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Julian Bond
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I'm following too many Americans in Buzz. Can anyone recommend a few Brits (or actually, anyone o...
I'm following too many Americans in Buzz. Can anyone recommend a few Brits (or actually, anyone outside the US)? Not that I'm particularly bored or annoyed by endless discussion of iPads, health care, net neutrality, bleeding heart liberals and weird religious views, I just need some balance.
I'm following too many Americans in Buzz. Can anyone recommend a few Brits (or actually, anyone outside the US)? Not that I'm particularly bored or annoyed by endless discussion of iPads, health care, net neutrality, bleeding heart liberals and weird religious views, I just need some balance.
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David Westron
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Hey Julian, You are already following me and I am British (Welsh to be exact).
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
David Westron
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Hey Julian, You are already following me and I am British (Welsh to be exact).
7 Apr 2010
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Jason ON
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I think I'm following a Brit or two, as well as an Aussie or two. I'll see what I can find.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Jason ON
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I think I'm following a Brit or two, as well as an Aussie or two. I'll see what I can find.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Rick Rezinas
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it has been pretty heavy on the troll bait lately, methinks. (not british)
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Rick Rezinas
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it has been pretty heavy on the troll bait lately, methinks. (not british)
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian: We'll all get along so much better if you just abandoned your national and cultural indentity. I mean, really, America is the center of the known universe... once you admit that and accept it, you'll feel better ;)
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian: We'll all get along so much better if you just abandoned your national and cultural indentity. I mean, really, America is the center of the known universe... once you admit that and accept it, you'll feel better ;)
7 Apr 2010
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Ryan Jones
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Love the post @Julian. Balance is good. Too liberal for you? :) Ironic! I wonder what that says about internet demographics... or are liberals just more social.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Ryan Jones
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Love the post @Julian. Balance is good. Too liberal for you? :) Ironic! I wonder what that says about internet demographics... or are liberals just more social.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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I can't quite work out which way the sentiments are flowing here. For what it's worth I tend a bit more towards anarcho-syndicalist than anarcho-capitalist. And I'll probably either vote liberal or "none of the above" in the coming UK elections. I guess that makes me considerably left of what Americans would call Liberal. But then we mean very different things by that term over hear. I was really moaning about people complaining of "bleeding heart liberals" than being one or not.
Whatever, Michael has it right. I'm a native English speaker living in a native English speaking bubble that is dominated by American thought. So I'd better get used to it. 7 Apr 2010 7 Apr 2010
Julian Bond
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I can't quite work out which way the sentiments are flowing here. For what it's worth I tend a bit more towards anarcho-syndicalist than anarcho-capitalist. And I'll probably either vote liberal or "none of the above" in the coming UK elections. I guess that makes me considerably left of what Americans would call Liberal. But then we mean very different things by that term over hear. I was really moaning about people complaining of "bleeding heart liberals" than being one or not.
Whatever, Michael has it right. I'm a native English speaker living in a native English speaking bubble that is dominated by American thought. So I'd better get used to it. 7 Apr 2010 7 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian - I am truly joking, though. I'm a big fan of the Isles of the Empire! Especially Question Time - now there's a real political dialogue. (Hated the BBC's version of Day of the Triffids, though - pee-ew.)
7 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian - I am truly joking, though. I'm a big fan of the Isles of the Empire! Especially Question Time - now there's a real political dialogue. (Hated the BBC's version of Day of the Triffids, though - pee-ew.)
7 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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I've always found it interesting the reactions most Americans seem to have relative to other English-speaking non-Americans. For instance, prior to getting to know a few, I would have argued that Canadians are "just like us." I can't say much the same for Britons, owing to the accents and variances in the English language constructs.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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I've always found it interesting the reactions most Americans seem to have relative to other English-speaking non-Americans. For instance, prior to getting to know a few, I would have argued that Canadians are "just like us." I can't say much the same for Britons, owing to the accents and variances in the English language constructs.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Ryan Jones
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Sentiments are all good here... I do appreciate your search for balance and if I come across some good people for you to follow, I'll holler.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Ryan Jones
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Sentiments are all good here... I do appreciate your search for balance and if I come across some good people for you to follow, I'll holler.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Martin Koser
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Im Sinne der Vielfalt gäbe es da schon einige nicht-englisch-buzzer ;) #scnr
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Martin Koser
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Im Sinne der Vielfalt gäbe es da schon einige nicht-englisch-buzzer ;) #scnr
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Martin Koser
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But joking aside, it's probably a good idea to go for a hunt during your own waking hours to get some brits and/or europeans. Worked for me quite well, yet I fear that the talk ain't that different from the Americans, freakin' globalization ... not much anarcho-syndicalists around no more.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Martin Koser
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But joking aside, it's probably a good idea to go for a hunt during your own waking hours to get some brits and/or europeans. Worked for me quite well, yet I fear that the talk ain't that different from the Americans, freakin' globalization ... not much anarcho-syndicalists around no more.
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Anyone here ever read The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin?
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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Anyone here ever read The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin?
7 Apr 2010
7 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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@Micheal Lovecraft Yup, read a lot of Ursula LeGuin in my teens and early 20s. But that was a long time ago now.
8 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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@Micheal Lovecraft Yup, read a lot of Ursula LeGuin in my teens and early 20s. But that was a long time ago now.
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian, I started a bit later in life with LeGuin... glad I did. Recommendations?
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Julian, I started a bit later in life with LeGuin... glad I did. Recommendations?
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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Some time around 1990 I started reading cyberpunk and "5 minutes in the future" SciFi. Currently I'd recommend anything by Charles Stross, Ken Macleod and Ian Mcdonald.
8 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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Some time around 1990 I started reading cyberpunk and "5 minutes in the future" SciFi. Currently I'd recommend anything by Charles Stross, Ken Macleod and Ian Mcdonald.
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Much obliged, @Julian. I'm definitely into cyberpunk. I'm more of a graphic novel, pulp and horror reader, owing to a lack of time for more thoughtful fare - sigh. If you like cultish kinds of reads, I highly recommend Battle Royale (though the English translation is difficult to follow at times) and World War Z (Max Brooks).
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Much obliged, @Julian. I'm definitely into cyberpunk. I'm more of a graphic novel, pulp and horror reader, owing to a lack of time for more thoughtful fare - sigh. If you like cultish kinds of reads, I highly recommend Battle Royale (though the English translation is difficult to follow at times) and World War Z (Max Brooks).
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Thomas Morffew
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Battle Royale is amazing. But best sci-fi fantasy writer at the moment is China Mieville IMO (Perdido St Station, The Scar, Iron Council)
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Thomas Morffew
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Battle Royale is amazing. But best sci-fi fantasy writer at the moment is China Mieville IMO (Perdido St Station, The Scar, Iron Council)
8 Apr 2010
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Thomas Morffew
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I do also like the three @Julian Bond mentioned
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Thomas Morffew
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I do also like the three @Julian Bond mentioned
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Noted, @Thomas. The film version was not bad, either. If you're a at all into Japanese fiction, try on some Natsuo Kirino, too. Thanks!
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Noted, @Thomas. The film version was not bad, either. If you're a at all into Japanese fiction, try on some Natsuo Kirino, too. Thanks!
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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Awesome, looks like a run to Half Priced Books is in order!
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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Awesome, looks like a run to Half Priced Books is in order!
8 Apr 2010
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Thomas Morffew
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I'm a Haruki Murakami fan myself. Best prose writer around. can make anything sound interesting, even after translation.
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Thomas Morffew
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I'm a Haruki Murakami fan myself. Best prose writer around. can make anything sound interesting, even after translation.
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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See, @Julian, some Americans are very interested in an international experience! Sorry for the highjacking :)
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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See, @Julian, some Americans are very interested in an international experience! Sorry for the highjacking :)
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Alex Chiba
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Murakami +1!!!
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Alex Chiba
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Murakami +1!!!
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Micheal Lovecraft
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@Alex: you got any Murakami?
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Micheal Lovecraft
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@Alex: you got any Murakami?
8 Apr 2010
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Alex Chiba
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@Micheal Lovecraft - I do...I think I have "Kafka on the Shore" and "Norwegian Wood" but it's possible I loaned them out or the ex has 'em. I'll bring what I have over next time I visit if you're interested in checking them out.
@Julian - totally relate to your frustrations with everything being so US-centric. I'm guilty as anyone but would also love to participate in non-US centric topics. 8 Apr 2010 8 Apr 2010
Alex Chiba
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@Micheal Lovecraft - I do...I think I have "Kafka on the Shore" and "Norwegian Wood" but it's possible I loaned them out or the ex has 'em. I'll bring what I have over next time I visit if you're interested in checking them out.
@Julian - totally relate to your frustrations with everything being so US-centric. I'm guilty as anyone but would also love to participate in non-US centric topics. 8 Apr 2010 8 Apr 2010
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Rick Rezinas
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leguin and murakami are both great. Loved wind-up bird.
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Rick Rezinas
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leguin and murakami are both great. Loved wind-up bird.
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Thomas Morffew
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Wind up Bird Chronicles and Norwegian Wood are the best IMO. (murakami)
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
Thomas Morffew
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Wind up Bird Chronicles and Norwegian Wood are the best IMO. (murakami)
8 Apr 2010
8 Apr 2010
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Louis Gray
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Them's fightin' words. I like some of those Americans.
15 Apr 2010
15 Apr 2010
Louis Gray
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Them's fightin' words. I like some of those Americans.
15 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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Y're not from around these parts, are you boy.
15 Apr 2010
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Julian Bond
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Y're not from around these parts, are you boy.
15 Apr 2010
15 Apr 2010