Well, not quite. But here are a ton of links about one of the funniest SF (well, mostly)-related shows out there! MST3k! Everybody sing! more...

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Jay Lake's Mainspring is on the ever-tottering Mount Toberead. Over at SF Signal (their review here), they link to a posting by David Levine. I think I've found Project Rho's (see the Atomic Rockets sub-site) missing twin!

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(2006 continued...)

I am shocked (still) to find that the person who made such a major contribution to several of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's books (especially The Mote in God's Eye and the other books in that series; Exiles to Glory, where he appears as a character; and Lucifer's Hammer, where he appears as a character) still does not have his own Wikipedia entry. Surely somebody who knew him at JPL or in fandom in California can do something about this!

(2007 Addendum: A stub of an entry is better than none!)

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(2006 continued...)

The omnibus review can now be found here.

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(2006 continued and part of 2007...)

Chet Raymo: The Soul of the Night: An Astronomical Pilgrimage.

Made up of: Preface; The Silence; In a Dark Time; Faint Lights; Night Creatures; Beginnings; An Ancient Brilliance; Snakes and Ladders; Stardust; Far Down a Billowing Plain; Hidden Matter; The Monster in the Pool; Night Brought to Numbers; The Blandishments of Color; Follower of the Pleiades; The Shape of Night; A Midwinter Night's Dream; Earth, Kind, Mild; Waiting for the Comet; How Slowly Dark; The Bird and the Fish.

Counts as three entries in the 2006 short story project.

Part of the 2007 Short Story Project.

Part of the 2008 Year in Shorts.

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(2006 continued...)

Douglas R. Hofstadter: Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern (An Interlocked Collection of Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Studies. more...

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So these folks claimed to have invented a perpetual motion machine. And they invited the scientific world to validate their claims! Heck, they even were going to have a demo! Free energy! Rejoice!

Huh. It seems that the machine did not work in the demo "...due to excessive heat from the lighting in the main display area..."

Riiiiiiggggghhhhhtttttttt....

Folks, I suggest strongly that you keep your hands on your wallets.

Some commentary here and here.

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(2006 continued...)

The review can now be viewed here.

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It's an interesting time to be studying Mars. In addition to the orbital looks of the ESA's Mars Express and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and 2001 Mars Odyssey (I'll have a writeup on these three in the future), we're still reaping the benefits from two other missions, both of which have lasted well past their "expiration dates."

(Update! The entry into Victoria Crater (see below) has been delayed due to a dust storm!) more...

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