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Could a publisher buy a Hugo award?

Books – Maybe, if the cost of a non-attending WorldCon membership gets capped at around $40 a head. It could only cost a few thousand, or maybe $10,000, to buy enough memberships to "win" an award, worry some in the fan community. But the larger problem is that the Hugos are usually only voted on by a few hundred people.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2008 02:53pm

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CCTV Cameras don't make us safer

News – Overall, CCTV cameras aren't very effective. This fact has been demonstrated again and again: by a comprehensive study for the Home Office in 2005, by several studies in the US, and again with new data announced last month by New Scotland Yard. They actually solve very few crimes, and their deterrent effect is minimal.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2008 01:13pm

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A pilot speaks about security theater

Travel – Airlines need to stand up and express outrage over what most of us already know: that the bulk of the TSA's checkpoint screening measures are pointless and absurd. They do not make people safer; they make people angry, all the while wasting billions of dollars and immeasurable amounts of our time.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2008 12:44pm

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Dark Knight Selling Out Three Weeks Early

Money – Batman fans anxious to get a glimpse of the late Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker are snatching up tickets online more than three weeks before The Dark Knight's July 17 premiere.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2008 12:20am

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Predator Met 16-Year-Old Victim Through World of Warcraft

Video Games – A 16-year-old autistic girl who was allegedly abducted last February by an adult male met the man online while playing World of Warcraft, according to a police affidavit filed in the case.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2008 09:56pm

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GeekDad Review: Heinlein's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel

Books – "I would highly recommend this old classic to any kid who loves space adventure stories. This book also keeps the adults entertained, especially if you enjoy reading with your young one, and includes many positive messages."

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Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2008 09:56pm

What Are the New SciFi Classics?
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What Are the New SciFi Classics?

Movies – John Scalzi says, "One interesting thing about the list, however, is that it stops 17 years ago; the latest film to be included on the list is Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which hit screens in 1991." So he made his own list of new classics, released after 1991.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2008 04:46pm

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LA city controller serves city attorney with subpoena

News – Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick served a subpoena on City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Thursday morning for records on the workers' compensation program managed by his office. The subpoena steps up a fight over whether the city controller has the right to audit the offices of elected officials.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2008 01:18pm

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Woman finds brand new grenade in backyard

News – Canadian military and police are investigating after a package containing a brand new hand grenade, belonging to the army, was found in a suburban backyard, police said on Monday.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 02:29pm

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Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

Gadgets & Tech – It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 01:48pm

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Doomsday: 8 Rules For Surviving The Apocalypse

Movies – Everything you need to know about surviving the end of days - whether it's a vengeful Mother Nature, a plague, monsters, animal packs or the undead - is in SciFi movies. The key is to follow the steps of past SciFi characters (or learn from their mistakes.)

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 03:16am

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Telecom Amnesty Flip-Floppers Got More Telecom Dollars

Politics – Democrats who switched from opposing to supporting legal amnesty to telecoms that aided the government's warrantless wiretapping program received twice as much money, on average, from telcom lobbyists than Democrats whose opposed the idea in March and again last Friday, according to an analysis of campaign donations by Maplight.org.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 25, 2008 10:56pm

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Charter Freezes Web Eavesdropping Plan

Gadgets & Tech – Charter Communications, the nation's fourth largest ISP, is indefinitely halting plans to test advertising technology that wiretaps customers' web usage, after customers criticized the idea and a powerful House Democrat raised questions about its legality.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 24, 2008 07:10pm

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SF Signal: REVIEW: Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves

Books – Sf Signal reviews the new YA book Interworld: "The best young adult novel that Robert A. Heinlein never wrote." Four out of Five stars.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 24, 2008 06:56pm

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10 Must See Classic Science-fiction Movies

Movies – Lacking the silky effects and realistic production we have now, earlier science-fiction movies were embarrassing affairs, where people in brightly colored uniforms met exotic looking aliens; space monsters and sea creatures looked about as convincing as characters from Scooby-Doo. Here are some must-see classics.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 24, 2008 06:52pm

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