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Some critical theory, some public discourse, and some general nerdiness.
 
 
   
 
Thursday, August 28, 2008
 
Here is possibly one of the best deals for a Star Trek or science fiction fan. It is the complete collection of every Star Trek comic book since 1967. It is all in CD-ROM format and costs less than $50.

Sunday, August 24, 2008
 
In October, Google will host a presidential debate that may have the potential to include all the candidates beside Obama and McCain. There is an online petition to request that Google also include candidates such as Libertarian Bob Barr, Green Cynthia McKinney, and Independent Ralph Nader. This debate may have great historical significance if all voices are heard.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
 
Here is a great example of the online video form circumventing the Hollywood system in regards to television and movies. This is a mini-series about what would happen if another terrorist attack occurred in America and the repercussions of such an event. It is very bold and experimental, using limited resources in an imaginative way to its full effect.

Thursday, August 14, 2008
 
Here is an interesting chart that arranges the various types of a geek personality in a hierarchy. The hierarchy is based on the various hobbies that a possible geek would engage in, and how they are measured in comparison to each other.

Saturday, August 09, 2008
 
The types of landscapes depicted by J.G. Ballard's fiction can be seen as a culmination of modernism. In others words, the planned and minimalist landscape will eventually become the site for desolation and will become so alien to human use as to resemble something from a more traditional science fiction.

Sunday, August 03, 2008
 
The use of wind as an alternative to oil for energy can at times look like the only method is very large wind turbines. But here is a possibility for using very small devices to line the surface of preexisting tall buildings in order to generate the same power as the larger wind projects. It demonstrates that the giant top-down method is not the only way.

 

 
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