h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Have you read much by Burroughs?

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All of the Martian books, and the Venus and Jupiter ones which I sought out afterwards. I was 18/19 and hungry for more sci-fi.

I really did enjoy his books about , and talking of which have you seen this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44952710

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Yes, I happened to have the news on when it was breaking
I emailed the contact at my local astronomy club so he could email the rest of the members (we're not allowed to do that now) and that's the first alert actioned by me since all the changes took place

I stayed up long enough to see Mars last night, it's like a sparkling ruby in the southeastern sky. The moon was pretty too, almost orangey as it was so low. There's a lunar eclipse tomorrow - we'll catch the tail-end of it - and Mars is at opposition

Sasha's raised a question in the Peer Review conversation, which could be answered with a footnote ():

Amicus Productions was a British film company in the 1960s and 1970s and Hammer's (A710227) closest rival. Best known for horror films, particularly portmanteau stories, it also made comedies and science fiction, including two 'Dr Who and the Daleks' adaptations starring Peter Cushing (A710245) under their family film division AARU Productions.

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>>First published in six fortnightly issues of Argosy in January and February 1937, Burroughs was paid $1,000 for the 80,000-word story.<<

I don't think there could have been six fortnights in January and February, do you mean six weeks?

Yes, you're right - six weeks. 9, 16, 23, 30 January & 6, 13 February.

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Looks good to me except the lost at sea

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Oh yes!

I meant to ask you about that but forgot. I use the mod smiley to flag something up and remove it when it's been resolved. So:

>>Outwardly identical to us, they have developed a homing instinct like a pigeon which allows them to navigate in a world without stars or a rising and setting sun, although this only works on dry land and they are lost at sea.

should that be *and when they are lost at sea.* otherwise it sounds like they're all lost at sea all of the time

That's what I suspected, but I didn't think you'd asked me. Maybe change it to:
'although this only works on dry land. The instant that they are on water they completely loose all sense of direction.'

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