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The Martian
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| 09/29/2015
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Posted on 09/29/2015 1:07:58 PM PDT by Textide
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Anyone else read this one? Thoughts?
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:07:58 PM PDT
by
Textide
To: Textide
I thought it was very good. The tech was solid and well explained.
To: Textide
Yup.
The premise sounded pretty dull. I was expecting an Apollo 13 type of scenario.
Boy was I pleasantly surprised!
To: Textide
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:12:00 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Textide
So he is going to die on Mars?
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:12:00 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
To: Textide
I did. It was an excellent book. It kept me riveted until completed.
I do want to see what Hollywood has done with the special effects on this one.
To: Textide
The book sounds like a really good read — but the movie has Matt Damon in it...
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:14:15 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: Textide
Matt Damon ?
Thanks, but I'd pass...
These libtard whack jobs will no longer get my money...
I'd just read the book..
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:15:20 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
To: Textide
This was the first audio book I ever bought. (Wanted something different to listen to on my long runs and in the car. Well worth it.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:15:49 PM PDT
by
wattsgnu
To: Red_Devil 232
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:17:25 PM PDT
by
Textide
(Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
To: Textide
Total fantasy like “flowing water on Mars” I heard today the Mars has no gravity ( No IRON CORE )and that solar winds blow everything off. The “flowing water” scam is to make work for NASA. It was timed to come out just before the star wars fantasy movie that was made from this fantasy book.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:18:07 PM PDT
by
WENDLE
(Trump will implement great things with his Iphone and his PEN!! Executive orders are ok -right?)
To: WayneS
The book sounds like a really good read — but the movie has Matt Damon in it... I hear there is this thing called "Pirate bay"...
Haven't used it myself, but I hear it is out there.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:20:59 PM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Textide
Kind of hard to insert a love story into it when he’s there alone. But it’s definitely on my list of movies to go see. “The Intern” this weekend and “The Martian” next weekend.
To: Popman
The book was written by a developer in his spare time, released chapter by chapter, weeks at a time. Space is his hobby. Well worth the $10 for the book.
It’s the only book I’ve finished in 24 hours since reading Dr. Seuss as a kid.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:22:22 PM PDT
by
Textide
(Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
To: Textide
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:22:41 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
To: DiogenesLamp
No good. The Pirate Bay version will still have Matt Damon in it...
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:23:10 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: Textide
The movie looks a remake of Robinson Crusoe on Mars minus the Martian monkey creature thingy...
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:25:02 PM PDT
by
shotgun
To: Red_Devil 232
A half-hearted reference at the old ‘Dianetics’ commercials there....
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:25:09 PM PDT
by
Textide
(Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
To: WENDLE
Total fantasy like “flowing water on Mars” I heard today the Mars has no gravity Yes, Mars has gravity. That is why it orbit's the Sun. Had it no gravity, it wouldn't be there.
( No IRON CORE )and that solar winds blow everything off.
They don't know if Mars has an Iron core, but it probably does. What it doesn't have is a sufficiently strong magnetic field. As a result, they believe that the Solar wind does take off big chunks of it's atmosphere.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:25:22 PM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Textide
I read at least 20 books a year. This one was far and away the best book. I can’t stand Matt Damon. But I can’t wait to see the movie. I have some movie passes that have been sitting on my desk for about 2 years. I will use them for this one.
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posted on
09/29/2015 1:25:33 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
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