Day: January 28, 2011

Science in Sci-Fi film IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-1024px-Jörg_Breu_dJ_Die_Lebensalter_des_Mannes

Science in Sci-Fi film

Erik Kain January 28, 2011

John Holbo has a veryy good post up trying to classify the various types of science-fiction films...

Ayn Rand, welfare queen IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.lake-grunewald-leistikow

Ayn Rand, welfare queen

Erik Kain January 28, 2011

I have to confess: I’ve never read Ayn Rand. Not once. But I still think this is pretty...

Re-Wiring the Kill Switch IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-JumansuboPlain

Re-Wiring the Kill Switch

J.L. Wall January 28, 2011

I have no clue about the accuracy of this, and I have no idea how to feel...

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Insiders/Outsiders

Will January 28, 2011

On the subject of my musings on sports and journalism, here’s a telling excerpt about the media’s...

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