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Science-Fictional Quote of the Day

By ACF | Published: July 30, 2010
ADAB: The demanding memory that comes upon you of itself. – “Terminology of the Imperium,” Dune, Frank Herbert . . . . . .
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Science-Fictional Quote of the Week

By ACF | Published: July 28, 2010
“I tore these out of your symbol, and they turned into paper.” – River, “Firefly” . .
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Astronomy Cast: A Review

By ACF | Published: June 23, 2010
As a reformed dial-up user who didn’t have high-speed internet until last December (I know, I know), I’ve been cut off from the world of downloading unless I was willing to wait 15 minutes for a three-minute song to make it through a 59 kbps straw. So it’s only recently that I’ve tested the waters [...]
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Darth Vader Is Palmer Eldritch/Palmer Eldritch Is Darth Vader

By ACF | Published: June 19, 2010
(The following was originally posted on my old blog in slightly different form. I have deleted it from there and moved it here.) Well, isn’t he? In Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, published in 1965, Eldritch possesses stainless steel teeth; slotted, artificial eyes; and a black, mechanical arm — his [...]
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In Memory

By ACF | Published: May 11, 2010
Frank Frazetta, 1928 — 2010
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