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Light just falls in to it…
Remember the ship Zaphod and the gang steals from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe? It was made of this: “Three things can happen to light when it hits a material,” says Boston College Physicist Willie J. Padilla. “It can be reflected, as in a mirror. It can be transmitted, as with window [...]
Get ready
Today is may 24. What is the significance of that you might wonder, not much actually. Tomorrow though, thats another story, tomorrow is towelday! Whatever you do tomorrow, bring you towel and be a hoopy frood!
From the Don’t Panic department.
It seems infocom had a second shot in the gun, just never quite made it, a shame! Read on here!
Food for the mind
I’ve been reading a lot of science fiction these last months. I began with Dune. both the new ones by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and the old original ones. It blows my mind away how cool that universe is! Then I found Peter F. Hamilton and I discovered both the Confederation, the Commonwealth [...]
Meat
“They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “Meat. They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They’re completely meat.” From Terry Bissons page enjoy the rest there
Classics LITE
A Tale of Two Cities LITE(tm) – by Charles Dickens A man in love with a girl who loves another man who looks just like him has his head chopped off in France because of a mean lady who knits.
Classics LITE
Crime and Punishment LITE(tm) – by Fyodor Dostoevski A man sends a nasty letter to a pawnbroker, but later feels guilty and apologizes.
Classics LITE
The Odyssey LITE(tm) – by Homer After working late, a valiant warrior gets lost on his way home.
Timetravel
This bit was spawned by a discussion about quantumphysics, how timetravel and Douglas Adams arrived at the scene is beyond me. But as always Douglas Adams had an answer for us, this is probably not it: One of the major problems encountered in time travel is not that of becoming your own father or mother. [...]