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Category Archives: Odds n Sods
Disappearances of Golden Compass endings and Oxford
BridgetotheStars.net has a message from Chris Weitz about the change to the ending the first HDM film. It appears the final three chapters of the first book are going to be included in the next film for narrative sense so … Continue reading
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Rocket powered X-Wing ready for take off
OMG, Gizmodo have got a picture story of a 21 foot long X-Wing that actually flies with rocket power. The launch is scheduled for next week and it even has an R2D2 unit in the back and the X wings … Continue reading
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Takei gets heavenly body
On a slightly odd note, George Takei now has an asteroid named after him, formerly known as 1994 GT4. He joins Nichelle Nicholls, Gene Rodenberry, Asimov and Heinlein for astronomical bodies in space.
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Harry and the Potters rock out
This made me giggle from Wired – the idea of Harry Potter inspired rock. Oh dear.
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What would Aunt Lucy Say? – Paddington swap to Marmite
Paddington Bear, that travelling doyenne from Darkest Peru found 49 years ago at Paddington Station, has swapped his trademark marmalade sandwiches for Marmite. Sigh. Next he’ll stop being “at a loose end”.
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Smart Mobs and Urban Spaces
Nothing directly to do with sf, but somebody dugg this link from Web Urbanist on flash mobs and street art. William Gibson and Cory Doctorow have referred to these in their work and Howard Rheinhold wrote Smart Mobs and the … Continue reading
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Moving time…
I’m in the process of changing ISPs so if you are trying to email me in the next few days, please do bear with me whilst I disconnect and reconnect. Well what are holidays for apart from sorting out the … Continue reading
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Fan theses online
The Comparative Media Studies course at MIT has placed it theses on fandom online. Some aren’t linked but there are some interesting studies on there. The course is taught by Henry Jenkins, to whom I’ve linked before and who is … Continue reading
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Harry Potter goes onwards…
A colleague has just forward me this link from The Register spoofing Harry Potter. Well it put a smile on my face.
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When the world became virtual
Darn it, I missed this. On August 7th, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee posted to the alt.hypertext newsgroup that the World Wide Web was born.
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