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The Last Good Morning
Okay, the only thing this has to do with science fiction is that I followed a link from Wil Wheaton’s blog to John Scalzi’s blog and this was linked in the comments, but it’s twisted and I like it.Breakfast of the Gods
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Machine of Death: Call for Stories
Machine of Death is an upcoming published anthology of short stories edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki, inspired by this episode of Ryan’s Dinosaur Comics.They’re soliciting short story submissions for the book, and submissions are free and open to anyone. Your mission, as a writer, is to come up with the best…
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Time Travelers: Lay Off Grandpas
Lore Sjöberg’s Alt Text column this week involves his chronic problem with time travelers from the future trying to kill him. An excellent article, full of tips on solving this common problem. I’ve tried to get the time assassins to give me a clearer picture than that, but I haven’t been able to for a…
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Texas A&M’s SF/Fantasy Database
I didn’t know this resource even existed. Neat! Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database is an inclusive tool, designed to cover all aspects of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and weird fiction. History, criticism, commentary, fan writings and some reviews are all included, although book reviews are left to Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review…
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The Problem with Linux, in a Nutshell(via Wil Wheaton)
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I Vote We Use Beer
Researchers at MIT are using bubbles to do computation: The “microfluidic” chip uses a network of tiny pipes with nanoliters of fluid pumped through them, and the presence or absence of a bubble represents a single bit of information. The team used nitrogen bubbles in water, but say that oil and water or other fluids…
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Help Save the Pandemonium Bookstore
Boston’s Pandemonium SF bookstore is in danger of going under due to a costlier-than-expected move. They’re trying to raise money to keep the store open by selling T-shirts (“Buy a shirt, or the store gets it!”). There are far too few good SF bookstores left, so if you want a neat T-shirt (I love January’s)…
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Locus Reader Poll Now Open
Locus magazine has posted the Web version of its awards ballot, covering works published in 2006. To vote, go here.
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Free Audio of Female SF Writers Reading John Scalzi Book
John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War and its sequels, has posted a free audio edition of The Sagan Diary, a novella set in the same world. The story is told from the point of view of Jane Sagan, and Scalzi recruited Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ellen Kushner, Karen Meisner, Cherie Priest, and Helen…
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In Saturn’s Shadow
NASA has some great photos of Saturn from Cassini, including a view of Earth from nearly a billion miles away. With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the sun’s blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before, revealing previously unknown faint rings and even glimpsing its home world. Link