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Review of Temeraire by Naomi Novik | The WotCast — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:23:18 +0000

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Comment on Fanbox.com = sms.ac = Same Old Crap by Linda

Linda — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:22:03 +0000

PLEASE help me stop the mail from fanbox. It is driving me nuts!

Comment on What the ….??? by doshiamit

doshiamit — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:10:53 +0000

That was my first thought too. Than I started thinking for them to take advantage of discounted rates would mean that they would actually have to pay in the first place. Seems unlikely that they do.

Comment on What the ….??? by Deeps

Deeps — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:05:57 +0000

Cos the poltishuns are in dilli baba.

Mumbai-Forget Z security. Pehle net access rates parity.

Comment on What the ….??? by doshiamit

doshiamit — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:27:14 +0000

Airtel prices are the same. Reliance prices are also probably the same I know my cousin has a 1Mbps connection from them for 2000-2500. Neither are available where I live. My choices are Tata, MTNL, or the cable guy. IN screwed me badly a few years ago, so I wont go back there.

I dont understand how MTNL can have such a disparity in pricing between the 2 markets?

Comment on What the ….??? by Nikhil

Nikhil — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:54:36 +0000

Whoa! Thanks Amit – I wasn’t aware of TriB UL data 512 plan, and have been on 256 for over a year. I have 2 TriB 256 connections…just in case one goes kaput. Will upgrade them now. Also, I don’t think such a comparison in complete without taking into account price of Reliance and Airtel broadband services.

Comment on Monsoon Reading 2008 by Nikhil

Nikhil — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:14:16 +0000

yep…loved the first book, but liked the second one for the more mature writing. Sadly, haven’t gotten around to the third yet. The game of gods plot was set up much earlier, in the first book itself, I think. I guess he graduated from just having fun to writing a book.

Comment on Monsoon Reading 2008 by doshiamit

doshiamit — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:54:08 +0000

I have read it. Its good but uneven. I liked the first book a LOT. I thought the second book was ok, but not as good as the first one. And the wheels came off in the third one. The Game of the Gods was just a little too convenient and let Basu throw away all internal logic. I really believe good fantasy has to be a lot more rigorous in its logic than Science Fiction needs to be, once you lose that suspension of disbelief, it doesn’t come back, and he lost it in that last book big time.

Comment on Monsoon Reading 2008 by Nikhil

Nikhil — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:02:12 +0000

wow…I’m jealous. That’s more than I’ve read in an entire year…though, close to the number I’ve bought every month. Some day…*sigh*.

btw, have your read Samit Basu’s Gameworld Trilogy?

Comment on Monsoon Reading 2008 by doshiamit

doshiamit — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:14:09 +0000

I’d say I didnt like “Orphans of Chaos” by comparison to the others. It was still a good read, but sometimes you would think you were reading about one character and all of a sudden you figure out your actually reading about another.

The Name of the Wind was great, but its long. I think 700ish pages.