(1) WHEN GRAVITY DOESN’T FAIL. “NASA Wants Ideas for How to Destroy the International Space Station”. Really. SYFY Wire explains why. …At present, Roscosmos has committed to continued use and maintenance of the station through 2028 while the other four agencies will remain … Continue reading
Five-time Nebula winner Greg Bear died November 19, a week after heart surgery from which he never awoke. A CT scan showed stroke damage was caused to many parts of the brain by clots that had been hiding in a … Continue reading
(1) POUNDING AWAY AT IT. Although I’ll never carry this much British cash, I’m interested in the story: “New £50 note scientist nominations released”. On the list are computing pioneers Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace, telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell … Continue reading
(1) RECESS IS OVER. File 770 was down for approximately 7 hours today, for reasons never fully explained by customer support, except they were “actively working” on a server problem. Well, to quote Sam Gamgee, “I’m back.” (2) WHO WATCHED. … Continue reading
French author and editor Jacques Sadoul died January 18 at the age of 78. He was a well-known fan and magazine collector who published an album of American SF illustrations, Hier, l’an 2000, in 1973. His work on SF anthologies, … Continue reading
The Reno bid for the 2011 Worldcon, which finished the race unopposed, has officially won the site selection vote. The con will be named Renovation. The guests of honor are: Tim Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo and the late Charles … Continue reading
(1) THESE FEET ARE MADE FOR WALKING. How have I not covered this before? The North American Bigfoot Center in Boring, Oregon. The Exhibit Halls are an admission area. Dozens of displays feature a wide array of bigfoot evidence and … Continue reading
(1) LOCUS REACHES CROWDFUNDING TARGET. The Locus Magazine Indiegogo appeal hit the target today. When I checked in they had exceeded their $75,000 goal and were at $78,571. Although today was the announced deadline, Locus has extended the appeal to … Continue reading
(1) ANIME CENTRAL RELAXES MASK POLICY. Anime Central is a convention taking place in Chicago from May 20-22. At the end of April the con committee was adamant that for ACen 2022 they’d be requiring all attendees to wear a … Continue reading
(1) WORLDBUILDER. In George R.R. Martin’s “Random Updates and Bits o’ News” at Not A Blog, he says people who are fans of Westeros should not feel shortchanged just because Winds of Winter isn’t done. …I did, however, get a … Continue reading