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>30 days ago by qubit, 8 Users, more info save
http://www.articleonramp.com/Article.cfm?ID=6041

When Purchasing A High Definition TV, Don't Believe Wha ... websnapr

As more people buy on the world wide web, most people considering buying a high definition TV would rather visit a high
>30 days ago by NerdGod, 1 User, more info save
http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0704/onbooks.shtml

Whither the Hard Stuff? websnapr

The much-discussed Spinrad column at Asimov's. I'll be commenting on this one soon, I think.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/basics_what_is_a_gene.php

Basics: What is a gene? websnapr

Does what it says on the tin - from the indomitable PZ Myers, who really knows what he's talking about.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070110/123140.shtml

New Surveillance Technology Tests The Definition Of Sea ... websnapr

"As we discover more and more examples of high-tech surveillance devices, it's increasingly clear that existing law as well as our notions of proper privacy boundaries are becoming inadequate.&qu
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2006/12/defining_the_ce.html

Defining the Centipede websnapr

"'Centipedes' are covert conspiracies meant to drive politicians from power by creating moral panics." Captain Sterling explains a word-usage that has baffled me for months.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/12/how_the_tv_will.html

How TV Will Become the Ultimate Open Content Platform websnapr

"As we look ahead - say three years from now - TV viewing will become even more fragmented. But make no mistake, IPTV is going to make television even more relevant in our lives than it is today.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/blog/index.php/2006/11/27/book-promotion/

How I Promoted My Book websnapr

"When I started to make a list of all the promotional efforts I've made in the past year, I started to feel — well, a little embarrassed. To an outsider, it must look like I do nothing all day bu
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://johncwright.livejournal.com/57689.html

John C. Wright: SFF is Everything Else websnapr

"The task of defining Science Fiction goes astray because most attempts assume "fiction" is the category, and words are spent trying to find the distinctive feature separating Science F
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/061121_exoplanet_definition.html

Why Planets Will Never Be Defined websnapr

"Before the dust even settled after the Great Pluto War at the IAU's General Assembly in Prague, one thing became clear: There will never be an accepted scientific definition for the term 'planet
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.huge-entity.com/2006/10/writing-as-transgression-submit-to.html

Writing as Transgression: Submit to The Blog! websnapr

"The world is you, the act of being in the world reappropriates the world as being defined by you. Writing, blogging, is not mere intellectual masturbation. It is the theft of identity back from
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/what_is_a_hacke.html

What is a Hacker? websnapr

"A hacker is someone who thinks outside the box. It's someone who discards conventional wisdom, and does something else instead." Bruce Schneier gives the true definition.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_pluto_060831.html

Bulldoze Pluto? I Don’t Think So websnapr

"The important thing to remember is that the new definition was established by a vote, making it politics, not science. The politics may yet change again, but Pluto will remain the same." Th
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1727009.htm

Space tourism blasts off into legal mire websnapr

When definitions are in dispute, you can guarantee that lawyers will smell money.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=787

Galileo Weighs in On Planetary Definitions websnapr

Centauri Dreams refers to an old master for some clarity on the Pluto debate.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060819_new_proposal.html

Details Emerge on Plan to Demote Pluto websnapr

With all the recent advances and discoveries in space, is this really all they can be bothered to debate? Come on guys, just flip a coin and cut to the stuff about black holes, already.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2006/08/the_truth_earth_is_not_a_plane.html

The new solar system websnapr

Ever the contrarian, Charles Stross weighs in on the Pluto debate.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/laurajmixon/misc/defining-story

Defining Story websnapr

Laura Mixon at DeepGenre talks about the components of a story. This site is really churning out some great pieces at the moment...see further down this list.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://techdirt.com/articles/20060629/2216240.shtml

Does Futurism Have A Future? websnapr

Yes, as long as people grok what the word actually means. TechDirt sum it up nicely.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
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>30 days ago by ycc2106, 1 User, more info save
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