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markbetz.net - 8/29/2008
The Funny Things About Foundation
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When Isaac Asimov first conceived the idea for his Foundation stories it was 1941, and World War II had just erupted. The first three stories in the series appeared in John Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction magazine between 1941 and 1944. The whole breadth of the tale was not finalized and ...
longnow.org - 9/5/2008
Projects: Clock
— longnow.org — The 10,000 Year Clock The idea to build a monument scale, multi-millennial, all mechanical clock as an... icon to long term thinking came from computer scientist Danny Hillis and was published in the form of an email to friends. Later it was followed up ... (more) Projects: Clock

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longnow.org - 8/27/2008
The Long Now Foundation
— longnow.org — Who is The Long Now Foundation? The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 * to creatively... foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years. Learn More >> ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson Long Now presents the ... (more) The Long Now Foundation

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SF Tidbits for 8/29/08
SF Signal — ... Walton looks at Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series. Editor Jim Frenkel talks about working with Jeffrey A. Carver. Roger Corman Does Comics! How many pop culture references can you find in this poster? [via Chris Roberson] File 770 asks: Who Owns the Moon? I'm pretty sure it's not me, but if it is...You kids get off my fake lawn! Mark Betz lists 6 Funny Things About Isaac Asimov's Foundation.

Daily Scan: 09.05.08 - Dr. Horrible to Continue in Comic Form, Cher as Catwoman?
SciFi Scanner — ... sidekick, the sweaty supervillain Moist. • A Star Wars fan sells the last shred of his respect for George Lucas, does not make minimum bid. • Will Cher be the next Catwoman? This actually could make a lick of sense, if Christopher Nolan goes the prostitute route, with Catwoman as a madam. • Roger Corman hits the comics. • Mark Betz lists a bunch of hilarious inconsistencies about my favorite scifi series, Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels. • NBC releases a slew of massive spoilers about the first ...

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