cnn.com: Third Space Tourist Preparing for Orbit
Space tourism continues to grow. The third man to pay for a trip into space intends to use his time in orbit to conduct a variety of experiments involving infrared sensors, pollution detection, and crystal growth. Read the full story.
wired.com: Spam Gets Its Claws in the U.N.
Anyone else filled with unease at the thought of the United Nations regulating the net? Contrary to some sentimentalists, the U.N. is filled with dictators and totalitarians who are more concerned with regulating the Net than promoting unfettered access to it amongst their populations. Read the full story.
X-Files Redux
For various reasons -- renting Season 1 from Netflix, reviewing the X-Files: Resist or Serve game for SCI-FI.com, working on my Delta Green campaign -- I've been spending an awful lot of time thinking about the X-Files, and about what went wrong with the series. This blog entry speculates on what went wrong with the series -- and how it might be made right again.
cnn.com: Private Space Race Nears Finish Line
Too ... freaking ... cool. Read the full story.
wired.com: Probe Flotilla to Scour Planets
A rundown of the international fleet of robotic spacecraft that will be departing the Earth over the next few years. Read the full story.
Thoughts on Fluid's Dundginni Mapper
Thoughts on Fluid's new Dundjinni mapping/adventure creator program.
cnn.com: NASA Jet Breaks Speed Record
The unmanned test jet flew at seven times the speed of sound. Read the full story.
cnn.com: Buzz Aldrin: Returning to Moon Is Not Enough
The second man to walk on the Moon says its not just enough to go back to the Moon -- we need to stay there. Read the full story.
System Lords Spawns New Threats Against Stargate Command
Living Gods is a supplement for Alderac's Stargate SG-1 Role-Playing Game, based on the television series of the same name. It details the System Lords, ruling class of the Gou'ald who pass themselves off as gods with names taken from human mythology.
A Two-Game Console Home
Microsoft formally announced today that it's dropping the price of its Xbox game console to $150, from $180. The price will go into effect on Tuesday, and with any luck, I'll be buying an Xbox sometime soon.