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Dr. Horrible: An oral history

Posted by Deana in Blog, Culture, Events, Film, Fun, Humor, Music, Plain foolishness, Science fiction, That which is awesome on July 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

[from my Geekdad post]
As members of the local Mars Society and NSS chapters, my family was invited to a “friends and family” preview of Star Trek: The Exhibition at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. It’s an exhibit we had intended to see anyway, but seeing it on opening day with a bunch [...]

Posted by Chris in Fun, Geekdad, Science fiction on June 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

I was searching for the term “technomagic” (long story) and came across a post about Clarke’s quote: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” It’s a favorite of mine, and of hers as well:
And it is a quote that I’ve always loved. But the more I look at it and think about it, I [...]

Posted by Chris in Science fiction, Technology on May 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Independent has a great interview with Russell T Davies, the executive producer of Doctor Who. He talks about Richard Dawkins, (pan)sexuality on the show, the new companion Donna, and a bunch more:
The Doctor makes millions for the BBC, so perhaps it should listen to Davies’s anger about the time it is now being shown [...]

Posted by Chris in Science fiction, Television on April 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is so wonderful, I have no words:

Lots and lots more timey-wimey photos at the link. (Thanks to John for the link.)

Posted by Chris in Making Stuff, Science fiction on February 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

The appeal of the DeLorean doesn’t seem to have diminished, according to a recent BBC story. On the contrary, the revived DeLorean Motor Company (based in Texas this time) has been doing a swift business in parts, accessories, and in some cases complete refurbishment (new parts on an original chassis).
As it turns out, demand has [...]

Posted by Chris in Fun, Science fiction, Technology on August 1st, 2007 | No Comments »

As you all know, Kerrigan is having her book Legacy published on May 18, 2007. Yesterday, our ten copies arrived and I thought y’all might want to get a first look:

This would be the front cover in the vineyard outside my office at about 6:00 am this morning (isn’t it beautiful?!?).
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Posted by Deb in Books, Holiday! Celebrate!, Literature, Science fiction on May 10th, 2007 | 4 Comments »

This makes me happy. There’s a whole blog, Paleo-Future.Com, that focuses on images of the future that people in the past have held. Lots of Disney stuff, of course, but other very fascinating pictures, videos, and other resources.

Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Architecture, Art, Beauty and Fashion, Blog, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Culture, Fun, History, Kitchen Sink, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Technology on April 24th, 2007 | No Comments »

Two news items caught my attention today. Though they don’t actually have anything to do with each other, reading them one after the other evokes a certain comic-book planet:
An international team of astronomers from Switzerland, France and Portugal have discovered the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date. The planet has [...]

Posted by Chris in Oddly Enough, Science, Science fiction, Space on April 24th, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Hello world!

Kerrigan is having her first book published! Hooray! Publication date is May 18, 2007. You can get more info at the following links: Creatrix Books and Kerrigan’s new website!
(much credit and kudos to Chris as creator and webmaster of aforementioned new website!)

Posted by Deb in Books, Events, Feminism, Holiday! Celebrate!, Literature, Science fiction, Writing on February 24th, 2007 | 4 Comments »