And I do like the EDL. :-)

Well, apparently Games Workshop think they have trademarked "space marines" and nobody else is allowed to use them in works of fiction.

http://mcahogarth.org/?p=10593

Ooh, is that a copy of Heinlein's Space Cadet see nearby, published in 1948. Let's copy a couple of sentences ( Read more... )

I had best make at least one entry in 2012 or my LJ archive page will look very strange.

Oh dear. How SF dates. After 40 years, Emley Moor ceased its analogue television transmissions last night. This morning, on power up, all our televisions were showing the colour of a dead channel.

It's generally a very, very bright blue!

I don't think this was what William Gibson had in mind at all... :-)

Hearing that someone out there thinks 'V' is a feminine initial in a name, I was quite intrigued. Time to Do Some (Very Vague) Science ( Read more... )

Someone I am aware of doesn't always show up for work on time. His varied excuses have actually been recorded on a web page, which can be found here:

http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/~vincent/excuses.htm

It's worth a read. It's 100% true!

I believe we may now have an interesting new definition of wanker entering the zeitgeist ( Read more... )

Logistical issues mean I've got a spare ticket for the gig in Leeds on Thursday evening (17th), if anyone wants it. The ticket has £25 on the face of it (although I think I paid something like £4_000_000 in booking fees), but make me an offer and we'll see what we can do ( Read more... )

From mister_ed. I don't think I've seen one of these for AGES on LJ, so I was curious. Interesting result... I'm not sure I want to *be* Beverley Crusher. Being found in a Jefferies tube *with* her doing something naughty would be more interesting ;-)

Your results:
You are Beverly Crusher
Beverly Crusher
60%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
55%
Chekov
55%
Geordi ( Read more... )

Ice Age was on earlier this evening. Evie loves this film (although she did cry at the end) and she's probably watched it several million times over the last few years. As films my daughter has subjected me, it's one of the more bearable ( Read more... )