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Discussion of writing in all of its forms.
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Why the planets have apparent backward motion
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The face rotates, but the length of time it takes to make one rotation matches the length of time it takes to make one orbit around Earth. If the moon were orbiting but not rotating, when it is half-way around its orbit, the opposite face would be towards Earth than was true when the... more »
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Death Of A Beatle In 1966
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The persistent rumor that Paul McCartney, the Beatle, was killed in a car crash in November of 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike is easy to prove. There is overwhelming evidence that Paul was replaced by a look-alike. circumstantial evidence can put an accused murderer to death in a court of... more »
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NEW BOOK: A BRITISH HACKER IN AMERICA: THE STORY OF PMF & ‘OPERATION CYBERSNARE’ - THE SECRET SERVICE’S FIRST ONLINE STING
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Before you'd even heard of Kevin Mitnick, or even knew what a hacker was, there were faceless individuals scouring the world's early computer and telephone systems - searching for knowledge and enlightenment. PMF was one of the best.
In 1995, the U.S. Secret Service ran the first online internet sting in New Jersey. It was in place to catch hackers who were breaking into large communication carriers, and the people who were exploiting the systems to their advantage. It all started when a British hacker was caught breaking into company phone switches in New Jersey.... more »
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2013 N3F Amateur Short Story Contest
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Hello, For those of you who write Science Fiction, Fantasy or tales of the Supernatural, you may be interested in the 2013 N3F Short Story Contest. Details below:
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2013 N3F Amateur Short Story Contest
Story Contest Rules and Entry Blank
1. This contest is open to all amateur writers in the field, regardless of whether they're members of the National Fantasy Fan Federation. For the purposes of this contest, we define an amateur as someone who has sold no more than two (2) stories to professional science fiction or fantasy publications.... more »
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The Golden Age for Writers... is right now
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The Golden Age for Writers
..is right now
By Stephen Marche
Esquire
December 2012 issue
Writers have always been whiners. For nearly a hundred
years, since at least the time of F. Scott Fitzgerald,
the death of the novel has been presaged. And now, egged
on by BuzzFeed and video games and just general... more »
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Tokyo gay shop staff arrested for selling 'obscene' book
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BY NATASHA BARSOTTI - Staff at a Tokyo gay store were arrested for selling a book of photography that includes images of male nudity authorities deemed obscene, Gay Star News reports.
The manager of Lumiere, located in Tokyo's gay district, was taken into custody along with one employee for selling four... more »
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