@lightninglouie: That's a good point, I remember "Cyteen" being put out that way in paperback.

@lightninglouie: True enough for fantasy works these days. However, many publishers want longer works broken into more volumes so they can make more money selling each half separately. One example is Peter Watt's appropriately named novel "Behemoth" which his publisher had him separate into two halves for…

Another problem that most publishers probably had with the work was its length. It's over 700 pages as I remember. Nowadays most publishers would want it broken up into a trilogy, or at least a two book set.

@Scott Michael Harris: Good point about the problems coming pretty quickly if it affected all life equally. We'd be up to our butts in bacteria in a few weeks . . .

@Greyhole: That can't be a completely bad thing?

@frostbyte.rcb: No doubt! If I remember correctly, "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" was where Captain Jack Harkness first appeared in Doctor Who. I still think those two episodes are my favorite of all of the New Who to date. One of the best conclusions to a Doctor Who, ever.

@corpore-metal: Don't forget practical jetpacks.

@iceph03nix: Have to agree with you on drum being a very tolerant species. If it were an environmental effect that caused the fish kill, like low oxygen levels, you would expect sunfish (bream) and bass to be killed off as well. They are more susceptible to most forms of environmental stress. A form of parasite or…

@NerD:blogOtaku: Me either! I really liked "The Hidden" so I'll have to look into trying to find the second one now. . .

@Fanboy185: I remember that term as well, so funny because it was so true.

@Szilagyi: Not only four to five operators, but four to five Time Lord operators. That he can operate it at all alone is pretty impressive.

@tbonesteak: You're right of course, I know people who are still using original iPhones and 3G iPhones. I stuck with my iPhone 3GS even after the iPhone 4 came out.

@Ceropegius: True, many people in the world of geekdoom are involuntarily asexual with others, and therefore have to practice autosexuality.

@RandomFrequentFlierDent: Unless that is a shared love for automobiles!

@Ceropegius: I read somewhere in a work of SF that humans have two sexes and six genders: male and female, then heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual genders of each sex. This sorta pigeon-holes the whole Kinsley scale though, for example the newish term for heteroflexible doesn't fit into the six. This came up in…

@BiteKick: You might be The Designated Victim.

@LittleMacAttack: Clearly this has something to do with the Clone Wars! Cute hover-chipmunk . . .

@jimfightsfortheusers: U2!

@sephycloneno15: Maybe you could ask for a compter lap desk to set it on for the Holidays. I use one to avoid over-cooking my thighs.

@queensowntalia: One must pick the right time and place to come out of the closet, but it can be so liberating. Some people won't take it well, but those that do will be your true friends. It's so much better to live an openly-geek lifestyle. ;)