Isn’t it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?
Kelvin Throop III
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Archive for July, 2009
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Save the Whales
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Remember when Scotty shared the formula for transparent aluminum in Star Trek IV? It resulted in the clear compartments that ultimately saved the whales. Well, it looks like transparent aluminum is becoming a reality now!
A team of scientists from Oxford have created a transparent form of aluminum by seething the metal with the worlds most powerful soft x-ray laser. A pulse from the laser knocks out a core electron from every aluminum atom (in a test sample) without disrupting the structure. This resulted in an aluminum that is nearly invisible to extreme ultraviolet radiation.
Way to challenge time and space Scotty. How’d you do it?
A Star Trek Wish List
Friday, July 24th, 2009Is the new Star Trek movie on your ‘must have’ list?
This years Star Trek movie is due to be out on DVD on November 17th, just in time for holiday purchases.
Course, if you’re like most trekkers, you’ll buy it the day it hits the stores, leaving your m-i-l wondering what can she possibly buy you now?
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The Star Trek film will be released in three versions, a one disc version, a bonus two disc dvd and a three disc blu-ray. So plan on buying one and ask for the other for Christmas!
Go For The Gold
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Lt. Colonel John Sheppard (aka Joe Flanigan) has signed up for TWO of Creation Entertainment’s Official Stargate SG1/Atlantis/Universe conventions. Joe will be attending the Los Angeles convention on November 6-8 and the Vancouver convention on April 15-18, 2010.
LA has scheduled some other great sci-fi names for the convention, including, Ben Browder, Michael Shanks, Paul McGillion, Cliff Simon, Ryan Robbins and Robert Picardo. The VERY SAME WEEKEND has a FARSCAPE convention going on in the same hotel! TWO great science fiction events in ONE hotel!
GOLD ticket holders can attend both conventions for one price. I say, “Go for the gold!”
P’s & Q’s
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Some recent students at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute were told to mind their P’s & Q’s.
Well Q at least! John De lancie, Q to Star Trek fans the world over, recently spent two weeks teaching acting at the Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma.
Comic Con
Monday, July 20th, 2009I’ve been to a few sci-fi/comic book conventions and I’m sure you have too. In the sales and booth room, big names are usually noticable absent.
The upcoming Comic-Con will put an end to that!
The world reknown Comic-Con is scheduled for this weekend, July 23-26 in San Diego.
Paramount is planning a booth there complete with an Enterprise replica bridge, ‘green’ girls, and plenty of Star Trek prizes to gift.
Looks like the sci-fi fans attending this convention will be talking about this convention for eons!
ST Quote
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved 800 lives, including yours. I dare you to do better. Enlist in Starfleet.
Christopher Pike
Etsy Crafters are Smart & Cool
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Those crafty Etsy folks have done it again! One ingenious Etsy crafter, AlasMyDear, created a CUTE spock USB drive covered with a felt Spock.
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