I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified... I don't have the language skills. I, you know, my language skills were romance languages and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural background probably...
And I certainly don't have the technical skills, as my children remind me every day: 'Dad, you got to get better on your computer.'
So, the things that you need to have, I don't have.
Porter Goss,
the nominee for the post of US Director of Central Intelligence talking to Michael Moore's crew on camera in outtakes from Fahrenheit 9/11.
Image is from a previous CNN story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3560484.stm
http://michaelmoore.com/
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The real joy in Lem is reading him and his wonderful English translator. Some of my favorites: Solaris, Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, The Futurological Congress, The Investigation.
I'm definitely looking for The Futurological Congress. One of my favorite parts of Solaris (the book) is when the boffins are arguing with each other.
The Tartovsky film is beautiful but very slow-paced. It has an added weirdness to it seeing this future world full of Soviet military and cosmonauts.
There's a Greg Bear book like that... atavistic. I think it was Eon?
I also suggest if you like Lem and Dick that you check out Stand on Zanzibar and The Sheep Look Up and The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner.
So I shall, thanks.
And as far as video, check out "The Prisoner" if you haven't. Its the grand-daddy of all cyberpunk and features very Dick-like themes. Since it doesn't seem all that dated now (except the music perhaps) its hard to remember what a mindfuck it was 40 years ago. Also Dangerman (UK)/Secret Agent Man(US re-edit, in some cases reshot), which was the prequel also with Patrick McGoohan as the Drake chracter, goes back into the 50's and is still ultra-cool. Very very dry and witty.
Just downloaded a couple episodes, thanks again!
~cheers