Category Archives: scifi
links for 2010-03-25: they’re made of meat
Meat Terry Bisson's short story, one of the first that ever came my way over the net, back in the early 90s, coming around again (they always come around) via the Daily Grail (tags: Terry-Bisson meat scifi story SETI consciousness)
links for 2009-12-15: generation ships
Charlie's Diary: Designing society for posterity Charles Stross polls his readership: "So. You, and a quarter of a million other folks, have embarked on a 1000-year voyage aboard a hollowed-out asteroid. What sort of governance and society do you think … more…
Mac Tonnies R.I.P.
UFOMystic: Nick just called to tell me that our friend and colleague Mac Tonnies was found in his apartment this (Thursday) afternoon, apparently dead of natural causes. There was no evidence of foul play or suicide according to a close … more…
Rudy Rucker’s Bergen Midsummer
[A cool picture of a futuristic yacht appearing in a California-shaped space between some ancient houses.] from Rudy’s Blog » Blog Archive » Norway 1. Bergen, Midsummer.. This could totally be a book cover illustration. Very understated — in a … more…
links for 2008-02-05: Paul Di Filippo
Paul Di Filippo’s Wikiworld Short story, a year old, not sure how it escaped my notice this long… (tags: scifi fiction wiki Paul_Di_Filippo)
links for 2008-01-23: Pioneer anomaly, Sterling’s Kiosk
Universe Today » A Possible Answer to Flyby Anomalies See previously (tags: astronomy physics space Pioneer Unruh-effect) Bruce Sterling – Kiosk What happens when 3D fabricators are capable of fabricating fabricators? (tags: Bruce_Sterling scifi fabrication technology)
links for 2007-11-26: Freud, Vinge
Freud Is Widely Taught at Universities, Except in the Psychology Department – New York Times passing strange. (tags: psychology academia science Freud psychoanalysis) Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge Another complete novel for reading, if you can bear it, on screen. … more…
links for 2007-10-29: Prisoners of Uqbaristan
Strange Horizons Fiction: Prisoners of Uqbaristan, by Chris Nakashima-Brown “Baghdad is not Branson,” I said. “That’s what we’re here to change,” said Womack. (tags: fiction scifi borges chris-nakashima-brown)
links for 2007-10-24: wordpress hackery, Deadnauts
scompt.com » Adding custom columns to the WordPress manage posts screen Tutorial for adding columns to post management page in WordPress admin (tags: wordpress, dev, plugin) Deadnauts, by Ted Kosmatka A great short story of space travel, though not the … more…
links for 2007-09-29: Ridley Scott, USB guitar, Go
Q&A: Ridley Scott Has Finally Created the Blade Runner He Always Imagined Most interesting Blade Runner -related interview I’ve seen in a good long while. (tags: scifi movies design urban-environment future) How to Build a USB Guitar detailed and well-documented … more…