Comments on: Doctor Jack’s Soapbox Seminars http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bill DeSmedt http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-334101 Bill DeSmedt Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:59:37 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-334101 LOL, Nelline -- Your "Oh, wait ..." tagline reminded me of the verse from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song: If you wonder how Mike eats and breathes, And other science facts, You should think to yourself "It's just a show -- I should really just relax!" :) Seriously, though, there's some considerable debate as to how fast a subatomic-sized black hole could eat the earth, given it's minuscule capture cross section. I was actually corresponding with Scott Nopp on related topics on my facebook page -- check it out: http://www.facebook.com/bill.desmedt And, as always -- thanks for listening! Bill LOL, Nelline — Your “Oh, wait …” tagline reminded me of the verse from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song:

If you wonder how Mike eats and breathes,
And other science facts,
You should think to yourself “It’s just a show –
I should really just relax!” :)

Seriously, though, there’s some considerable debate as to how fast a subatomic-sized black hole could eat the earth, given it’s minuscule capture cross section. I was actually corresponding with Scott Nopp on related topics on my facebook page — check it out:

http://www.facebook.com/bill.desmedt

And, as always — thanks for listening!
Bill

]]> By: Nelline http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-326605 Nelline Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:44:02 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-326605 Whaaaat?! You mean that could still be in there?!?! Its not possible! Something like that would be building up over the past century, possibly influencing rapid climate change and all kinds of disasters all over the earth! Oh, wait.... I loved listening to this book. It did surprise me how catty scientists can be when new ideas don't mesh with their own ideas. Very fun to listen to, though! Thank you!!! Whaaaat?! You mean that could still be in there?!?! Its not possible! Something like that would be building up over the past century, possibly influencing rapid climate change and all kinds of disasters all over the earth! Oh, wait….

I loved listening to this book. It did surprise me how catty scientists can be when new ideas don’t mesh with their own ideas.

Very fun to listen to, though! Thank you!!!

]]> By: Eamon http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-325510 Eamon Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:22:37 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-325510 Hi, I really enjoyed the podcast of the novel and have purchased the book as well. Any news on Dualism? Looking forward to it! :) Eamon Hi,

I really enjoyed the podcast of the novel and have purchased the book as well.

Any news on Dualism?

Looking forward to it! :)

Eamon

]]> By: Bill DeSmedt http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-319736 Bill DeSmedt Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:44 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-319736 Hi, James -- thanks for the kind words, and (I know you guys have heard this before, but) Dualism's nearly in the can. Still wrestling with a prologue, and some nips and tucks but shooting for the end of June. Bill Hi, James — thanks for the kind words, and (I know you guys have heard this before, but) Dualism’s nearly in the can. Still wrestling with a prologue, and some nips and tucks but shooting for the end of June.
Bill

]]> By: James http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-319448 James Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:30:15 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-319448 So, did Duality ever get released? I just finished Singularity (loved it). Now I need more. Getting ready to listen to Doctor Jack, but I was hoping to have Duality ready to go. So, did Duality ever get released? I just finished Singularity (loved it). Now I need more. Getting ready to listen to Doctor Jack, but I was hoping to have Duality ready to go.

]]> By: psionandy http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-296561 psionandy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:16:47 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-296561 Wow... a great head-stretcher of a book. Certainly not what I was expecting but I'm so glad that Doctor Jack, or Bill or whoever ;) wrote this... I never knew that I liked black holes till now Wow… a great head-stretcher of a book. Certainly not what I was expecting but I’m so glad that Doctor Jack, or Bill or whoever ;) wrote this…

I never knew that I liked black holes till now

]]> By: Bill DeSmedt http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-263891 Bill DeSmedt Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-263891 Hey, Steve -- Thanks for the kind words about Doctor Jack (and Singularity). I'm glad you enjoyed them. As to Dualism, if it were a movie (I should be so lucky, right?), it'd be in post-production now -- all done but the editing. Hoping to have it in the can by the end of the first quarter of 09. Thanks for asking! S novym godom, as Sasha would say! Bill Hey, Steve –
Thanks for the kind words about Doctor Jack (and Singularity). I’m glad you enjoyed them.
As to Dualism, if it were a movie (I should be so lucky, right?), it’d be in post-production now — all done but the editing. Hoping to have it in the can by the end of the first quarter of 09. Thanks for asking!
S novym godom, as Sasha would say!
Bill

]]> By: Steve http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-256884 Steve Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-256884 I won't pretend to understand everything Jack had to say, but this is definitely one of my favourite podiobooks. Although I could not understand 100%, due to your 'down-to-earth' manner of speech, I would say I got 90% of it. Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. To others reading this post: If you enjoyed singularity, and if you didn't that's because you haven't listened to it yet! (it is impossible not to like) go look it up on this site now and enjoy that before attempting to listen here, if you enjoyed Singularity, you will find Dr Jack's Soapbox a very pleasant appendix to the main act. Thanks again Bill. Any ETA on Duality? When can I purchase a copy? I won’t pretend to understand everything Jack had to say, but this is definitely one of my favourite podiobooks.

Although I could not understand 100%, due to your ‘down-to-earth’ manner of speech, I would say I got 90% of it. Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

To others reading this post: If you enjoyed singularity, and if you didn’t that’s because you haven’t listened to it yet! (it is impossible not to like) go look it up on this site now and enjoy that before attempting to listen here, if you enjoyed Singularity, you will find Dr Jack’s Soapbox a very pleasant appendix to the main act.

Thanks again Bill. Any ETA on Duality? When can I purchase a copy?

]]> By: Evo Terra, Podiobooks & Podcasting for Dummies | Words To Mouth http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-254975 Evo Terra, Podiobooks & Podcasting for Dummies | Words To Mouth Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-254975 [...] Dr. Jack’s Soap Box Seminars [...] [...] Dr. Jack’s Soap Box Seminars [...]

]]> By: Bill DeSmedt http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-254652 Bill DeSmedt Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:28:47 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-254652 Friends of Doctor Jack, I owe you all an apology for the two-week hiatus preceding this coming weekend's final episode of Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars. The hold-up was caused by my coming down with a cold over Thanksgiving, and it's been hanging on since, making my John C. Adler impersonation sound like a frog with laryngitis. It's pretty much behind me now, thank God, so this Sunday will see the debut of Episode #18: The Vurdalak Conjecture. Hope you enjoy it! Bill DeSmedt Friends of Doctor Jack,

I owe you all an apology for the two-week hiatus preceding this coming weekend’s final episode of Doctor Jack’s Soapbox Seminars.

The hold-up was caused by my coming down with a cold over Thanksgiving, and it’s been hanging on since, making my John C. Adler impersonation sound like a frog with laryngitis. It’s pretty much behind me now, thank God, so this Sunday will see the debut of Episode #18: The Vurdalak Conjecture. Hope you enjoy it!

Bill DeSmedt

]]> By: SL78 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-220887 SL78 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:00:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-220887 I'm a huge fan of Bills work. I listened to Singularity and then purchased a hard copy to pass among my friends at work. With the Large Hadron Collider coming online, people should really check into this type of science. Looking forward to Duality. Keep up the good work Bill! I’m a huge fan of Bills work. I listened to Singularity and then purchased a hard copy to pass among my friends at work. With the Large Hadron Collider coming online, people should really check into this type of science. Looking forward to Duality. Keep up the good work Bill!

]]> By: 67comet http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-197686 67comet Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:31:23 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/30/doctor-jack%e2%80%99s-soapbox-seminars/#comment-197686 I've been jonesing for a Singular fix since I finished Singularity. I'm not sure if "Duality" will be released as a free audio book but these Dr. Jack books seem to be fillin' ma' need; as he would say. Glad to hear Bill 'ur Jack, back online, and I look forward to some more stories. I’ve been jonesing for a Singular fix since I finished Singularity. I’m not sure if “Duality” will be released as a free audio book but these Dr. Jack books seem to be fillin’ ma’ need; as he would say.

Glad to hear Bill ‘ur Jack, back online, and I look forward to some more stories.

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