But you still have your radioactive by-products in chapter five being stored at 289 degrees beow absolute zero (I'm charitably assuming you unserstand that concept) AND being cooled to that temperature by liquid nitrogen, which would have solidified at 63K. I commented on both gaffes at the time in the hope that you'd do a quick retrospective correction: after all, it's hardly a major rewrite to correct a couple of sentences. My guess is that your ego got in the way: who's this guy to criticise my science? Trouble is it's just that: your science, not that of the known universe. Invent all the micro-singularities you like and nobody will bother, because they're something new, from the future. Nitrogen we have. Nitrogen's properties we know. The second law of thermodynamics we have (and if the aliens had managed to break it, they wouldn't be wasting time on micro-singularities.) In the same way, inventing a faster-than-light drive is a reasonable SF plot device; pretending the speed of light is 10,000 mph isn't.

My other guess is that anyone who did science beyond the age of about 12 gave up on your (up to then quite passable, I thought, though it's not my cup of tea stylistically) story at that point and went off to do something more valuable with their lives. You see, science fiction, when the science is crap, is just crap fiction.

if you read the whole thing you'll understand why it doesn't matter and why it isn't science fiction.

Hmm. OK. Maybe I'll give it another try, though my scepticism is now toggled to 'on'.

well, your judgment being superior to all others, i eagerly await your pronouncement. it will no doubt have great influence on my future direction in life. i beg of you to "give it another try". you can't imagine the suffering i've endured waiting with bated breath for your erudite and informed opinion of my work. always toggled to "on", of course. without your approval, i might never be able to set pen to paper again. please don't go "do something more valuable" with your life. the loss would be impossible for me to bear.

I would say "Benjamin, you're being silly again" if you were ever anything else. The only reason I wasted the time I did on your pseudoscientific meanderings was that they seemed to suggest that you could write something not consisting wholly of anti-Muslim paranoia. Nice to see that you can accept criticism of your writing in the same open and intelligent way that you accept criticism of any aspect of Israeli policy. It's what I would have expected from you, really.

Now run along back to your Applied Hasbara class.

Devastating, just devasting. You're right, I'm an anti-Muslim paranoiac who spends all his time at hasbara classes. Well, its a lucky thing that I only bothered to waste my time on a pathetic little neo-Nazi cunt like you because I thought that perhaps a little human engagement would cure you of your bizarre obsession with me and this site. Clearly, you are far too enamored of both to ever be disuaded. Enjoy writing your next million comments but do please try and get out once in awhile.
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You will note that it is this site, which sometimes features interesting posts by Judith, Van and others. with which I have the "obsession", rather than your own. Ponder.

I have to say that your NYC namesake Ben has a better line in invective than you. "Tool of the neofascist kleptocrat machinery" is at least making an effort. "Pathetic little neo-Nazi cunt" just shows that you didn't even pay attention at those Hasbara classes. What a fascinating spectacle your attempt to set the world's media to rights at the Herzliya conference must have been; to say nothing of your recent "extemporising on Israeli and international politics" in your podcast with the lovely Fausta. (BTW, are you sure you're not confusing us? Your description of me seems more appropriate in every way for that shining wit - excuse the Spoonerism.)

You seem to be losing the capacity for simple coherence. I'm glad, however, that you can at least admit to your obvious derangement. That's always the first step to recovery. Of course, it may be a species of congenital retardation in your case. In that event I fear there is no hope for you, but my deep and abiding compassion for your unfortunate condition will remain.

I appreciate your speculations on my various public appearances, but I would make a note of personal advice: when vomiting excremental balderdash it is usually best to have actually read, seen or heard the thing you are talking about.

A minor point, but an important one I think.

"When vomiting excremental balderdash it is usually best to have actually read, seen or heard the thing you are talking about."

Glad to have brought you to that conclusion. Now you must go and try putting it into practice.

As for the rest, when it comes to personal invective I am clearly no match for a literary giant and incisive political pundit such as yourself, as I lack any desire either to denigrate your family or to compare you to anyone's genitals. (Incidentally, what is your problem with cunts? Do they frighten you, or do you simply hate them? People's epithets of choice can be so revealing.)

No, you simply desire to call me anti-Muslim and insult me over things you either have not read or do not understand. Your moral integrity moves me deeply. Personally, I love cunts both in the anatomical sense and as a marvellous term of approbation. Now, if you could raise yourself from your semen-encrusted keyboard for a few seconds, I will explain things succinctly: you come to this site in order to harass and insult people regarding things about which you know absolutely nothing. Do I consider that beneath contempt? Yes. Do I consider it just cause for denigrating your family and comparing you to female genitalia? Absolutely. Do I think you are an asinine fool with the intellectual capacity of a tapeworm? Without any doubt. I hope that was clear. If not, I'll be happy to render it in even smaller words so you'll be sure to understand it. Don't be afraid to ask. There are no stupid questions, there is only stupid you.

Incidentally, if you're interested in actually knowing something about the area on which you more than sometimes choose to pontificate, feel free to find out what this means:
כוס אמא שלך יא מניאק
I transliterate, since I imagine the odds are against your being able to read Hebrew:
cus ima shelcha ya-manyak
Strange...you accuse me of knowing nothing about a subject -- presumably a certain country which will remain nameless and about which I speak and write extensively -- and yet i speak the native language of the country in question. Could it be that you're talking out of your rectum? Lets leave that for another time :)
Enjoy!

p.s. Are you still toggled to "on"? You might want to have that seen to. They can usually cure it if they catch it early.
Cheers!

Actually I was referring to your total ignorance of basic science rather than imputing to you a lack of knowledge of Israel. But hey, for all I know you talk rubbish about that too.

And I am awestruck to discover that you know the Hebrew for "cunt", Ben, seeing that you live in Israel; though if you never blog on matters unfamiliar to you why you are commenting on my mother's?

Do you consider yourself harassed by my visits to KT, Ben? I don't think any of the older administrators do. Interesting. I come here for all kinds of reasons, for example to tell Judith about interesting radio programmes she might have missed. Sometimes I agree with what people have posted, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I comment on them. Sometimes I link to them (both to posts I find especially wrong-headed and to those I enjoy). If this was a problem for anyone but you, I assume I would have been banned long ago. Normally I refrain from commenting on your own rants, finding them of little interest compared with your colleagues' more thoughtful contributions. It was only your egregious ignorance concerning basic science in the "novel" you saw fit to share with us all that persuaded me to change tack. And what a fascinating exchange has resulted, during which you have forfeited whatever credibility you possessed as any kind of an adult blogger, to say nothing of your ability to accept criticism as a writer.

I bet Judith is so pleased to have drawn particular attention to this exchange as a shining example of your contribution to KT, even if her tongue was in her cheek at the time. I think it sums you up perfectly, and I look forward to quoting from it.

You're both pretty shining.

I am pleased to host my own pale imitation of Buckley vs Vidal.

And how do you know I am ignorant of your mother's cunt? I quite enjoy your benign self-description of your presence on this blog. Needless to say it is an assessment shared by you and absolutely no one else. Since you regularly call us all lunatics, amongst other things, one has to be forced to conclude that you are, as you say, "talking rubbish". You could, of course, simply own up to the fact that you are just another troll with far to much time on his hands, but that would preclude the erotic charge you clearly receive from abject intellectual cowardice. However, I do defer to your superior knowledge of science. I simply note that, as per usual with your comments, it is a completely irrelevant issue, which brings us to the heart of the matter, which is your overarching and seemingly infinite ignorance of anything and everything that appears on this blog, which is matched only by your utterly psychopathic insistence on commenting on it. As I have stated, if "you" bothered to read and understand my novel you would understand why your redundant asininities are thoroughly useless and beside the point. Of course, reading would involve some measure of intellectual effort, so we can't expect too much. Judith has indeed done us a service by pointing out this exchange, since I have no doubt that many of the bloggers and readers on this site who are long since fed up with your fetid and odious presence are having a great deal of fun watching you squirm. I am however, impressed that you went and found out about your mother's cunt in Hebrew, ya ben-zona. (בן-זונה)

cheers, you pinko queer :)

p.s. Thank you for admitting to your complete ignorance of Israel and all related affairs. One of us has indeed forfeited his credibility. incidentally, called someone anti-Muslim on no basis whatsoever is not generally considered particularly "adult".

Anyone reading this thread (or indeed this blog) to watch me squirm will be forced to conclude that as usual, what you profess is not what you can produce. As indeed is the case with my supposed admission of complete ignorance about "Israel and all related affairs" (though I happily admit to not living there).

Your attribution of my (not all that frequent: try counting some time) comments on KT to a "psychopathic insistence" on commenting here are of a piece with your feeling of harassment as a result of my presence. You seem to feel threatened by any expression of contrary opinion, as indeed this thread admirably demonstrates. Happily your grown-up colleagues do not.

Do you have anything better than the "I know you are but what am I" defense? I find it amusing that you indict me for being immature while employing an argument worthy of five year olds. My "fear of contrary opinions" would seem to remain undemonstrated, however, since you have not provided me with a single opinion of any kind. You have made an irrelevant observation (for the second time, I would note, in typical obsessional fashion) which I informed you was irrelevant. You then insulted me as anti-Muslim and immature. Opinion (or criticism for that matter) implies intelligence, relevancy, observation and content. Your rantings display none of the qualities. I could explain the concept of turnabout as fair play, but that would likely be beyond your obviously meager capabilities. To employ your usual playground-style tactics, however, I will simply assert that I have no fear of contrary opinions, but I do not suffer fools gladly. Is that mature enough for you, oh wise one?