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Discussions of SF fan activities.
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26-year-old high school dropout worth $275m after selling Tumblr to Yahoo
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[[The combination of Karp’s wealth and youth places him firmly into the
21st century’s most exclusive clubs – the young millionaires who made
their money online - yet Karp’s public profile is surprisingly discreet,
especially when compared to the archetypal cyber-tycoon, Mark
Zuckerberg. Although perhaps Karp is just lucky that Aaron Sorkin hasn’t... more »
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Cyclists and Motorists
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[[A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose
driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash.
Toby Hockley was on the 100-mile Boudicca Sportive ride in Norfolk on
Sunday when he was struck by a car and flung into a hedge, he said.
The incident is being linked to a comment on Twitter by a Norwich woman.... more »
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TOP OF THE MOURNING EVERYONE
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (Rueters) -- All
traffic in Pennsylvania will stop abruptly
for four-five minutes on Thursday while
Ed Conrad is slowly being lowered
into his grave.
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"It's the least the Commonwealth... more »
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My Broken Hip
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A couple of months ago, I broke my hip. Mark and I kept a blog about it and there have been a few recent updates to it. In particular, we have added a spreadsheet of the various charges from the hospital, doctors, etc., included "list price", Aetna-negotiated price, and what our share of that was. Go to <[link]> (near the end, 05/08/13)... more »
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Doctor Who The Name of the Doctor Review with Spoilers
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8/10 .
So now we know How Clara come to be on Alaska in the Asylum of the Daleks and in Victorian London.
All right We even See some past Doctors in action.
So this is really triggered in 1893 by the Great
Intelligence. This time I hope he is dead for good.
That means the Yeti revival is off:-( ;-)... more »
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Come join me on Indie Writers Support
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Join me on Indie Writers Support Create Your Social Media Profile for free with IndieWriterSupport [link]
Our mission at IndieWriterSupport is to unite readers with their favorite writers. We invite you to join our growing community. Meet, and become friends with our intellectual members.... more »
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Fwd: Balticon news
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Forwarded from balticon.org
Warning Your Hotel Reservation Numbers Changed - Possible Confusion:
If you have a room reserved in the Hunt Valley Inn you should be aware
that the old reservation numbers are no longer valid and the new
Wyndham system had the data manually transferred possibly creating... more »
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Slash slash grammar lol
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[[Another recent grammatical change is the transformation of LOL. In a
casual reply like “lol, i hear you”, actual laughter is probably not
occurring. What began as an abbreviation meaning “laughing out loud” (or
“lots of love”) is losing this explicit meaning and now frequently
serves as a pragmatic particle marking empathy and a shared frame of... more »
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