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Corgren
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SF author David Brin: "Consider ... Lord of the Rings, in which the good guys strive to win re-establishment of an older, graceful and "natural" hierarchy against the disturbing, quasi-industrial and vaguely technological ambience of Mordor, with its smokestack imagery and manufactured power-rings that can be used by anybody, not just an elite few. Those man-made wonders are deemed cursed, damning anyone who dares to use them, usurping the rightful powers of their betters. (The high elves.)"
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"Instead, it has always been there. I found it during the CT scan last year, when the mummy was lifted. It lay loose in the sand around the king's body. It was mummified," Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Discovery News. |
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Katrina
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"Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months." ~Clifford Stoll
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Mogri
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To put a positive spin on domestic spying, the administration is quick to point out: look people, the government is finally listening to its citizens!
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Mogri
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TV Guide-reading level synopsis of Spirited Away:
| Quote: | | Lost in a forest, a 10-year-old girl meets animals, ghosts and weird creatures. |
I suppose it's largely accurate...
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Mogri
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| Quote: | A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a man outside a pub below. He descended a bit more and shouted:
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approx 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees longitude."
"You must be in Production" said the balloonist.
"I am" replied the man, "how did you know?"
"Well" answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help far"
The man below responded, "You must be an Account Manager"
"I am" replied the balloonist "but how did you know?"
"Well" said the man "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You are in exactly the same position now that you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault." |
http://creativebits.org/the_man_in_the_hot_air-balloon
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Jastermereel
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https://narrativemagazine.com/issues/unscheduled-stories/type
| Quote: | Dominic’s breath is soft in my ear, his accent a lilting roller coaster. He guides my hand, telling me exactly what he wants me to do. I’m moist with sweat, exhausted, but he’s patient, knowing it’s my first time. We’ve been at it for hours—his voice is coming from a million miles away.
“Now, please type in C as in California, O as in Oregon, N as in New York, and F as in Fronk-en-shty-een.”
“Excuse me?”
“F as in Fronk-en-shty-een.”
“Frankenstein?”
“That is correct.”
I do as he says. A pause.
“Yes! Yes! Yes!” I’m shrieking in ecstasy.
Darling Dominic, or whatever your real name is, in Calcutta or New Delhi—thank you, thank you, my sweet love. After five grueling hours with you, I’m back online. |
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Jastermereel
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Tim Minchin's Storm: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2009/02/storm_by_tim_mi.html
The text of the poem: http://podblack.com/?p=1141
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it's like all the internewts forum discussions on science and spirituality.
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http://www.xkcdb.com/?5088
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You! What have you done? You've just pre-wasted my day!
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http://www.ryanpgallagher.com/post/85360628/haikus-for-a-dangerous-world
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Haikus for a dangerous world
I just finished teaching my first class on 3-D cinematography. For the final, I gave the students the option to answer 2 extra credit questions. Here’s the second one.
“A velociraptor is coming at you on a hoverboard. In a haiku, describe how you will survive.” |
See comments for more haikus.
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