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eBook: Lewis Shiner's Snowbirds
Books – Originally published in Analog in 1982, this chilling short story brings visitors from the future into the present . . . but who are they and why are they here?
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Cory Doctorow goes to Bletchley Park
Travel – Cory says, "The site is just as I'd imagined it -- a rotting, lovely old mansion surrounded by modest, slope-shouldered sheds with a variety of exhibits staffed by knowledgeable, friendly geeks who clearly find…
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Pocket Enigma Machine in a CD jewel case
Gadgets & Tech – Bletchley Park, the "home of the codebreakers" -- where Alan Turing and co cracked the Nazi Enigma machine -- sells "Pocket Enigma Machines" made from a clever cardboard disc inserted into a CD jewel case. This…
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It's a brand new day for Dr. Horrible ... in LEGO!
Do-It-Yourself – Seems like a passion for the works of the Whedon, and for LEGO, go together. Andrew at The Brothers Brick has already recreated one fun scene from the web-series in LEGO. [via geekdad]
This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks
Serious Proselytizing at Air Force Base
Religion – The Jewish Observer reports on new accusations of unconstitutional religious activities at Wright Patterson Air Base in Ohio. The report is based on work done by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which…
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Twitspam aims to eradicate Twitter Spammers
Gadgets & Tech – Twitspam is "A site dedicated to blocking social networking spammers who think that they can inundate us with their spammy messages."
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
'Portal: Still Alive' Explained
Video Games – There is much confusion over what exactly Portal: Still Alive, an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release of Valve's excellent platformer-thing, is. After all, it was announced amazingly vaguely during Microsoft's E3…
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Game Controllers Driving Drones, Nukes
Video Games – War really is getting more like a video game, as hardware and software from the gaming industry is increasingly being adopted for military use. At the Farnborough air show this week, where arms-maker Raytheon showed…
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Watchmen Creator Ignores Movie
Movies – While geeks everywhere are excited about the trailer for Zach Snyder's version of Watchmen, one man is more than cynical about the whole exercise. In fact, he thinks that any comic book adaptation is suspect, and…
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Make a Backyard Movie Theater
Do-It-Yourself – With a projector, DVD player, a bed sheet, and an extension cord, Wired's How-To Wiki runs down how to make a movie theater in your backyard this summer. [via lifehacker]
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks
A Building Of Bubbles in Beijing
Art & Design – The National Aquatics Center in Beijing, newly built for the Olympics, is a glowing cube of bubbles. The mathematics behind it are built around Lord Kelvin's tetrakaidecahedra and the physics of foam. [via reddit]
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Email Reveals Nvidia and ATI May Have Colluded to Inflate…
Gadgets & Tech – An email Nvidia sent by Nvidia senior VP of marketing, Dan Vivoli, to ATI's president and COO, Dave Orton made public by the judge in an ongoing anti-trust suit against the two companies reveals that they both see…
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Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks
Gadgets & Tech – Using a laptop, cell phone headset, building access badge, credit cards, or even a passport can make you a walking target for data thieves and other criminals, a security expert warned at the Last HOPE hacker conference…
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Mega Impacts: The Earth Bashers
Science – A new photo essay in National Geographic by Stephen Alvarez tells the story of planetary impacts like Meteor Crater in Arizona, and others on planet Earth. [via io9].
This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks
California voters' disapproval rating on Bush highest since…
Politics – President Bush's disapproval rating in California has reached the highest mark for a president since the Field Poll began tracking White House numbers in 1961, according to its latest survey released Friday. 24%…
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Universal Says DMCA Takedown Notices Need Not Consider 'Fair…
Music – Universal Music told a federal judge here Friday that takedown notices requiring online video-sharing sites to automatically remove content need not consider whether videos are protected by the "fair use" doctrine. The…
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L.A. County unemployment jumps to 7 percent
Money – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Los Angeles County jumped to 7 percent in June, state officials reported today. The June unemployment rate was up from the 6.7 percent rate in May, and above the…
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Harry Harrison named Grand Master by SFWA
Books – Harry Harrison, creator of The Stainless Steel Rat and author of the novel that inspired the movie Soylent Green, will be honored as the next Damon Knight Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers…
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REVIEW: Northwest of Earth by C. L. Moore
Books – A delightful blend of classic science fiction, wonderful settings and some of the most memorable monsters you've never encountered.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
Ridley Scott Deserves an Oscar, Even If It's an Honorary…
Movies – John Scalzi says: "[Ridley] Scott's critical contributions to the science fiction genre are just one facet of a film career that genuinely deserves praise and note -- and just one piece of the puzzle for his consideration…
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Dark Knight Superfan Jokerizes Ads, Herself, Friends
Movies – Although Whisenand's work is similar to earlier viral campaigns sporting a "jokerized" look, she insists she's just a fan. "I'm not being commissioned for any of my Batman work," said Whisenand in an e-mail exchange.…
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Review: Joker Plays the Wild Card in Dazzling Dark Knight…
Movies – Dark Knight's themes of urban corruption, misplaced ambition and vigilante justice lend it heft...It doesn't even attempt the humorous edge that propelled Iron Man or any of the 20th-century Batman movies. This…
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
GOP Threatens CafePress Over Shirts, Stickers and Logos
Politics – The Republican National Committee is threatening to sue CafePress for hosting an online venue for vendors to hawk GOP-related regalia like T-shirts, stickers and portrayals of elephants.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
Disgruntled Techies Have Wreaked Worse Havoc Than San Francisco…
Gadgets & Tech – The purported takeover of the San Francisco government's new fiber optic network by an employee who locked out all the other administrators sounds extreme, but disgruntled or fired employees have long used computers…
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Why You're Better Off Avoiding the iPhone
Gadgets & Tech – If you're a free software lover who's concerned about your privacy and the limitations of DRM, you don't want an iPhone. Amidst Apple's iPhone advertising blitz helped along by positively bubbly media coverage,…
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