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Fictional characters with autism
29 September 08 01:12 PM

Not exactly mainstream fiction, or even mainstream scifi, but it’s based on an Xbox game published by MSGS. Mass Effect: Ascension The central character (not the protagonist) is described as having autism and several parts of the book are from her perspective. Read More...

Postedby reedme | 1 Comments    

Filed under: Xbox, autism, scifi, science fiction, gaming, Mass Effect

Now playing in my Zune podcasts... Escape Pod
04 February 08 10:59 AM

After finally making time to explore the 'cast inventory in the new Zune client*, I've found a few that I'm catching up on (my politically-oriented, paid-for 'casts notwithstanding). Escape Pod is first (Ask a Ninja will be second) and I just listened Read More...

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Filed under: geek humor, Zune, scifi, science fiction, podcast

Internet vigilante justice?
28 January 08 08:04 AM

I'm not advocating mob justice generally; however, this is the *only* case in which I can remember the media even coming close to a retraction of it's horribly biased, agenda-based drivel. "They" put up unresearched stories full of unnecessary Read More...

Postedby reedme | 1 Comments    

Filed under: video games, Xbox, geek humor, scifi, science fiction, stupid media, gaming

Big brother (or SkyNet) is coming... to a PC near you.
16 January 08 05:18 PM

I loved the book 1984 , even though it was almost 1984 by the time I read it. The fact that the date was around the corner and technology wasn't anywhere close kind of took the punch out of the story. I guess it didn't scare me the way it scared "previous Read More...

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Alien? No way. Blade Runner was far better.
11 January 08 08:10 AM

MSN's Cadillac of... promotion offers three choices for "best science fiction movie": Alien 2001: A Space Odyssey Blade Runner I'm not even sure why 2001 is on that list. Must be a nod to the geriatric crowd, eh? (Just kiddink!) Alien seems Read More...

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