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Discussions of SF fan activities.
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Astonishing Martian landscapes, oh, and Saturn too
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<[link]>: The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, entries are posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com's... more »
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The Gas Chambers Lie is Defamation of Germans
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Watch the thinking man's holocaust documentary today: The Alternative Tour of Auschwitz: An Independent Investigation of the Holocaust: [link] The average man 'knows' the Holocaust exists because: 1) everybody uses the term; 2) he has seen photos of stacked bodies;... more »
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USB Flash Drives
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Will get faster. [link] "Now that both Asus and Gigabyte have USB 3.0-compatible motherboards on the way, the next step is devices. Super Talent hasn't skipped a beat, announcing a trio of USB 3.0 flash drives with hefty capacities and impressive top transfer speeds."... more »
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Electricity touts
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One advantage of the recent economic situation, and especially the changes in fuel prices over the past few years is that it had stopped representatives from electricity companies coming round the door touting for business. Used to be that electricity supply was a state monopoly and there was only one company in any area. Then came privatisation and a number of... more »
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Harry: Running A Kennel?
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[link] "Voters last night added language to a town bylaw that will make it illegal to own more than three cats without a kennel license, though Selectman Steven Sullivan said housing three felines was already a violation."
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Philadelphia transit strike
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There's a Philadelphia transit strike: [link] If it's still going on in 17 days, it may make it difficult to inexpensively get to Philcon from downtown Philadelphia.
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A true Halloween story
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Shortly before I left to help with the "Fabulous Bungalow" haunted house on Halloween, I saw a mouse casually walking down the hallway. This was the first mouse I had seen in my apartment for more than a decade. It wasn't moving rapidly, as mice usually are, but was just ambling along as if it owned the place and hadn't a care in the world.... more »
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