No, thanks. Turns out, …organic poultry is actually less nutritious, contains more fat and tastes worse than its mass-produced equivalent, research has shown. That’s going to make some people squawk.
Building a better Christmas with technology
The march of science and technology can be breathtaking, can’t it? Just consider these recent developments in the all-important field of Christmas-related…um, stuff. First, there’s the Lightset Repair Gun. If you have a string of mini-lights that isn’t working, it’s probably because of faulty shunts. Designed to prevent a whole string of lights wired in …
A moon base by 2024?
On July 20 of that year, I will turn 65 years old. On my 10th birthday, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Fifty-five years between one and the other. Am I supposed to be impressed by this?
Nothing about Hassenpfeffer, alas, but…
…here’s a local news story about Saskatchewan bloggers. (Via small dead animals.)
I have been remiss…
…in not earlier pointing you to the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. Consider yourself pointed.
Photo of the Weekend: Regina Street, December
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The 50 most significant SFF Books, 1953-2002
pI’ve seen the following list of a href=”http://www.louanders.com/2006/11/50-most-significant-sff-books.html”The 50 Most Significant SF F Books/a published between 1953 and 2002, originally from the Science Fiction Book Club, then posted by a href=”http://www.louanders.com/Bio.htm”Lou Anders/a on his a href=”http://www.louanders.com/”blog/a, in various places, but hadn’t gotten around to doing anything with it until I saw it on Amy Nelson-Mile’s …
The 50 most significant SF&F Books, 1953-2002
I’ve seen the following list of The 50 Most Significant SF & F Books published between 1953 and 2002, originally from the Science Fiction Book Club, then posted by Lou Anders on his blog, in various places, but hadn’t gotten around to doing anything with it until I saw it on Amy Nelson-Mile’s Books, Words, …
I still have a soft spot in my heart for Commodore 64s…
…so I enjoyed this article from the Globe and Mail. I hadn’t heard the acronym TPUG in years. It brought back a lot of memories. Through the 1980s I had two C64s, then a C128 (which lasted me until I bought my first PC in 1993), and the only formal computer course I ever took …
How’s your vocabulary?
Your Vocabulary Score: A+ Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!You must be quite an erudite person. How’s Your Vocabulary? (Via Books, Words, and Writing.)
Old sci-fi movies got it right!
It used to be a staple of B-movie science fiction involving travel in outer space or landing on another planet: the meteor shower, rocks flying through space and threatening our heroes with explosive decompression (see yesterday’s post!) or worse. Turns out, they may have been on to something. A recent episode of The Backyardigans (our …
Photo of the Day: The Bare Bulb
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