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Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time

From Lafe <lafe@lafes.invalid>
Newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.composition
Subject Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time
Date 2021-10-18 01:02 +0000
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Message-ID <skih39$l7$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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smw <smw@mort.smwonline.ca> wrote in news:skfcqv$ovq$1@dont-email.me:

> In <slrnsmm63l.10nr.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de>
> Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> writes:
> 
>>There was a bit of a kerfuffle a number of years back when somebody
>>noticed that the length of the river Rhine as given in encyclopedias,
>>text books, etc. was simply wrong, and this was traced back to a
>>transposition of two digits (1230 > 1320 km) that steadily spread
>>through all those carefully fact-checked reputable sources *cough*.
> 
> This is related to the phenomenon of citogenesis, as explained by xkcd:
> 
>    https://xkcd.com/978/
> 
> xkcd has something relevant to say about almost anything. :-)
> 
>      - Steven

I enjoyed this comic, and then I jumped to today's (https://xkcd.com/2529/) 
and between the two had a nice belly laugh like I haven't had in a while.

Cheers!

Lafe

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The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 08:48 -0700
  Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 09:17 -0700
    Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2021-10-14 10:10 -0700
      Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 10:59 -0700
        Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 09:33 -0700
          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 10:25 -0700
            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:51 -0700
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              Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-16 18:01 +0000
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-16 11:56 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-17 09:26 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 09:26 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-18 16:30 +0000
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 11:45 -0500
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 20:21 -0400
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 10:06 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:47 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:57 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-20 17:10 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 04:44 +0000
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-20 22:05 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 08:12 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 08:55 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 09:00 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:38 -0400
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:44 -0500
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:10 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 21:55 -0700
                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2021-10-22 13:50 -0600
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                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 21:50 -0700
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                Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:29 -0700
              Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-16 18:02 +0000
          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-16 09:05 -0700
            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2021-10-17 07:48 -0700
              Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-17 09:27 -0700
      Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-14 18:44 +0000
        Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 13:10 -0700
          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-15 00:32 +0000
            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 07:02 -0700
            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 08:34 -0700
            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:41 -0700
    Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 10:36 -0700
  Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-14 13:40 -0700
  Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2021-10-14 16:29 -0600
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      Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:45 -0700
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  Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 15:16 -0500
    Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-10-15 23:38 +0000
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        Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 18:15 -0700
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          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:14 -0700
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      Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 21:03 -0500
        Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-10-16 02:31 +0000
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          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 23:21 -0500
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      Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-16 04:25 +0000
        Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-16 18:46 -0700
    Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 23:26 -0500
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          Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lafe <lafe@lafes.invalid> - 2021-10-18 01:02 +0000
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            Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-17 02:07 -0400
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