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TBBT/FTW

October 1st, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, TV

If there was ever a show that defines geekdom, it is The Big Bang Theory. From the quiet OCD certitude of Sheldon Cooper to the sexual dynamo of Penny, this show, now going into season four, is one of the most endearing and genuinely funny shows on network TV. Last season evil Wil Wheaton made […]

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Abe, I’d like you to meet…Snow White

September 30th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies

In a mostly underwhelming summer of film, pockmarked with the occasional Inception and Strutting Leo Internet Meme, there are two blips on the radar that should be of interest to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy community. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Book optioned by Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride) and Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch).  Pre-production […]

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Waldo Redux

September 29th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Science Fiction/Science Fact

In 1942 Bob Heinlein wrote a novella called Waldo, not as in “where the hell is he”, but more along the lines of a mechanical genius exiled from humanity. The protagonist, Waldo Farnsworth-Jones suffers from Myasthenia Gravis (MG)  and becomes the penultimate inventor devising mechanical devices to overcome the shortcomings of his ravaged body. His […]

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Letting My Geek Flag Fly

September 21st, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Websites

Sure, I ain’t no Mickey Mantle, didn’t hit no 3 zillion home runs, BUT I do know the proper way to defrag a hard drive and have watched every frackin’ episode of Wondefalls. In celebration of ME and every other less than perfect physical specimen among us who ever attended an LAN party, played an […]

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The Space Catapult, rev.II

September 17th, 2010 | Posted in Science Fiction/Science Fact

Those of you old enough or literate enough to remember Heinlein’s The Moon Is a  Harsh Mistress will be familiar with the concept of a space catapult to inject objects into low earth orbit from both selected areas on Earth and the Moon. Mike Holmes and Manny Kelley worked out the logistics many years before […]

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To Boldly Die…………

September 16th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, TV, Websites

Geekdom knows no boundaries. Yes, I have a Bajoran earring, a Harley Quinn Barbie Doll and the entire series of Models, Inc. the comic. As I said, geekdom knows no boundaries, but I do believe I have reached mine with this. Eternal Image offers the Trek geek the empowerment of being buried in a Trek […]

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The Return of Spider Robinson

September 12th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Literature

Words fail me at the joy I feel in reporting that Spider Robinson has returned to public life. Since the passing of his beloved wife Jeanne on May 30, 2010, Spider has been in well deserved privacy. The loss of such a beautiful soul was crushing to many of us who only knew her from […]

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TalkCast 51 – Wizard World Returns To Boston

September 11th, 2010 | Posted in Podcast

Chris from Double Midnight gives update on new store expansion & plans for the future. No Longer Science Fiction!  What Happens When You Let 100 Cats Loose Inside An IKEA? (Consumerist) Doctor Who Wiimote fricken rocks, will the game? (io9) and Doctor Who wins fourth Hugo Award (via Airlock Alpha) The return of Spider Robinson! […]

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Science Fiction – Science Fact – Da Bear

September 8th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Science Fiction/Science Fact

Since the days of R Daneel Olivaw, Asimov and many others have brought us a both interesting and frightening future which we will share with robots. Notwithstanding the pseudo-humanity element of intelligence offered by Asimov, Heinlein, and Skynet, the human condition has always wondered about 2 aspects, dating back to the Golem, Is intelligence (i.e., […]

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Talkcast 50 – Michael Moreci is Sleepless in Phoenix

September 4th, 2010 | Posted in Podcast

Shoutout to Starbucks guy. Browncoats redemption premiere IS NOW! Buy it here. Silver Circle made their Kickstarter money! Warner Bros to make Sandman TV series sans Neil Gaiman. Will the 13th Doctor really be the last? (i09) Season 6 of Doctor Who to be split (via Airlock Alpha). Jane Espenson on why Torchwood will be […]

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