From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Moving Up (In Geekdom)

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 25, 2007 @ 3:02 pm Blogging

Recently my obscure little blog was noticed by a Locus Magazine reviewer. Now I see one of my recent posts was noticed by SFSignal.com.

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Stupid in America

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 25, 2007 @ 9:04 am Education

It’s not the kids; it’s the education system that’s stupid.

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400 Scientists Dispute Global Warming Alarmism

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 21, 2007 @ 9:07 am Global Warming

Check out this article in The Washington Times: “Scientists doubt climate change.” Even in the midst of reporting on this important fact, green-media bias is evident. The title alone slants the story, as if all 400 scientists doubt that the climate changes! Or even that they all doubt global warming, or…gasp!…that man is the cause! [...]

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Blog Feed & Functionality Changes

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 20, 2007 @ 12:58 pm Blogging

I recently made use of some services from FeedBurner, so there have been some changes and improvements made to my blog. The rss feeds have been changed to redirect through FeedBurner; new links are on the left sidebar and throughout the blog. If you are subscribed to my blog via an atom or rss reader, [...]

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A Native American Group Wants to Secede from the Union

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 20, 2007 @ 10:22 am Democracy

I’m not optimistic about their chances of success – the United States government is a jealous god – but one can hope. “Lakota group pushes for new nation“ “Descendants of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse break away from US“ And here’s some commentary on the plight of Native Americans: “Native Americans: Victims of Bureaucracy.”

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We’re the Government — and You’re Not

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 20, 2007 @ 10:13 am Humor

Great satire of government education indoctrination.

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Update on Conclusion of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time Series

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 19, 2007 @ 9:15 pm Science Fiction and Fantasy

Fans of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series were saddened by his death recently in September. Although his illness had been public for a while, he had hoped to finish the 12th and final volume of his epic fantasy series before his death. Alas, it was not to be. Fans of the series have been [...]

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Terry Pratchett Health News

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 19, 2007 @ 9:12 pm Libertarianism

Terry Pratchett, author of the famous Discworld series, has unfortunately been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. For more information, click here. Pratchett’s novel Night Watch won the Prometheus Award in 2003. Other novels of his that may be of interest to libertarians are Going Postal, a humorous novel about the dysfunctional post office, and the recent Making [...]

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Peter Jackson to Produce ‘The Hobbit’

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 19, 2007 @ 9:10 pm Science Fiction and Fantasy

Excerpt: Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy “The Lord of the Rings.” Jackson, who directed the “Rings” trilogy, will serve as executive producer for “The Hobbit.” A director for the prequel films has yet to be named. Two “Hobbit” [...]

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American vs. British SF

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 19, 2007 @ 9:06 pm Featured Posts

[Update: A revised and expanded version of this post has been published at The Libertarian Standard.] Are there any major differences between American and British SF? If so, what are they and what is the reason for them? In the latest issue of Locus Magazine (Dec 2007), reviewer Graham Sleight says a couple of interesting [...]

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