Footfall

For bad books I could not finish, Pournelle and Niven's Footfall and Oath of Fealty, Footfall is boring and OoF is trite political SF, promoting the odious idea that justifying loss of personal freedom to gain personal security is a good idea.

Worst SF/F Book Ever 2004

Anybody remember the novel "Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, where oddities in Saturn's rings discovered by a probe from Earth turn out to have been caused by the drive of an extraterrestrial spacraft hiding in the rings?

The Speculist: A Spiral 2005

Experian Footfall figures show a 21.5% increase in shopper numbers the day after Christmas, compared with last year, although these figures are skewed by the shorter Sunday trading hours last year.

For U.K. Retailers, a Bleak Midwinter Kathy Gordon 2012

Footfall - which of course only measures people going into shops and not whether they are actually spending - was up 2.3% on a year ago, according to figures from Springboard.

Eurozone crisis: Fitch threatens to cut America's AAA rating - 21 December 2011 2011

The DfT conducted Operation Footfall, a pilot, last August, that resulted in participating staff experiencing internet connection problems, according to those familiar with the project.

London Olympics could crash the internet, Cabinet Office warns 2012

Footfall should be on a rising trend as Christmas gets closer, said BRC director general Stephen Robertson.

Superdry takes hard line on discounts as Christmas approaches 2011

The seminal alien invasion story, which has never been bettered (though Footfall comes close).

MIND MELD: Speculative Fiction Books Worth Reading Twice 2008

Footfall is the first of three games in this area, targeting older teenage girls by inviting them to build and manage a shoe business, and with realistic economic impact from the decisions they make about the firm.

Isn't Channel 4 Education worth more than £5m? Jemima Kiss 2010

Certainly many of these stories (from Footfall to Star Trek to E.T.) are fun and interesting.

REVIEW: The Wannoshay Cycle by Michael Jasper 2008

 Footfall or hingesqueak or bannistercreak — probably the kitchen.

Noises 2010