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It has been pointed out that we have no Introduction thread for people to say hello & introduce themselves in, so here is one, for newbies & old...
How awful. You are in our thoughts Iain. ***I've stickied this thread to keep it visible & to try and keep relevant comments in the same place***
Following Deep's example... Recently started Axis by Robert Charles Wilson (follow up to Spin). Seems on course to keep up his recent excellent...
Saddened by the terrible news of Ian's cancer, I can't help but try to do something. I don't really expect TMH to come and read this post. He,...
Goo Goo Dolls, Better Days
Hi - anyone still here? :-) Just felt the need to pop back... The closest I've come to the enjoyment I had from reading IMBs science fiction...
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Recent films you saw, cinema, DVD, video, download (or what ever you kids are into these days) Saw the new "The Day the Earth Stood Still" at...
This was my personal tribute to Iain and yes - Deep - I put your message on too (well I wasn't exactly flooded with requests). Off I went to North...
Even though this has caused the most ridiculous amount of angst and turmoil amongst the 'entitlement' gaming community I do like it a lot. One of the...
We don't seem to have a thread for this one yet. At the moment I'm watching "The Comic Strip Presents". Trying to work my way through from the...
With the glaciars disapearing from my home city's local volcanos ( Popocatepetl, Iztacihuatl and Ciltlaltepetl) I have a constant reminder of global...
May you all have a happy and peaceful Xmas and a glorious New Year!
An odd way to dispense Iain favourite whisky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J_ziyz69Aw
It occured to me to come up with a way to classify civilizations according to their per captia energy consumption. Since the kardashev scales is...
I think we should have a rant thread, where we can pour out our problems in an environment where nobody knows us. I'll start. This is probably quite...
See http://aleph.se/andart2/megascale/what-is-the-largest-possible-inhabitable-world/
Anyone watching this? spotted episode two when flicking through iPlayer, surprised to see no posts about it here. Given the hoops I have had to jump...
A privately funded, one way, manned trip to Mars Maggie Lieu (one of the people long-listed for the trip) was just on Radio4 talking about it ...
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I am propsing in this new year a rewatch of the crow road tv series. I recently got some shelves and a marginally bigger apartment so am able to...
Comming from a show hosted by the Rusia Today news , this may be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. The actual phrasing of the G20 agreement...
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