21 January 2016
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Discussion of Planet Nine, the temporary name of a hypothetical planet in the solar system, is making me think big. It potentially explains the orbiting patterns of several Kuiper Belt Objects. We have never directly observed it but the models … Continue reading
16 July 2015
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I’d been keen to review this anthology of science fiction stories which promised to use the genre to explore questions of gods, beliefs and faiths. Sadly though, I got to the end and have to report that nothing particularly stood … Continue reading
1 August 2014
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Often the book of the film disappoints. The better the book, the bigger the challenge to portray it, even with advances in computer graphics which enable the most incredible fantasies to be made real on the screen. This evening, I … Continue reading
1 July 2014
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Over the weekend, I was looking for a film to watch and discovered that Electric Dreams was available via YouTube: I am a little bit cautious about issues of copyright but, since the film has been up there for some … Continue reading
25 July 2013
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An early online meme was “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog“. Salutary — you really don’t know much about the people you are communicating with until you have built a richer network of connections with them — but … Continue reading
18 June 2013
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I’ve just watched the BBC’s documentary on the late Iain (M) Banks (Raw Spirit – only available until tomorrow evening). He published science fiction using his middle initial and his other works (rather inadequately described as “literary fiction”) without but … Continue reading
18 May 2013
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What a gripping episode of Doctor Who. It was one of those episodes where they seem to have written themselves into a hole with a story having ramifications for all of time and space; now we have to wait until … Continue reading
29 December 2012
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Safely back from Devon yesterday evening but feeling pretty exhausted after a relatively gruelling journey (Christmas traffic around Bristol as well as some earlier roadworks) I wasn’t feeling up to anything too energetic. Instead we watched the latest Doctor Who … Continue reading