
book I should read, nor watch every film I should watch.

I do not have people on, and my interest in the future is at least as great 
as your own. But to me, SF isn't about wars or empires or odd looking 

creatures with gizmos hanging from the equivalent of their hips. For me that 
seems 
to rule out most SF films.

I *did* see 'Total Recall'. And I saw and read 'Contact'.

Money is not an issue. I don't have a DVD player. I don't even remember what 
'DVD' stands for.

By the time we are revived, DVD players will be in museums, alongside 
Edison's first phonograph.

----- Original Message ----- > Message #29677
> References: <>
> From: Kennita Watson <>
> Subject: Re: Acculturation
> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:06:07 -0700
>
>> From: "Chris Manning" <>
>>
>> I'm afraid I am not familiar with A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer or
>> Demolition Man or Vanilla Sky. I think The Matrix was a SF film
>> (something
>> about a red pill?), but I didn't see it.
>
> I find that hard to believe, and wonder if you're
> putting me on, but I'll take you at your word.
>
> That you have not seen or read any one of these is
> surprising.  That you have not seen or read ANY of
> them is frankly appalling!  You are missing cultural
> context that is (IMHO) essential to anyone with any
> interest in the future.
>
> The full title of the book is "The Diamond Age: Or,
> a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer".  You can peek
> inside and order the paperback at
> http://snipurl.com/diamondage .
>
> The movies can all be gotten from Netflix or Blockbuster.
> If you don't want to pay for Netflix, sign up for the
> two-week free trial at http://www.netflix.com/ , get
> and watch those three movies, and cancel.  You *do*
> have a DVD player, don't you?  If you don't have a
> TV to watch on, hopefully your computer can play DVDs.


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