Sheila Blackstar
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Commented on The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
Cool, Great job. So much writing done. Guess you may also need to visit America....
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Eric commented on
The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
Oy vey, now I know where Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary) gets that sort of shipnaming from (probably)... (I still/yet haven't read Banks. Yes, I intend to fix that very soon!)...
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Eric commented on
The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
Oh. Whoops. Sorry. But yes, and many other examples there too....
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Eric commented on
The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
According to Wikipedia, there have been at least 8 vessels of the Royal Navy named HMS Beagle, and they're named after the dog breed, yes. (Reference: Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.)...
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Greg Tingey commented on
The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
Fast Radio Bursts definitely extra-solar HERE In other news a "doctored" (Coated) graphene sheet can filter seawater for a fresh output ......
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Jean Lamb commented on
The light at the end of the tunnel (is not necessarily an oncoming train)
One last ship name: HMS BECAUSE WE CAN. (Unpacking: Jay Leno once made a joke about Al Qaeda fighters protesting against being bombed from 30,000 feet. Mr. Leno said, "Why do we do it? Because we can.")...
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