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all you zombies
Escape Pod, a short story science fiction podcast, has All You Zombiesup this week.
I, personally, consider All You Zombies to be one of Heinlein's best works. -
Honduras
I keep seeing the current situation in Honduras referred to as a "coup". I've done my own looking into the matter, and I've come to the conclusion that what happened in Honduras was a legal transition of power in response to a president who was acting illegally, in violation of Honduras' constitution. Calling it a coup implies that the military ( Read more... ) -
sunlight management
Warren Ellis linked to an article about counteracting Global Warming by blocking sunlightIsn't there something inherently stupid about this idea? Reducing the amount of sunlight getting to our planet is going to reduce the amount of sunlight which plants get. As plants are our main tool for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide, doing this directly ( Read more... ) -
fusion!
So, if you like seeing both Twighlight fans and 4chan being mocked (and who doesn't), check out the current xkcd. -
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
It was an ok movie. Lots of special effects; lots of Hugh Jackman glowering sexily at the camera. If you want to see asplosions and sexy Hugh Jackman, this is your movie. There's even some character development, if that's what you're into. Not a lot; this is a comic book movie--most of the characters are about as paper thin as you get ( Read more... ) -
navigation among the fjords
Little Gamers put up a nice little guide to navigation in Norway.
It really puts things in perspective for those of us who have the luxury of being able to travel in relatively straight lines, barring the occasional little puddle barring our access to points east.