_Auctioning Forrest J. Ackerman's Scary Treasures_ (http://www.imdb.com/ri/LINK6_HP/BOT_BUCKET/93386/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/0 ...
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May 1, 2009 8:37 am
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A year has gone by and my personal stuff remains the same as below. But in clearing out my inbox, saw this email and since Reading Orbit recently read...
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May 1, 2009 9:26 am
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[meant to remove the stuff re: hyperlinks in re-sending that email from 2008. But hit that "send" button before I edited it. sorry.] Catherine "There ought...
NASA plans to cancel Moonbase and go to Mars and asteroid...as budget permits < http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/44081552.html > ...
Screw this. This is what's wrong with NASA, they keep changing their plans, never sticking with one thing. By delaying the moon base, they will probably...
1. Radical changes to a plan always results in large cost overruns and lost time. Sometimes even cancellation, resulting in wasted funds, lost time and lousy...
<<1. Radical changes to a plan always results in large cost overruns and lost time. Sometimes even cancellation, resulting in wasted funds, lost time and...
One driving principle for re-routing funds (even at the cost of wasting money to do it) is that the people that control the money actually see it as their...
Your last comment addresses the mounting scientific/technical illiteracy of the average American. He can change a light bulb, knows very little theory about...
Problem is that politicians only look towards the next election and in private industry, the stockholders want their profit now...not to invest for far future...
<<Problem is, you're absolutely correct...they want their pie NOW or they won't play. Wow...guess I got into rant. Sorry. Gordon ... No need to apologize to...
This month's selection, "Light," by M. John Harrison is the story of three characters: one is a serial killer who suffers from ennui, while working at his day...
Here comes more SF on TV http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=34727 I found out about this because one of the stories is from Walter Mosley....
Just been informed that Realms of Fantasy has been sold...probably not news to the rest of you...but it's one of only two SciFi/fantasy pubs I get, hoping that...
A guest on the radio show (with their website of <CoastToCoastAM.com> ) mentioned that anyone can get a free book from NASA featuring the last 20 years of...
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May 6, 2009 11:09 am
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Hi All, The Eaton Conference on Saturday was great. I look forward to reporting specifiics to you at our next meeting. But first, I want to give you the link...
Here are photos from the Eaton Conference starting with the first day Thursday. Those who didn't make it this year will have to wait until 2011 for the next...
The reality of Star Trek technology < http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090506/sc_livescience/realitycheckthescienceofstartrek > Article has several...
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! (Reveals a few plot points of new movie) Lost in Space: J.J. Abrams' Younger, Buffer Star Trek By Scott Foundas Published on May...
Just got this info: REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month. REMINDER.... All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and...
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May 12, 2009 4:23 pm
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I've mentioned in past years my attempts to help my Italian email friend (who is an English translator) get SF books in English. With the help of the club's...
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May 12, 2009 4:37 pm
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... Fiction! (Mostly) There is no plan to give cell numbers to telemarketers. There is a national do not call list. You can also sign up to it online, at...
If anyone has a copy of this issue, I would really like to borrow it for a month. Promise to take good care of it. I can't find it at any local libraries. ...
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May 12, 2009 5:29 pm
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I called the number for the "don't call" list and everything went well and the system was set up in a professional manner. Sorry you were offended by my...