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At World’s End
The WebUrbanist has put together a neat collection of post-apocalyptic artwork, a surprising amount of which seems to feature the Statue of Liberty. It’s surprising how serene much of it is. (Well, not the ones where stuff is actively blowing up. But the ones where buildings are slowly being overtaken by nature are rather soothing.)…
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Book-a-Minute
The fine folks over at RinkWorks know that our time is valuable. They’ve saved us loads of it by taking out all of the filler–there’s a startling amount of it–from works of fiction, allowing each book to be read in a minute or less. It’s surprising how much of the actual flavor of the work…
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Pratchett and Plant
With apologies to the SF crowd, I’m more jazzed rocked about Robert Plant :-) Queen’s Honours ( http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE4BU00K20081231?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 )
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Ask Captain Pike
:::giggle:::
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Best Astronomy Photos of 2008
Itv News has a roundup of the 50 best astronomy photos of 2008, some based on the science behind the picture and some based on the fact that they’re just freaking gorgeous. Link (via The Presurfer)
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SF at Dark Roasted Blend
Did you know that Dark Roasted Blend had a whole sub-site devoted to science fiction? Then why didn’t you tell me? Because it’s huge. And kind of awesome. They boast reviews and ratings of over 10,000 SF&F books and stories, all kinds of “best of” lists, pulp artwork, author interviews, and other time-wasters beyond counting.…
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Space Exists in Your Shoes
No, really. The space program is responsible for giving us a lot more than Tang. The NASA site has a neat little Flash application that illustrates some of the ways that space exploration impacts our daily life. You can view various rooms in “NASA @ Home” and see everyday products which were developed as spinoffs…
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Trivia Answers
The answers to our trivia quiz are: Answer 1: “The Star.” The supernova had been the Star of Bethlehem Answer 2: E) Orson Scott Card Answer 3: Mars. Answer 4: C) 17,500 Answer 5: Jupiter Answer 6: True! NORAD tracks Santa’s progress from the North Pole as he delivers toys worldwide. You can see where…
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Well Put.
(Click for full size.) From Abstruse Goose, who never fails to amuse.
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Happy Holidays!
We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill. — Klaatu Here’s wishing you a bright and joyous holiday from the whole O*W*C gang! If you’re feeling ambitious, send answers to these Christmas-themed SF trivia questions to chip@other-worlds-cafe.com. The first one to get ’em all right wins a prize! Answers will be posted…