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This is a normal post huzzah!
i fuckin loved the fact that it was s ingle roll. i'd love to see it, but alas, The hague is nowhere near Brum.

EDIT: as much as i liked the book and appreciate Kerouac as a writer (although i concede a lot more is made of him than is deserved) This-"One of the most valuable literary manuscripts in existence"-smacks a little bit of bullshit.
 (I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:03, Reply)
This is a normal post I absolutely love it
I nearly screamed with excitement when I heard it's being exhibited here - I'm a student at the uni and live about 5 minutes from the Barber.

Have you read the unedited version they released a couple of years ago? It's just the scroll in a book form. There's barely any punctuation....he just goes from one sentence....to the next, but it almost helps to convey the passion in his writing.
 (moltenretriever, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:08, Reply)
This is a normal post sounds intriguing.
what ya studying? read more from other peeps around the same era (if you haven't already, i don't wanna sound like a patronising cunt), i think it'll be an enlightenment. kerouac was good, others were better.
 (I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:16, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm studying philosophy
But I'm a massive bookworm. Yeah, I've read some other stuff like a bit of Ginsberg and Kesey. What others could you recommend?
 (moltenretriever, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:22, Reply)
This is a normal post You know Ginsberg was a member of NAMBLA.
He reeeally liked to fuck boys.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:27, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, I did.
Your point?
 (moltenretriever, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:30, Reply)
This is a normal post No, that's it.
Read yourself some Burroughs.

:P
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:33, Reply)
This is a normal post Haha
Tres bon.
 (moltenretriever, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:34, Reply)
This is a normal post oh jesus, as much as i hate it, I actually agree here, burroughs is a good starting point.

(I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:42, Reply)
This is a normal post I gotta be honest with yez......
I figure that in order to understand Burroughs, you have to be on the same drug as he is...(wotever the fuck THAT might be). I tried to read his book "X" & put the bastard down after 20 pages.....it was crap!!
 (Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:35, Reply)
This is a normal post It's challenging stuff but worth it.
It took me three attempts to get through 'Naked Lunch'.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:39, Reply)
This is a normal post If you wanna read something that ain't too taxing on the brain, a twist ending & good all round entertainment...
....then read ANYTHING by Eric Frank Russell.
 (Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:41, Reply)
This is a normal post I has never hoird of him.
But I do love Isaac Asimov, Philip K Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, much goodness.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Jorge Luis Borges ftw!!

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This is a normal post Ha ha ha WTF!!!!
was that an attempt at trolling?
 (I helped save b3ta! The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:31, Reply)
This is a normal post No, it's true.
I only found out recently.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:34, Reply)
This is a normal post He argued
That he joined in defense of free speech. I'm not sure how much I believe that, or even if it's a good thing. Ah well, the man wrote good poetry.
 (moltenretriever, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:35, Reply)
This is a normal post He does this regularly
It's quite entertaining
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:35, Reply)
This is a normal post No, that's it. Show's over.
I wouldn't mind learning more about the MOD tech you've played with.

:)
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:39, Reply)
This is a normal post I only saw the end result of some tech that was probably years old in military terms
But it was still pretty cool, mini-cameras focused on my eye movement to move cursors around the screen.

TBH, you can buy that level of stuff in high street stores (nearly anyway). This was a few years ago I tried it out, when it was more novel.

The coolest thing I've seen lately, which I'm sure has origins in military tech too, is a new bit of kit by OCZ. It allows you to control your computer by thought on a *very* basic level, but it's the sort of thing we'll probably be using at work to help people with disabilities
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh yeah, I know those.
Eye/thought recognition is defintely the way things are going.

There's some good demos of both on YouTubes.

Also, did you see the new holographic technology used by CNN during the elections? It's called TelePresence, cool shit.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:50, Reply)
This is a normal post I heard about it
but didn't follow up any of the links at the time; I should do so really. Exciting times though; Telepresence does sound cool
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Indeedy do.
Nice linky, I shall absorb it's goodness laters.
 (I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 14:56, Reply)
This is a normal post intriguing. little bit of useless info, line of sight recognition is built into
a fair few high end SLR (Single lens reflex) cameras these days, so that when peering through the viewfinder, you can focus on individual points by looking at them. genius shit.
 (I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:16, Reply)