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Date:	2011-12-26 07:25
Subject:	[links] Link salad celebrates Boxing Day
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Bad Fathers — A fantasy trope?

Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War — (Via my Dad.)

11 Christmas songs we hope never to hear again — Heh.

Leadership Lessons From the Shackleton Expedition

Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed — Building spy satellites.

Report Condemns Japan’s Response to Nuclear Accident

Medicare passes on big profits to insurers — Explain to me again why the profit-taking from private health insurance adds value? Coz I'm confused.

?otd: Do you float like a butterfly? Would you like to?

12/26/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (chemo fatigue)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 11.75 (solid)
Weight: 203.4
Currently (re)reading: The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

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User:	jhetley
Date:	2011-12-26 15:30 (UTC)
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On that "Cold War secret" -- the KH series satellites weren't quite as hush-hush as that story makes them out to be. I knew about their existence and some of the capabilities when I was in the Army, involved in low-altitude aerial photo equipment.

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User:	jaylake
Date:	2011-12-26 15:34 (UTC)
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I will note that classification schemes are rarely logical...

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User:	jhetley
Date:	2011-12-26 15:37 (UTC)
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'Twas ever so.

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User:	jhetley
Date:	2011-12-26 16:12 (UTC)
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Also, some aspects of the program were totally public, like the parachute/C-130 film retrieval.

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User:	jaylake
Date:	2011-12-26 16:15 (UTC)
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Didn't that feature in a James Bond movie or some such?

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User:	jhetley
Date:	2011-12-26 16:18 (UTC)
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May have. I don't remember. I *do* remember news coverage on the retrieval system. One of those "gee whiz" tech stories.

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User:	mariannelee
Date:	2011-12-26 15:47 (UTC)
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Edited:

I did a post a while back on urban fantasy series and came up with six off the top of my head that had missing parent(s). And in a couple them the mother left and the father was a mean jerk.

Edited at 2011-12-26 03:47 pm (UTC)

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User:	twilight2000
Date:	2011-12-26 17:49 (UTC)
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Keyword:	WriterRose

I wonder if it's not because they're working off the mythological tropes that require great suffering to create a hero?

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User:	twilight2000
Date:	2011-12-26 17:49 (UTC)
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Keyword:	Evil Again (Arvin)

11 Christmas songs we hope never to hear again — Heh. ooooh - a new mix cd to build and share! *G*

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User:	matt_doyle
Date:	2011-12-26 18:17 (UTC)
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Both my one finished novel and my novel-in-progress feature Bad Fathers, I admit, but I always assumed that was just my own biases seeping in. Either way, I have resolved that whatever book I write next, it will feature exemplary parents.

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User:	mmegaera
Date:	2011-12-26 19:51 (UTC)
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Have you seen the PBS/BBC miniseries with Kenneth Branagh as Shackleton? If ever an actor was destined for a role...

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User:	jaylake
Date:	2011-12-26 20:26 (UTC)
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I should seriously check that out.

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