SPECIAL:
Alan Bean Art “You can create the very first paintings in all of history of a place other than our own planet,” they said. “Your paintings will forever be the first paintings of the many other worlds humans will visit as the centuries unfold.”
Because of this unprecedented opportunity and challenge, I resigned from NASA in 1981 to devote all of my time and energy to painting, celebrating the great exploration that was Apollo.”
Jack Clemon’s Coverage of the famous “SCE to AUX” Incident
MORE SPECIAL:
Cat Rambo announces her new novel Hearts of Tabat and has this to say:
If you’re familiar with my previous novel, Beasts of Tabat, this is the same world, but familiarity with the first novel is not necessary to this book, which also serves as an introduction to the series. (Though if you’d like it, here’s a Storybundle with it!)
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Amazon (Kindle) https://amzn.to/2hXa1vr – the hardcopy won’t be available until the day of May 20th.
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Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hearts-of-tabat-cat-rambo/1128318301?ean=9781614756378
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Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/808976
AND EVEN MORE SPECIAL:
Happy 83th Birthday to Harlan Ellison! (Don’t forget, Segaloff’s bio, A Lit Fuse, is up for a Hugo this year!)
SOCIAL
“SWATing” is Not a Game: Swatters Indicted
Hundreds of Swastikas Painted on Illinois Cemetary Tombstones
Muslim Students Assaulted: You Don’t Deserve American Food
Speaking Spanish Can Get You Detained
Female Economist is Upending Our Notions of Money
Detailed Analysis of the Mueller Investigation
Charlie Stross Paints a Disturbing Picture of the Future
Business: Measuring Performance by Metrics Can Backfire (well duh!)
Amazon, Now Selling Facial Recognition Software to Police (how many more reasons do we need…?)
VPNFilter Malware Affecting Home Routers
Takei Accuser Walks Back Story, then Walks Back the Walk Back
Fred is FREE! Fred the Octopus Gets Help From Fish Seller (It’s a good idea not to eat ‘alien’ intelligent species. They might have friends. With Starships. Squids, maybe. They’ll be looking for someone named ‘Margaret’.)
ENTERTAINMENT
The Heinleins and the Clarkes. After dinner, bridge, I suspect
Kelly Freas & Queen: Still Going Strong.
In the film’s parlance: Deadpool 2 Sits on Infinity War’s Face
Five of the Interet’s Dumbest Debates
Watch the MCU in Chronological Order
Teletubby Bagged During UK Safari
Disney Announces Opening Dates for Galaxy’s Edge
Troll Bridge Trailer (there used to be one under every bridge. Guess those billygoats were too effective!)
GRRM is Becoming an Entertainment Powerhouse
Galactic Journey Suggests Space Patrol Suffers from Wooden Acting
Tesla Roadster vs Asteroids Game
Hey! How’d Thanos Actually Get the Infinity Gauntlet? Script Writers Try to Clean Up Continuity Mess
Asgardia, the Space Kingdom, Hosting Parlimentary Elections
INDUSTRY
Hugo Voter Packet: Still Being Worked On
Steve Wright offers up some insightful Hugo Finalist Reviews
Mur Lafferty’s DMCA Story for the EFF
TOR Author’s Appearance Schedule
Seanan McGuire Authors the X-Men
Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games Hinted He Might Be Looking for Authors
A Look at the History of Chinese SF in Translation
Praise Deadpool2 for LGBTQI Inclusion? Not so fast…
SCIENCE
AirTrain or Trackless Trolley?
Outer Planets Tour (featuring Hardy Art)
Orbital ATK & NASA Launch Successful ISS Resupply Mission
EmDrive: More Testing Suggest BS (no matter how much we may want it to work)
Automated Checkout Machines Being ‘Pushed’ on Consumers
Way More Than That! 11 Times SF Novels Influenced Tech
Mussels Off Seattle Found to Have High Levels of Opioids
