Imagine a world without Star Trek . Is it a world you'd be very happy to live in, or a dark and terrible place? View other answers "wow! what a way to start off my LJ life?" i...would still be the size of a house, phones would still be "hardwired," open heart surgery and other surgerys would still be "open" i think the better q would be how the world would be with out Sci-Fi?

Время от времени бывает так, что просто охватывает чувство беспокойства и нереализуемости той или иной идеи. Это отвратительное время. В такие моменты хочется просто побыть одному. Я не могу объяснить...и с этим нужно как-то бороться. Это не депрессия и не унынье. Это просто потеря нужной ниточки. Тупо ухватиться не за что. Черт... Однако же, я не теряю надежды. Webartus: Jules Verne порвет всех

While stumbling around some older links on the Geekend , a great blog hosted by geek-of-all-trades Jay Garmon at Tech Republic , I ran across this , and knew I just had to share... Ladies and Gentlemen...thing to come out of Steampunk, I think it has to qualify as one of the classiest ones - Verne himself would be proud...! P.S. Bonus Link:  For those who like their Stormtroopers well steamed ...

Un jour, il m’emmènera dans son sous-marin bleu et nous nous aimerons pour toujours.

Had fun with a little Verne-a-thon of gaming last night. It kicked off with the brand-new Journey to the Center of the Earth game, which Mayfair recently sent me to review. It's a cute little card management...mentioned Mission: Red Planet , which doesn't have a direct correlation to any Vernes book, but does have the same sorta feel. It wouldn't be a bad game if you wanted to have a Vernes night of gamin

Went to see the show today.   http://www.irishrepertorytheatre.com/ Was so so satisfied with it - very creative. And again IMO much better than Hollywood. Alla

What would you consider to be the single greatest invention in the history of the world? Why? Submitted by brianmorris View other answers The book. Why? Because lots of...you heard of Jules Verne? Yeah, the dude predicted SO MUCH in books. NASA, cars, internet, air conditioning... and he died in the 1800s before any of this. Plus, two words: Harry Potter. Nuff said.

It turns out that there's this little group of people who believe everything Jules Verne wrote about is somewhat factual!  Took me going to see Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D in order to find this...I still managed to get lunch (and even stopped for mini-cheesecakes at a bakery!) and make it home by 2:25 pm.  Then I ran around getting dressed and then outta there! Was only 2 minutes late!  Yay

HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY- http://enterline-media.tripod.com/hellboy2.html JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH- http://enterline-media.tripod.com/journey3d.html I might go see THE DARK KNIGHT at midnight on Thursday.

I realize that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was written in 1863, before the electrical age really began, but who talks like this?! [Professor Aronnax upon discovering that the Nautilus is entirely...powered by electricity;] "It is marvellous! and I see, Captain, you were right to make use of this agent that takes the place of wind, water, and steam." I love reading Jules Verne. He's so much fun