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Right Size, Right Place…
…now we just need both together. European researchers have found a tiny exoplanet that’s only 1.9 times the size of Earth, and say that a neighboring planet discovered previously is in the prime zone for potential life. Gliese 581 e (the little one) is too close to its star for life as we know it,…
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Runners
Sean Wang, an artist and writer who has worked on such comics as The Tick, began a SF adventure comic called Runners in 2000. The story follows the exploits of a band of alien smugglers as they “they struggle to complete hazardous runs through outlaw space and against all odds.” He’s now decided to make…
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Para Abnormal
I know I’ve mentioned Para Abnormal before, but this made me giggle. I think the funniest part is that this image is so much a part of pop culture that you immediately recognize what it is. Update: It looks like he’s decided to do a whole “theme week” of comics. Go check ’em all out!
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RIP – JG Ballard
Cult author JG Ballard dies at 78 Cult?
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Link Dump
OYO Mirrors – Neat laser-cut mirrors resembling circuit boards and chemical chains. The Hall of Cliche Superheroes – Threadless T-shirt. If Homer’s Odyssey Was Written On Twitter – Just what it says. Strangest Creatures to Ever Die – List of unusual extinct animals. Uncomfortable Plot Summaries – Loads of unexpected yet surprisingly accurate movie summaries,…
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“Inaccurate” Movies About the Future
Yahoo has an article listing its “Top 10 Inaccurate Movies About the Future.” As nearly as I can tell, they’re basing inaccuracy entirely upon whether the movie’s events occurred by the time the movie predicted. SOYLENT GREEN (1973) According to this movie, the population of New York City in 2022 — a mere thirteen years…
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Talk to Strangers
Omegle is a simple chat site that connects you to a random person, anonymously, for a conversation. That’s it. I saw it mentioned on the xkcd blag, and my first thought was, “This is IRC 2.0,” but after reading some other users’ comments it actually sounds kind of fun. I like the fact that the…
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It’s Come a Long Way, Baby
The USA Today site has an interesting Flash presentation illustrating the growth of the International Space Station from 1998 to the present. It includes a clickable timeline which highlights each chunk of the ISS and gives a bit of background on its purpose. Many of the popups also provide a 360-degree view of the equipment…
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Banking on the notion that programming glitches are entirely preventable, the U.S. Army is commissioning studies on the creation of autonomous armed robots that could find and destroy targets on their own. Ronald Arkin, one of the robotics experts working on the study, feels that “Robots can be built that do not exhibit fear, anger,…
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Design the Hugo Award Logo
The World Science Fiction Society has announced a contest to design an official logo for the Hugo Awards. Although the rocket atop the Hugo Award has been one of the most visible signs of excellence in science fiction and fantasy for more than fifty years, there has never been an official logo to designate works…