Torchwood

Stephen just downloaded the first two pilot episodes of this BBC Dr Who spinoff. ( My take )

Torchwood

Stephen just downloaded the first two pilot episodes of this BBC Dr Who spinoff. ( My take )

VERY Short Stories

The latest issue of Wired magazine features Six-Word Science Fiction, where they've asked "sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers" to write six-word science fiction stories. My favorite is from Alan Moore ("Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time"), followed closely by a web-only entry by Howard Waldrop (who has several, all of which are good): "The Axis in WWII: haiku! Gesundheit."

VERY Short Stories

The latest issue of Wired magazine features Six-Word Science Fiction, where they've asked "sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers" to write six-word science fiction stories. My favorite is from Alan Moore ("Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time"), followed closely by a web-only entry by Howard Waldrop (who has several, all of which are good): "The Axis in WWII: haiku! Gesundheit."

Novel Solution to School Violence

This report on a cutting-edge solution in Oklahoma:

A retired veteran and candidate for Oklahoma State School Superintendent says he wants to make schools safer by creating bulletproof textbooks. Bill Crozier says the books could give students and teachers a fighting chance if there's a shooting at their school.[snip]

Using an assault rifle and various pistols, Crozier and his colleagues shot several textbooks in a home-made video.

"Both of the pistols were stopped about two thirds of the way through the books," he says, "and of course the rifle shot went all the way through, so there are some things that we thought could be improved on."

The major improvements include possibly making the book covers out of Kevlar, the same material used in bulletproof vests.[snip]

"Sorry, ma'am: I couldn't do my homework because the bullet tore through chapters 2 and 3"

Novel Solution to School Violence

This report on a cutting-edge solution in Oklahoma:

A retired veteran and candidate for Oklahoma State School Superintendent says he wants to make schools safer by creating bulletproof textbooks. Bill Crozier says the books could give students and teachers a fighting chance if there's a shooting at their school.[snip]

Using an assault rifle and various pistols, Crozier and his colleagues shot several textbooks in a home-made video.

"Both of the pistols were stopped about two thirds of the way through the books," he says, "and of course the rifle shot went all the way through, so there are some things that we thought could be improved on."

The major improvements include possibly making the book covers out of Kevlar, the same material used in bulletproof vests.[snip]

"Sorry, ma'am: I couldn't do my homework because the bullet tore through chapters 2 and 3"