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xkcd: Electric Vehicles

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Mar 3 15:16:29 2026

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Re: Habits

By Paul S Person on Thu Mar 5 09:13:15 2026

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Re: SF: Book recommendations

By Paul S Person on Wed Feb 4 08:43:00 2026

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(Request) The Paradox Men by Charles L. Harness

By James Nicoll on Thu Mar 5 08:51:57 2026

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?Elon Musk pivots SpaceX to moon from Mars as IPO approaches?

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 17:15:52 2026

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"Ernst Ellert Returns! (Perry Rhodan #83)" by Clark Darlton

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Mar 4 17:17:13 2026

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BC: We Are All Going To Die

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Mar 3 15:48:58 2026

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xkcd: Solar Warning

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Mar 4 19:03:29 2026

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(Realized) The Rift by Walter Jon Williams

By James Nicoll on Tue Feb 24 14:26:12 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Wed Mar 4 16:59:39 2026
Wizard Of Id: I Don?t Do Cardio

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Mar 4 16:49:49 2026

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Dan Simmons (April 4, 1948 -- February 21, 2026)

By James Nicoll on Fri Feb 27 14:58:53 2026

Latest reply by Titus G on Wed Mar 4 15:51:06 2026
Ghostwritten. David Mitchell.

By Titus G on Tue Mar 3 17:24:35 2026

Latest reply by Titus G on Tue Mar 3 17:24:35 2026
?Climate Scientists Demand ?A Global Assessment? of Risks?

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Mar 2 14:26:07 2026

Latest reply by William Hyde on Tue Mar 3 16:25:32 2026
Pearls Before Swine: Poor Pig

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Mar 3 15:45:29 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Mar 3 15:45:29 2026
(ReacTor) Four Times Familiar Characters Faced Nuclear Armageddon

By James Nicoll on Tue Mar 3 15:22:26 2026

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"Beast Business (Hidden Legacy #8) by Ilona Andrews

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Mar 3 14:58:03 2026

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(Meetpoint) Heavy Time (Devil in the Belt, volume 1) by C J Cherryh

By James Nicoll on Tue Mar 3 14:13:05 2026

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Re: RI February 2026

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Mar 2 23:23:31 2026

Latest reply by Scott Dorsey on Tue Mar 3 09:05:59 2026
Re: The "Science" in "Science Fiction"

By Paul S Person on Sun Mar 1 09:16:56 2026

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?Glaciers Worldwide Are Suddenly Surging, Experts Blame Warming!?

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Mar 2 14:25:03 2026

Latest reply by William Hyde on Mon Mar 2 19:18:10 2026
Re: stats 2029 02

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Mon Mar 2 07:08:56 2026

Latest reply by Jerry Brown on Mon Mar 2 16:46:34 2026
(Young People) April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin

By James Nicoll on Mon Mar 2 09:14:07 2026

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(Tears) The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, volume 2) by Larry Niven

By James Nicoll on Sun Mar 1 14:10:41 2026

Latest reply by Steve Coltrin on Mon Mar 2 08:49:27 2026
?Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 27 17:36:22 2026

Latest reply by Titus G on Sun Mar 1 13:03:52 2026
Monty: Future Companion Bots

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Feb 12 14:58:54 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Sat Feb 28 08:48:21 2026
Science fiction is fictional - who knew?

By Tony Nance on Fri Feb 20 16:06:45 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Sat Feb 28 08:42:26 2026
"Wizard at Work: A Paranormal Thriller Book 2 (The Wizards Series)" by

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 27 20:20:25 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 27 20:20:25 2026
?SpaceX Weighs Confidential IPO Filing as Soon as March?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 27 17:06:59 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 27 17:06:59 2026
Re: A Conventional Boy by Charles Stross...

By Michael F. Stemper on Wed Feb 25 15:43:34 2026

Latest reply by Michael F. Stemper on Fri Feb 27 13:57:15 2026
Highlights and Lowlights - January 2026

By Tony Nance on Thu Feb 26 16:32:58 2026

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Thu Feb 26 16:32:58 2026
(space opera) Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall

By James Nicoll on Thu Feb 26 13:56:09 2026

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Re: (ReacTor) Five Reasons to Explore a Used Bookstore

By Michael F. Stemper on Wed Feb 25 16:38:14 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Thu Feb 26 08:25:30 2026
Re: ?Now They Are Actually Admitting That There Is a Massive ?Gravity H

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 24 13:47:48 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Wed Feb 25 22:46:37 2026
"Atrocity Archives" by Charles Stross

By Bobbie Sellers on Wed Feb 25 18:41:48 2026

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Re: What extinct animal would you eat?

By Christian Weisgerber on Wed Feb 4 13:43:56 2026

Latest reply by Michael F. Stemper on Wed Feb 25 15:54:14 2026
BC: Pet Rocks for $2.99

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 24 13:33:50 2026

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?Now They Are Actually Admitting That There Is a Massive ?Gravity Hole?

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 24 02:03:02 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 24 02:03:02 2026
Monty: Things can be worse !

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 23 23:07:09 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 23 23:07:09 2026
"United We Stand (Black Tide Rising)" edited by John Ringo and Gary Poo

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 23 22:48:53 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 23 22:48:53 2026
?The speed with which AI is evolving is startling?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 13 17:30:38 2026

Latest reply by Robert Carnegie on Sun Feb 22 19:49:02 2026
(Tears) Dance the Eagle to Sleep by Marge Piercy

By James Nicoll on Sun Feb 22 14:37:44 2026

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(Reactor) Immunize Yourself Against Pseudoscience and Other Nonsense

By James Nicoll on Wed Feb 18 10:13:23 2026

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Photosynthesis In Pitch Darkness

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sun Feb 22 01:45:51 2026

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(Space Opera) Slow Gods by Claire North

By James Nicoll on Thu Feb 19 08:57:04 2026

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[YASID] Heinlein story where he discusses cousins having sex/kids

By danny burstein on Thu Feb 12 03:07:57 2026

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(Homeward) The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson

By James Nicoll on Tue Feb 17 14:13:47 2026

Latest reply by Lee Gleason on Tue Feb 17 09:58:26 2026
Pearls Before Swine: I Dream Of Jeanie

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Feb 12 14:42:09 2026

Latest reply by Your Name on Tue Feb 17 10:29:21 2026
Fred Pohl: Tomorrow Times Seven

By Scott Dorsey on Mon Feb 16 20:26:57 2026

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Re: xkcd: Chemical Formula

By Ignatios Souvatzis on Thu Feb 12 15:53:51 2026

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(Tears) The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

By James Nicoll on Sun Feb 15 07:16:42 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Mon Feb 16 03:21:47 2026
Pearls Before Swine: Annual Book Reading

By Lynn McGuire on Sun Feb 15 18:31:57 2026

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?Microsoft AI CEO Warns Most White Collar Jobs Fully Automated ?Within

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Feb 13 17:27:01 2026

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(Satire) Elon Musk downgrades empty Mars Colony pledge

By James Nicoll on Fri Feb 13 18:03:06 2026

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"One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles)" by Ilona Andrews

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Feb 12 15:35:16 2026

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(review) New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Volume I, Number 3

By James Nicoll on Thu Feb 12 08:41:47 2026

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Re: Cormac McCarthy's _The Road_

By scole on Sun Feb 8 14:19:20 2026

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In The Lion's Mouth. Michael Flynn.

By Titus G on Wed Feb 11 19:32:09 2026

Latest reply by Titus G on Wed Feb 11 19:32:09 2026
Re: ?Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine ahead of historic NASA moon

By Thomas Koenig on Wed Feb 4 17:22:16 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Wed Feb 11 15:04:53 2026
Could someone please search for my posts about "starglider" ?

By a425couple on Mon Feb 9 19:59:17 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 10 18:50:39 2026
(review) Scarlet Morning (Scarlet Morning, volume 1) by ND Stevenson

By James Nicoll on Tue Feb 10 14:00:40 2026

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Re: Re: ?Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine ahead of historic NASA m

By Scott Dorsey on Wed Feb 4 18:43:16 2026

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The Labyrinth Index by Charles Stross

By Bobbie Sellers on Sat Feb 7 14:48:17 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Tue Feb 10 09:54:24 2026
Re: (Tears) The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein

By Paul S Person on Tue Feb 10 09:01:05 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Tue Feb 10 09:01:05 2026
Re: What extinct animal would you eat? = refer to "Hawksbill Station"

By a425couple on Tue Feb 10 08:14:42 2026

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rec.arts.sf.written Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Evelyn Leeper

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 15:05:24 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Mon Feb 9 22:02:09 2026
"Combat Wizard: Book One (The Wizards Series)" by Jack L. Knapp

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 16:06:02 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 16:06:02 2026
(ReacTor) What Lures Readers Into Picking Up an Unfamiliar Book?

By James Nicoll on Mon Feb 9 15:11:09 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 15:04:03 2026
Re: [ReacTor] Where to Look for Evidence of Alien Visitors

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Mon Feb 9 08:23:25 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 15:01:51 2026
Re: (Tears) Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel

By The Horny Goat on Sat Feb 7 09:13:25 2026

Latest reply by William Hyde on Mon Feb 9 14:27:39 2026
Re: (ReacTor) Side-Eyeing Science Fiction's Love of Empire

By The Horny Goat on Sat Feb 7 11:21:07 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Mon Feb 9 07:07:08 2026
new information about the comet starship

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Feb 9 02:13:51 2026

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Songs of Valor - A small review

By BCFD 36 on Sun Feb 8 11:22:05 2026

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(Tears) Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov

By James Nicoll on Sun Feb 8 09:01:17 2026

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"Love Lost (The Kurtherian Gambit)" by Michael Anderle

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Feb 7 21:48:52 2026

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Re: (Homeward) On Thud and Blunder by Poul Anderson

By The Horny Goat on Sat Feb 7 10:57:08 2026

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Re: stats 2026-01

By Chris Buckley on Wed Feb 4 14:22:04 2026

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(WFC) Fate's Bane by C. L. Clark

By James Nicoll on Fri Feb 6 15:03:49 2026

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Lester Dent's missing formula?

By Don on Fri Feb 6 11:27:07 2026

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J.D. Boehninger. Hopefully OT.

By Titus G on Thu Feb 5 16:19:21 2026

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Navola. Paolo Bacigalupi.

By Titus G on Thu Feb 5 16:08:53 2026

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(Tears) Golden Sunlands by Christopher Rowley

By James Nicoll on Thu Feb 5 08:56:40 2026

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Re: "10 of the Fastest Active Writers in Science Fiction and Fantasy"

By Dimensional Traveler on Tue Feb 3 21:55:59 2026

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Re: The Flat Earth is Dead

By Paul S Person on Wed Feb 4 08:49:05 2026

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Re: ?With 'Stargaze,' SpaceX Aims to Prevent Orbital Starlink Satellite

By Cryptoengineer on Wed Feb 4 12:34:54 2026

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"Trilobyte" by J.L. Bourne

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Feb 4 18:00:10 2026

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(Translation) The Girl from the West by Nahoko Uehashi

By James Nicoll on Wed Feb 4 13:58:59 2026

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Re: An arcology that isn't going to be built...

By Cryptoengineer on Wed Feb 4 12:27:58 2026

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Re: 19% of U.S. adult citizens account for 82% of all books read in 202

By Charles Packer on Wed Feb 4 08:30:26 2026

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